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- Nimblebit Responds to Zynga's New Game https://s3.amazonaws.com/nbpromo/dearzynga.jpg 2 comments
- Zynga to Open Game Studio in Bangalore, Doubling Staff http://thenextweb.com/asia/2011/03/11/zynga-to-open-game-studio-in-bangalore-doubling-staff/ 3 comments
- Zynga wants to patent virtual currency in gambling games http://appft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?OS=zynga&RS=zynga&Sect1=PTO2&Sect2=HITOFF&co1=AND&d=PG01&f=G&l=50&p=1&r=1&s1=zynga&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsearch-bool.html 27 comments
- 680k people are paying Zynga $1100 a year to play its games http://www.businessinsider.com/analyst-680k-players-are-paying-around-1100-each-year-to-play-farmville-2012-1 2 comments
- A "Zynga for real men": troubling blend of FX trading and social gaming http://www.transcapitalist.com/transcapitalist/2010/7/17/zynga-for-real-men-a-troubling-blend-of-fx-trading-and-socia.html 13 comments
- Google Secretly Invested In Zynga, Preparing To Launch Google Games http://techcrunch.com/2010/07/10/google-secretly-invested-100-million-in-zynga-preparing-to-launch-google-games/ 116 comments
- Zynga owes IBM $45M after using 1980s patented technology for hit games https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/09/zynga-must-pay-ibm-45-million-for-farmville-patent-infringement/ 3 comments
- Roger Dickey’s Hacks for Game Monetization (overview of monetization strategies for social games by ex-Zynga GM) http://blog.betable.com/roger-dickeys-hacks-for-game-monetization/ 4 comments gamedev
- It's game on for Zynga IPO http://www.ifre.com/its-game-on-for-zynga-ipo/1618028.article 9 comments investing
- Zynga buys game maker behind 'Draw Something' http://news.yahoo.com/zynga-buys-game-maker-behind-draw-something-193456000.html 3 comments technology
- Zynga Plans First NFT Games, Web 3 Acquisitions in 2022 https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/02/09/zynga-plans-first-nft-games-web-3-acquisitions-in-2022/ 10 comments cryptocurrency
- Anonymous Is Going After Zynga For Mistreating Employees, It Has Leaked Confidential Documents And Games http://techcrunch.com/2012/10/28/anonymous-is-going-after-zynga-for-mistreating-employees-and-is-prepared-to-leak-documents/?icid=trending1&grcc2=fbf3118432fb5506b0c5d984dbab35f9~1351452220441~fca4fa8af1286d8a77f26033fdeed202~e3eb2e70a1acf8e1786cf63a23be5afe~1351452220440~98~0~0~0~1~0~0~0~9~6~6~14~-1~-4233738169426701040~~ 173 comments worldnews
- Zynga shares plummet as Facebook game craze wanes http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/12/us-zynga-stock-idusbre85b0tm20120612 55 comments technology
- FarmVille developer Zynga set to release first NFT game this year https://cointelegraph.com/news/farmville-developer-zynga-set-to-release-first-nft-game-this-year 8 comments cryptocurrency
- Zynga Confirms It Will Close Its Japan Operation At The End Of January As Consolidation Continues To Bite The Social Gaming Company http://techcrunch.com/2012/12/21/zynga-to-close-its-japan-operation-at-the-end-of-january-as-company-continues-to-conserve-and-consolidate/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed%3A+techcrunch+%28techcrunch%29 6 comments business
- Anonymous to takedown Facebook and free Zynga games on Bonfire night (Wired UK) http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-10/30/anonymous-zynga-facebook-take-down 4 comments technology
- Zynga Misses Estimates as Users Flee Social Games for Mobile http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-07-25/zynga-misses-estimates-as-users-flee-social-games-for-mobile.html 3 comments technology
- Zynga's (Facebook game provider) secret program for its worst addicts http://gawker.com/5634379/the-secret-dealer-for-farmville-addicts 167 comments business
- 'Future-Proof': Why FarmVille Creator Zynga Is Making NFT Games—Starting This Year https://decrypt.co/92681/farmville-zynga-making-nft-games-this-year-why 16 comments cryptocurrency
- More proof of wider public adoption: Zynga hires a VP of blockchain gaming https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-11-08-zynga-hires-a-vp-of-blockchain-gaming 10 comments cryptocurrency
- Zynga Buys NaturalMotion For $527M, Signaling A New Tack For The Gaming Giant http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/30/zynga-naturalmotion/ 3 comments business
- From Civ II to Farmville: Brian Reynolds talks about his move from Big Huge Games to Zynga http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/4409/brian_reynolds_on_his_social_.php 6 comments gamedev
- Η εταιρία του Grand Theft Auto (Take-Two) ολοκλήρωσε την κολοσσιαία εξαγορά της Zynga. Το μεγαλύτερο ολοκληρωμένο gaming deal όλων των εποχών (12,7 δισ.) https://unboxholics.com/news/gaming/94856-i-etairia-tou-gta-oloklirose-tin-kolossiaia-exagora-tis-zynga?from=category 3 comments greece
- Zynga (ZNGA), Forte Announce Strategic Partnership to Drive Rapid Development, Create More Economic Opportunities for Players in Blockchain Gaming https://www.streetinsider.com/dr/news.php?id=19378015&gfv=1 5 comments cryptocurrency
- Social Gaming Company Zynga Vastly Overvalued, Say Econophysicists - Technology Review http://www.technologyreview.com/blog/arxiv/27704/ 20 comments investing
- Zynga Launches Separate Platform, Eyes Real Money Online Gaming. And here we were joking about it! http://www.pokernews.com/news/2012/03/zynga-launches-platform-eyes-real-money-online-gaming-12151.htm 25 comments poker
- Zynga Stock Falls as Second Post-IPO Game Fails to Impress - Forbes http://www.forbes.com/sites/insertcoin/2012/01/06/zynga-stock-falls-as-second-post-ipo-game-fails-to-impress/ 9 comments investing
- Google Secretly Invested $100+ Million In Zynga, Preparing To Launch Google Games http://techcrunch.com/2010/07/10/google-secretly-invested-100-million-in-zynga-preparing-to-launch-google-games/ 139 comments technology
- Mirandus First Server Test This Saturday: Blockchain MMORPG Being Developed By Zynga CoFounder, EA Games Ex Head of Mobile Gaming, & Artists Who Worked on Fable, Battlefield, And Countless Other A-Tier Games https://egamers.io/mirandus-stress-test-to-take-place-this-saturday/ 8 comments cryptocurrency
- Zynga recently filed an official application for an internet gambling license to the Nevada Gaming Control Board for a USA online Poker Room in 2013. Is this another move toward regulation? http://casinobonusandfreechip.com/zynga-files-for-an-online-gambling-license-in-nevada/ 4 comments poker
- Zynga seeks real-money gambling license in Nevada. 'The Nevada Gaming Control Board will now examine whether Zynga is fit to hold a gaming license that would allow gamblers in the state to bet real money on the company's popular games like Zynga Poker' http://uk.reuters.com/article/2012/12/06/zynga-gambling-idukl1e8n609420121206?rpc=401&feedtype=rss&feedname=governmentfilingsnews 3 comments business
- Zynga's latest round of job cuts have apparently pissed off Anonymous. The hacking group has allegedly obtained confidential documents that suggest Zynga is moving these jobs to other countries, and unless Zynga abandons these plans, they will release all their games for free. http://bgr.com/2012/10/30/anonymous-targeting-zynga-layoffs/ 206 comments technology
- WTF: apparently the NHL has been paying Zynga to include hockey themed words in their game Draw Something. http://adage.com/article/digital/zynga-s-ad-pitch-draw-draw-brand/234515/ 18 comments hockey
- The Decline & Fall of 'Draw Something' - Just 6 weeks ago, Draw Something was the hottest mobile game in the world, but today its popularity has collapsed & Zynga may be left holding the bag http://www.theatlanticwire.com/technology/2012/05/decline-and-fall-draw-something/51792/ 57 comments technology
- Met with overwhelmingly negative reviews for their Tiny Tower ripoff game, Zynga employees start reviewing themselves. http://toucharcade.com/2012/02/14/tiny-tower-ripoff-dream-heights-hits-us-app-store-zynga-employees-love-it/ 389 comments technology
- Test. Test. Test --- "You're not smarter than your competitor. Just copy what they do and do it until you get their numbers." So said the head of Zynga. And that's exactly what rival Wooga is doing. As they turn social gaming into a science http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2012/01/features/test-test-test?page=all 58 comments business
- Zynga IPO Shows Bigger Picture Of Evolving Games Business ... free-to-play business model, which is booming today in the casual, online & mobile gaming spaces, is only new to US gamers http://news.yahoo.com/zynga-ipo-shows-bigger-picture-evolving-games-business-210639706.html 3 comments gamedev
- EA CEO announces desire to overtake Facebook giant, Zynga, and others in the social gaming market; looking to raise $3B in revenue from digital game sales in the next few years. http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/21/us-electronicarts-idustre78k7b820110921 3 comments technology
- You Are Being Gamed --- How online companies trick you into sharing more, joining more, and spending more. And how, sometimes, we end up gaming ourselves. Case studies from Amazon, Netflix, Zynga, Groupon, Apple and Facebook (PDF) http://dl.dropbox.com/u/5506657/arielywired.pdf 13 comments business
- When he's not busying spamming your Facebook feed with Farmville requests, Zynga CEO and founder Mark Pincus is telling employees to ruthlessly copy others' games while actively discouraging innovation. http://www.sfweekly.com/2010-09-08/news/farmvillains/ 6 comments technology