Game designer crosses over from making Halo games to Zynga’s social games — he’s never going back (interview)
Jim Veevaert has crossed over from making games like Halo 3 to Zynga's social games like Ruby Blast. He says he's never going back.
Zynga earnings preview: what the analysts think
April 26, 2012 8:43 AM
Dean Takahashi
Zynga’s stock price has been falling in recent days in advance of the company’s first quarter earnings report today. The shares are trading at $9.15 each right now — up slightly but down significantly from a recent high of $15.91 …
Zynga confirms engineering head on Zynga.com has departed
March 30, 2012 5:05 PM
Dean Takahashi
Zynga has confirmed that one of its key technologists, Neil Roseman, has resigned from the company. Roseman served most recently as vice president of engineering on Project Z, which was announced earlier this month as Zynga.com.
Roseman, who also served …
Bejeweled maker PopCap bets on Facebook casino-game gold rush
February 22, 2012 8:00 AM
Heinrich Lenhardt
Ever since the Justice Department opened the door to the legalization of online gambling, the leading creators of social games are feeling increasingly lucky. PopCap Games just launched Lucky Gem Casino with a collection of seven slot machines themed after …
Zynga teams up with Slingo to publish Bingo-slot-machine hybrid game on Facebook
February 15, 2012 5:00 AM
Dean Takahashi
Zynga has teamed up with cross-media gaming firm Slingo Inc. to create a new version of the casual game Slingo on Facebook. Slingo is a 15-year-old amazingly popular game on the web and it is even on slot machines in …
