Archive For social gaming Tag

Zynga Launches Two Real Money Gambling Titles in UK

Zynga Launches Two Real Money Gambling Titles in UK

Hopes to "offer the next generation of real money games"

Nintendo Miiverse Arriving on PC and Smartphones in May, 3DS Version to Follow

Nintendo Miiverse Arriving on PC and Smartphones in May, 3DS Version to Follow

Now comment and interact with communities on the go.

Plants vs. Zombies Adventures Announced for Facebook, Plants vs. Zombies 2 Releasing in Summer

Plants vs. Zombies Adventures Announced for Facebook, Plants vs. Zombies 2 Releasing in Summer

Seek. Destroy. Then plant. And destroy more.

SimCity Code Forces Shut Down After 20 Minutes of Inactivity, Removal Leads to Indefinite Offline Play

SimCity Code Forces Shut Down After 20 Minutes of Inactivity, Removal Leads to Indefinite Offline Play

Maxis GM rejects notion of DRM being the reason for always-online feature.

UK Games Industry Begins Recovery, According to New TIGA Survey

UK Games Industry Begins Recovery, According to New TIGA Survey

Mobile gaming, tax relief and the rise of small studios credited.

Square Enix Won’t Release Social Games, Focusing on Hardcore Gamers in 2013

Square Enix Won’t Release Social Games, Focusing on Hardcore Gamers in 2013

To bring out more "high quality games".

Ian Livingstone Appointed as Chairman of Playdemic

Ian Livingstone Appointed as Chairman of Playdemic

The life president of Eidos certainly keeps busy.

The NPD Group Reports 16 Percent Increase in Digital Sales for 2012

The NPD Group Reports 16 Percent Increase in Digital Sales for 2012

While physical game sales were lower, digital sales are thriving.

Zynga Posts High Revenues for 2012, FarmVille 2 Coming to Mobile

Zynga Posts High Revenues for 2012, FarmVille 2 Coming to Mobile

Despite troubles in 2012, the company is still bringing in the dough every month.

Square Enix Reports ¥5.7 billion in Losses, “Difficult Condition of Global Console Game Market” Blamed

Square Enix Reports ¥5.7 billion in Losses, “Difficult Condition of Global Console Game Market” Blamed

However, the smartphone and PC gaming business is thriving.

Zynga Chief Game Designer Leaves, Joins the Long Line of Departures

Zynga Chief Game Designer Leaves, Joins the Long Line of Departures

Things only get worse for the once gargantuan social game developer.

Petville RIP: Zynga Ends Social Game to Help Cut Costs

Petville RIP: Zynga Ends Social Game to Help Cut Costs

The game joins Mafia Wars 2 in getting the ax.

Square Enix High on Social Gaming Because of More Profitable Titles

Square Enix High on Social Gaming Because of More Profitable Titles

President Yoichi Wada weighs in on why we're seeing a rise in social games from SE.

US is the Gaming Superpower of the World

US is the Gaming Superpower of the World

Obesity? What obesity?

Disney Interactive Purchases South Korean F2P Developer

Disney Interactive Purchases South Korean F2P Developer

Plans to expand in the free gaming market for Asia.

Zynga Loses Two More Key Executives

Zynga Loses Two More Key Executives

Roy Sehgal and Steve Schrech are the latest to leave the flailing social games studio.

Zynga CEO in Tears Over Talks of Turning Company Around: Apple Director

Zynga CEO in Tears Over Talks of Turning Company Around: Apple Director

Departures and plummeting stock share prices continue to dog the social games dev.

Disney-UTV Digital Appoints New Director of Game Design

Disney-UTV Digital Appoints New Director of Game Design

Paul Joseph Wrider hops aboard the fail boat.

Ghost Recon Commander Cancelled, Team Laid Off

Ghost Recon Commander Cancelled, Team Laid Off

Brenda Romero working to find jobs for unemployed devs.

EA: “We see a strong future for social gaming”

EA: “We see a strong future for social gaming”

"People are exaggerating the decline [of social gaming]"