Zynga launches Draw Something 2; terrible artists weep

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

How GungHo Online Entertainment created Puzzle & Dragons, the surprise billion-dollar mobile game

The company's hit game is on its way to $1 billion in revenue, and its market value is bigger than Zynga's.

Zynga exec: Debate over clones is a ‘distraction’ — everyone copies

Zynga New York general manager explains what he meant when he admitted that the developer copies others.

12 of the best games for your new mobile device

Those gifted with new mobile devices this holiday season have a world of fun awaiting their fingertips -- maybe too much fun.

Top 15 mobile games of 2012

Here are 15 mobile games released this past year that will thrill, delight, and entertain you for weeks and months to come, chosen from an overwhelmingly large number of mobile gaming apps available in both iOS and Android app stores.

Online brands move to real world as Hasbro launches line of Zynga-branded board games

Can't get enough of Zynga games? Now you can play CityVille Monopoly or Words With Friends as board games.

AOL to release a Draw Something-like video-chat game on iOS: Clucks

The media conglomerate teamed up with a pair of technology companies to bring social-video to mobile word games.

Analysts and game industry reeling from Zynga’s shocking earnings report, stock down 39 percent

Zynga's weak earnings report yesterday has spurred an investor panic, cratering the company's stock price by 39 percent today.

GamesBeat weekly roundup

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

Draw Something with Ryan Seacrest, coming soon to CBS

What do you do if you bought a $200 million baby that everyone thinks is ugly? Well, if you’re social games pioneer Zynga, you bring it to network TV.

Draw Something, the game that saved small studio OMGPOP and prompted …

Draw Something goes global with 12 new languages and celebrity endorsements

Musical artists Enrique Iglesias and Jennifer Lopez will team up with Zynga as the company promotes 12 new languages coming to the hit mobile game Draw Something.

GamesBeat Weekly Roundup

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

EA chief suggests that Zynga overpaid for OMGPOP/Draw Something

Electronic Arts chief executive John Riccitiello took a not-so-subtle shot at Zynga today during EA’s conference call with analysts. He said that EA would not pay a large amount of money “just to buy a brand” or to buy an …

Draw Something loses 3 million players in a single month

A count of daily active users for smash-hit app Draw Something reveals a loss of 3 million players in a 30-day period.

GamesBeat Weekly Roundup

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