A year after IPO, Facebook still down 30% (but the future is bright)

A year ago today, CEO Mark Zuckerberg "rang the bell" to open trading in one of the most hotly-anticipated initial public offerings in history as Facebook hit the stock market. And promptly went splat.

Candy Crush Saga dominates a volatile casual gaming market

Zynga and Disney are struggling as new competitors start to take control of the lucrative casual market.

Zynga reveals League of Legends-like Solstice Arena for mobile

Zynga has its own MOBA, but it is focusing on mobile rather than on competing with League of Legends or Dota 2.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Minecraft sells 10M on mobile, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Apple hits 50B apps, and more

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Zynga & NewSchools team up to launch an accelerator for educational gaming startups

Zynga cofounder Mark Pincus just announced plans to launch an accelerator for startups developing educational games.

Zynga to publish Disruptor Beam’s Game of Thrones: Ascent social game

Game of Thrones Ascent has gained 500,000 users in two months, and now Zynga will promote it to its 250 million monthly users.

Let’s put a dollar on it: Skillz brings real-money cash wagering to Android

You can start wagering and winning/losing real money in games on Android right now.

Gree searches for the billion-dollar game from its swanky S.F. headquarters (interview)

With 450 people at its U.S. headquarters, Japan's Gree is chasing after the giant mobile game.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: A new social gaming King, big Xbox announcement May 21, and more

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Aiming for better profits, Zynga cuts even deeper into once-beloved games (interview)

In wake of a second breakeven quarter, Zynga's No. 2 describes the social-gaming giant's latest strategy.

Zynga launches Draw Something 2; terrible artists weep

Zynga claims it improved the social stickiness of Draw Something in the sequel.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Next Xbox rumors, BioShock Infinite talk, and more …

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Zynga boosts its deck with second card-battler game for mobile

Zynga spices up the card-battler genre with a heavy focus on storytelling and social features.

Zynga targets core gamers with Battlestone action-RPG for mobile

Zynga continues to target a wide audience of gamers with this latest release.