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Zynga has revealed a new browser title which it has labelled as the first in the next generation of social games. ChefVille allows players to run their own restaurants and learn new recipes as they expand their business. Recipes learnt in game can be uploaded to Facebook with players able …
Read More »Zynga serves up ‘next-gen social game’ ChefVille
US developer assures users it will not close down Cafe World
Read More »Zynga says EA copyright lawsuit ‘ironic’
Sim City Social bears 'uncanny resemblance' to CityVille, says social games company
Read More »EA sues Zynga for copyright infringement
The Ville has 'unmistakable resemblance' to The Sims Social, claims publishing giant
Read More »The Clone Wars: Zynga bites back, says EA doesn’t understand copyright
Zynga has quickly fired back after EA filed legal action against it for copying one of its games. The social games giant says the games publisher’s move is ‘ironic’ and ‘demonstrates a lack of understanding of basic copyright principles’. EA today filed a suit against Zynga saying its new The …
Read More »The Clone Wars: EA Maxis sues Zynga claiming copyright theft
Disputes over game copying in the social space has gone to a new level. EA is suing Zynga. The firm’s Maxis studio has initiated legal proceedings over The Ville, a new Zynga game which it says is an "unmistakable copy" of its successful The Sims Social. The Ville asks players …
Read More »Zynga strips Schappert of games oversight role
Social games giant reorganises board as it attempts to revive company growth
Read More »Zynga relieves Schappert of his games duties
Zynga’s current crisis may have claimed its first high-profile games executive. The Wall Street Journal reports that John Schappert has been stripped of his duties relating to Zynga’s video games operations. Schappert rocked the games world in April 2011 when it was revealed that he had quit his role of …
Read More »Zynga share dealings face legal investigation
Lawyers have announced an investigation into Zynga’s share dealings. The company suffered an astonishing 40 per cent drop in its share price following its disappointing recent financials that revealed a $22.8m loss for its fiscal Q2. However, people have asked questions about a flash stock sale around two months prior …
Read More »Facebook’s Q2 earnings report disappoints Wall Street
Despite reporting better than expected quarterly earnings, Facebook took a beating on the stock market yesterday. The reported Q2 earnings of $1.18 billion was slightly above expectations, but those had already been lowered prior to the launch of the company’s IPO. A net loss of $157 million for Facebook’s first …
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