Tag Archives: FarmVille
‘FarmVille’ is shutting down for good on December 31st
Zynga buying ‘Clumsy Ninja’ maker, cutting staff
Zynga buying 'Clumsy Ninja' maker, laying off 15 percent of employees in turnaround plan SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Zynga Inc. said Thursday it was buying NaturalMotion, the company behind the hit mobile...
Big Viking Rush in To Save ‘YoVille’ From Zynga’s Axe
I get a lot of social media messages from people who are all attempting to sell me on one video game-related cause or another. It might be a new game they’re working on, a freshly debuted Kickstarter...
Former Social Gaming Giant Zynga Loses $600M in 5 Years
The pages of Facebook used to teem with Zynga-based social games that titillated and stimulated appetites for novel experiences among gamers. Farmville and Mafia Wars are just two examples of marvels...
Microsoft Reportedly Tried to Buy Zynga Before Mattrick Became CEO
Don Mattrick joined Zynga in the capacity of CEO some time back. After leaving Microsoft, he expressed his delight since he had always admired Zynga. The gaming company was in dire straits and Don...
Zynga’s new CEO reportedly discussed buying the company while still at Microsoft
Don Mattrick might still be arranging his desk stationery and getting his nameplate fitted on his new office door, but the former Microsoft Studios boss was apparently eyeing up Zynga for at least three years prior. According to Bloomberg, Mattrick discussed the idea of buying the company with founder Mark Pincus, bringing Zynga's social games (and hopefully some of its millions of users) to Microsoft's Xbox. People "with knowledge of the matter" say that talks eventually broke down, which is probably why you don't see Farmville taking up acres within Xbox Live. At least, not yet.
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Source: Bloomberg
Zynga CEO Mark Pincus is Replaced by Microsoft Xbox Head Don Mattrick
Don Mattrick was the Microsoft's head of Xbox team. Mattrick left Microsoftis and join Zynga as CEO. King.com is the maker of Candy Crush Saga. The game reached a record number of hits on Facebook...
Candy Crush Saga is world’s most popular game
If you're a fan of mobile and Facebook games, then you've probably heard about Candy Crush, the insanely-addicting game that hit the world like a storm. In fact, the game is so addicting that it now...
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Zynga to Launch Zynga With Friends
If you're a fan of the social video games that Zynga produces such as Farmville and others, this will be good news to you. The company has announced that it is working on a cross-platform gaming...