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Serious Business staff to transfer to Zynga offices
Read More »Kotick: Social game biz model â??unprovenâ??
Though adds the firm is carefully reviewing opportunities
Read More »3D FPS coming to Facebook
Casual games are becoming increasingly popular. As a result, many devs hoping to make a standout product have been gradually complicating their titles. And thus we stand here today, faced with Facebook’s first ever 3D first person shooter. For the full story, head over to CasualGaming.biz.
Read More »FarmVille heads to Microsoft
Runaway Facebook hit FarmVille is set to appear on Microsoft’s entertainment portal MSN Games and Windows Live Messenger. FarmVille is a bona fide social media phenomenon and social gaming poster-child, with 75 million Facebook players hooking up with the game, every month. San Francisco-based Zynga says it’s targeting further growth …
Read More »New LA studio for fast-growing Zynga
The lucrative social game company now on the hunt for Silicon Valley talent
Read More »Playfish to build on EA IP this year
Recently acquired studio may be working on seminal PC franchise The Sims
Read More »Facebook reveals Games Dashboard
Any keen gamers will know that accessing games on the world’s largest social network is a bit of a chore – but that looks set to change with the upcoming launch of what Facebook is calling its new Games Dashboard. Developers have already been given access to the new designs …
Read More »Facebook keynote set for GDC2010
The social networkâ??s platform manager will discuss the changing landscape
Read More »$180m pumped into Zynga
A Russian investment firm that previously invested $200m in social network leader Facebook has backed Mafia Wars and FarmVille developer Zynga to the power of $180m. The move means that Zynga now has an approximate valuation of between $1.5bn-$3bn. The fulls tory is on CasualGaming.biz.
Read More »Playfish relishing EA franchise projects
Does EAâ??s social games studio have new plans for established IP such as The Sims?
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