Archive For Zynga Tag

Zynga bid $2 billion for Angry Birds, Rovio turned them down

Zynga bid $2 billion for Angry Birds, Rovio turned them down

Oh shit, it seems like Zynga wanted to expand their empire even more by offering $2 billion to Rovio for their lucrative IP, Angry Birds, according to few inside sources of Bloomberg. They denied, ... Read More

Report: EA to lay off 500 – 1000 people next week

Report: EA to lay off 500 – 1000 people next week

EA will lay off 500 - 1000 employees early next week, according to Derek Andersenof Startupgrind. He wrote that it represents almost 5-11% of their workforce and mentioned that it's due to a lot of... Read More

Zynga buys OMGPOP for $180 million

Zynga buys OMGPOP for $180 million

Zynga has purchased OMGPOP for $180 million. The studio was responsible for creating the current sensation in the App Store - Draw Something. Not a bad deal, isn't it? The studio consists of 40... Read More

Facebook Gaming Boom fizzles, monthly active gamers drops by 50%; Zynga affected

Facebook Gaming Boom fizzles, monthly active gamers drops by 50%; Zynga affected

Well it looks like it's finally time for the bubble to burst - that's right, Facebook MAUs (monthly active gamers) fell from 50 percent in 2010, to just 25 percent in 2011. A 50% decline cannot be ... Read More

Zynga Respond To Plagiarism Claims, Accusers Respond To Zynga

Zynga Respond To Plagiarism Claims, Accusers Respond To Zynga

A little while back Nimblebit, the developers of Tiny Tower, released a sarcastic 'good luck' message to Zynga, noting the similarity between their game and Zynga's recent Dream Heights. Well, in a r... Read More

Tiny Tower Dev’s Wish Zynga Clone Luck

Tiny Tower Dev’s Wish Zynga Clone Luck

The quality control of the Apple store continually raises questions as to where the barrier between 'inspired by' and 'stealing from' lies, and a new game, titled 'Dream Heights', from FarmVille devel... Read More

Zynga profits fall by 95%; Revenues increase

Zynga profits fall by 95%; Revenues increase

  Zynga's profits have fallen by 95%, which probably means the bubble will burst soon. Zynga has published Farmville and Mafia Wars on Facebook and the profits from this year declined from $27... Read More

Zynga near investment valuing them at near $10 billion

Zynga near investment valuing them at near $10 billion

Zynga, the company responsible for such facebook plagues as Farmville, are in discussion for an investment that would value them at close to $10 billion. The company is in talks with T. Rowe Price a... Read More