John Riccitiello’s legacy: EA survives, but its hit points are dangerously low

It's easy to take shots at Riccitiello's record, but his successes and failures were complex.

It’s not a divorce, but Zynga’s new contract with Facebook allows them to see others

The deal isn't exactly a breakup, but it reflects changing conditions in the market.

Zynga’s got $1.8 billion in cash and is aggressively looking for the next OMGPOP

Good news for all you mobile game developers out there: Zynga, now a public company, has a big chunk of available cash on hand and says it’s aggressively looking for the next big thing to spend part of its $1.8 …

Zynga hires away EA’s top mobile and social executive Barry Cottle

Social gaming giant Zynga has hired Electronic Arts’ top mobile and social executive Barry Cottle as Zynga’s new executive vice president of corporate and business development.

The hire is a big development in the war for talent between the two …

Brands finally succeed in social games on Facebook

Facebook gamers are finally embracing well-known brands in their social games. That’s one of the conclusions from a panel on social games at the f8 conference for Facebook developers yesterday.

Sean Ryan (pictured left), director of game partnerships, pointed out …

EA acquires mobile game developer Bight Games

Electronic Arts attempted to bolster its mobile and casual game business today by acquiring Bight Games, a maker of indie mobile games.

Bight has a solid track record in “freemium” games (where the app is free and users pay real …