The DeanBeat: Billionaire Mark Pincus breaks out of quiet period (exclusive interview)

February 2, 2012 8:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Mark Pincus is the newest billionaire in Silicon Valley, thanks to the December initial public offering of Zynga, the social game giant he founded in 2007.

For much of last year, Zynga was in a quiet period leading up to …

Zynga CEO: We aren’t the copycats on Bingo social game (exclusive interview)

January 31, 2012 9:00 AM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

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Mark Pincus, chief executive of social gaming giant Zynga, denied that Zynga copied a rival’s Bingo game on Facebook. Instead, he said in an exclusive interview with VentureBeat that the accuser in this case borrowed from Zynga.

On Sunday, Buffalo …

Buffalo Studios blasts Zynga for copying Bingo Blitz social game

January 29, 2012 10:25 PM Dean Takahashi
Dean Takahashi

Nimblebit drew some blood last week when the developer of Tiny Tower cast a stone at Zynga, via an infographic, for copying Tiny Tower in an upcoming mobile game called Dream Heights.

Buffalo Studios is using the same tactic tonight …