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Social network aiming to diversify offerings for all markets, says Sean Ryan

FarmVille 2’s hefty stint as Facebook’s No.1 game has come to an end. Well, it has according to one measure, at least. AppData reports that Zynga’s game currently commands some 8.8 DAUs (daily active users). That places it second behind King.com’s Candy Crush Saga which currently has 9.7m DAUs. However, …

Twelve titles dropped by social gaming giant to date as part of cost-cutting measures

Financial services corporation Morgan Stanley has agreed to pay a $5m fine to settle charges that it improperly handled crucial information regarding Facebook’s earnings ahead of the social network company’s dreadful initial public offering. A Massachusetts securities regulator charged that Morgan Stanley coached Facebook on how to present lowered earnings …

Row Sham Bow's Philip Holt on his studio's transition from Facebook to mobile

Developer that found fame on Facebook now devotes most staff to mobile platforms

Beleaguered publisher Zynga has suffered a fresh blow following news that Facebook is to cool the once special relationship enjoyed by the pair. As of March 31st 2013 an alteration of its terms with Zynga will see its privileges largely removed, bringing it back into line with Facebook’s other gaming …

Zynga will no longer be tied so closely to Facebook as a new deal between the two will level the playing field between the FarmVille firm and its competitors. The giant of social games was once the single biggest earner for the world’s largest social network, responsible for as much …

New deal removes benefits as companies begin to part ways

But social network reports net loss of $59 million in last quarter