Shares in Zynga jumped ten per cent yesterday on news that the social games giant is to launch its own games portal away from Facebook.
The City’s interest in Zynga’s new venture drove its share price from $13.43 to $14.49 at end of trading.
Zynga.com, which will launch in beta this month, will host a range of popular Zynga games as well as new content provided by external development studios
Develop has the full story.
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Entity, a new Irish gaming distribution startup, today announced it has completed a €5 million seed round for its next-generation gaming platform which is set to launch in early 2027. Entity has embraced the latest breakthrough web technology to create the home of console-quality games for the “new web” era. Entity is effectively replacing the need for a dedicated gaming device such as the console or PC for most games: Bringing, for the first time, instant and social game play experiences to the largest global game playing audience without the friction of downloads or installs. Entity delivers a true click and play experience for games players, anytime, anywhere and on any modern browser
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