The Facebook game platform: Expanding into mobile, the Middle East, and all game categories (interview)
Sean Ryan says that Facebook gaming is becoming more diverse, and it will soon include a new wave of hardcore and midcore games.
Koolbit shows social mobile casino startups can still get traction in a crowd
September 25, 2012 9:00 AM
Dean Takahashi
Breaking into the social casino game market is tough, but one startup, Koolbit, has already gained traction.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Dragon Age III, Borderlands 2, and the BioWare doctors retire
September 21, 2012 11:24 AM
Jasmine Maleficent Rea
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.
GSN snatches up former Zynga chief marketing officer
September 20, 2012 2:13 PM
Dean Takahashi
GSN has picked up Jeff Karp, former chief marketing officer at Zynga
The exodus continues: Zynga’s chief security officer resigns
September 19, 2012 11:24 AM
Dean Takahashi
Nils Puhlmann, the chief security officer at Zynga, is the latest to leave the firm.
New departure from Zynga: Omgpop’s chief revenue officer (exclusive)
September 18, 2012 7:00 AM
Dean Takahashi
Zynga has lost former Omgpop chief revenue officer Wilson Kriegel.
Chasing more engaged users, Zynga acquires ‘midcore’ social game startup A Bit Lucky
September 17, 2012 1:00 PM
Dean Takahashi
Faced with a slowdown in the core casual game market on Facebook, Zynga has expanded into mid-core games with the acquisition of A Bit Lucky
Zynga alleges EA’s chief executive proposed an anti-competitive ‘no hire’ pact or he would ‘rain hell’
September 14, 2012 1:28 PM
Dean Takahashi
Editor's Pick Zynga alleges EA tried to get it to collude on not hiring each others' employees.
Zynga strikes back hard at EA in copyright infringement case
September 14, 2012 1:27 PM
Dean Takahashi
Zynga denies copying The Sims Social and lobs legal grenades back at Electronic Arts
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Nintendo Wii U, Tekken Tag 2, and iPhone 5
September 14, 2012 9:30 AM
Jasmine Maleficent Rea
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. This week, Nintendo revealed the North American release date and price for the Wii U and Apple unveiled the iPhone 5.
The DeanBeat: A stellar week for gamers
September 14, 2012 8:00 AM
Dean Takahashi
We saw separate but wonderful visions of the game industry this week in a series of cool events.
Zynga confirms it hired real-money gambling chief
September 13, 2012 2:15 PM
Dean Takahashi
Zynga confirmed it has brought aboard a real-money gambling executive to guide its way into online gambling.
In a twist, Zynga to import two mobile games from its Japan division
September 12, 2012 8:00 AM
Dean Takahashi
Zynga is bringing over two of its Japanese role-playing games.
Clay Jam is a Michael Bay-infused explosion of color and crafts (with exclusive screens)
September 11, 2012 5:31 PM
Giancarlo Valdes
Made almost entirely from clay, Clay Jam is a fast-paced action game bursting with bizarre monster creations and charming visuals.
Executive turnover continues: Zynga loses its chief marketing officer Jeff Karp
September 10, 2012 1:38 PM
Dean Takahashi
Zynga has suffered a number of executive departures recently. The latest is Zynga's chief marketing officer, Jeff Karp.
Zynga cloud guru Allan Leinwand departs for ServiceNow
September 10, 2012 1:20 PM
Sean Ludwig
Allan Leinwand, the CTO of infrastructure and lead force behind Zynga's hybrid cloud efforts, has left the struggling games company to become the CTO of ServiceNow.
Zynga launches first batch of partner games, adds nine more third-party studios
September 8, 2012 8:00 AM
Giancarlo Valdes
Four of these third-party partner games are now live on Zynga.com.
Europe’s premier games-only accelerator is giving six startups all the right tools for success
September 7, 2012 2:28 PM
Stephanie Carmichael
GameFounders has granted six lucky startups entry into its invaluable three-month accelerator program.
GamesBeat weekly roundup: Richard Garriott, PAX Prime 2012, and insane Japanese commercials
September 7, 2012 11:45 AM
Jasmine Maleficent Rea
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.
The DeanBeat: The race between the game giants and the startups
September 7, 2012 8:00 AM
Dean Takahashi
Editor's Pick Who will win the race in the video game business: startups or giants?
