By Adriana Lee |
It’s official: Turning familiar tech properties into scripted entertainment is the modus operandi for the show business industry. The latest to join the ranks is Farmville, the popular social media game from Zynga. The Wall Street Journal reports that it’s becoming a half-hour animated TV…
By Brandon Russell |
Zynga, a social games maker behind Farmville, has seen yet another high-ranking departure from its ranks. Jeff Karp, chief marketing officer, has resigned from the struggling company, joining an exodus of sorts after COO and CCO left Zynga earlier this year. The company has endured…
By Killian Bell |
After making its debut in the United States nearly a month ago, Facebook’s new App Center is now making its way across the United Kingdom. You can access the service via Facebook.com in your computer’s web browser, or by using Facebook’s mobile apps for Android…
By Joey Davidson |
Zynga has officially announced the coming of a sequel to one of their most popular social games, FarmVille. With 3D graphics, more features and more social elements, Zynga is clearly betting the farm (I won’t apologize for that, not a chance) on FarmVille 2. If…
By Adriana Lee |
Now this is a creative way to illustrate an article. Recently, The New York Times ran a piece about culture’s addiction to time wasters (i.e., “stupid games”). Though super lengthy, it was a good read, especially if you’re into game study or a history of…
By Joey Davidson |
The unopposed king of Facebook games, and one of the largest, fastest growing gaming companies in the world, has finally seen a massive slow down in profit. Gamasutra has it that Zynga’s fiscal quarter ending June 30th showed a sharp, 95% decline in year-on-year profits from…
By Killian Bell |
I’m sure you’re familiar with Zynga thanks to its plethora of popular Facebook games — that seem to spam my news feed on a regular basis, requesting my help in Mafia Wars or FarmVille — which have also made their way to the Android and iOS platforms. The…
By Joey Davidson |
The social gaming giant, Zynga, is officially filing for an IPO. That means Initial Public Offering, or, more colloquially, Zynga is going public with its stock. The thing about filing for IPO is that all of the financial data becomes open and eligible for public perusal. The company…
By Joey Davidson |
There’s something nice about being a part of a clean, silent social network. As one of the folks that managed to get into the Google+ beta, I can safely say that I love the fact that I haven’t been chided to help in a barn…
By Sean P. Aune |
In what is potentially one of the weirdest cross-promotions ever, Lady Gaga has teamed up with Zynga, the company behind FarmVille, to launch GagaVille. Starting May 17th, all of the “Little Monsters” – the nickname for fans of Lady Gaga – will be able to…
By Sean P. Aune |
Zynga, the company behind the ultra-popular FarmVille game, has filed for a trademark in Europe for the use of the word ‘Ville’. Apparently it has taken some lessons from Facebook as that company feels it owns the word ‘book’. According to a report from Fusible,…
By Sean P. Aune |
You know that social game you’ve been working on so hard? Spending hours building up your account, maybe even buying a virtual item here or there to help you advance in the game? It sure would be a shame if there was something to happen…
By Sean P. Aune |
Rumors are circulating this weekend that Google has buddied up with social gaming titan Zynga, the company behind FarmVille, in a deal that sees not only the games coming to the search site, but also a rather healthy amount of investment. The name “Zynga” doesn’t…
By Sean P. Aune |
UPDATE: Facebook and Zynga have entered a new five year agreement. Guess Zynga didn’t want to build its own network. It has become glaringly obvious that things are not going swimmingly between Facebook and game maker Zynga, the company behind the insanely popular FarmVille. While…
By Sean P. Aune |
It’s easy to get sucked into games on social networks. You think it looks cute to have a “farm” and “tend” your crops, and next thing you know you’re sucked in to this thing, and you aren’t even sure why you keep playing it, but…
By Travis Harvey |
If you’re on Facebook – let’s face it, you are – half of your news feed is probably consumed by annoying updates from applications like Mafia Wars, Farmville, and Happy Aquarium. With over 350 million users worldwide, Facebook is becoming a platform for more than…
