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  • December 16, 2009

    DST leads $180m Zynga investment

    ...internet group, led a $180m investment in Zynga. Zynga, based in San Francisco, is best known for developing the Farmville game, which with more than 69m players on Facebook...400m acquisition of Playfish, Zynga’s largest rival, last month. DST is...members, is the world’s largest social network. After a $200m investment in May that... By Tim Bradshaw in London
  • November 25, 2009

    Facebook in lawsuit over unauthorised charges

    ...In one example from the suit, Zynga game player Rebecca Swift signed up for a...behalf of Facebook users, and accuses Zynga and Facebook of unfair competition and unjust enrichment. In-game offers accounted for about a third of Zynga’s estimated $250m 2009 revenues...advertisements were hosted by an outside ad network, and that the ads violated its terms... By David Gelles and Joseph Menn in San Francisco
  • December 17, 2009

    Russian group invests in Zynga

    ...internet group, led a $180m investment in Zynga . Zynga, based in San Francisco, is best known for developing the Farmville game, which with more than 69m players on...Arts' $400m acquisition of Playfish, Zynga's largest rival, last month. DST...members, is the world's largest social network. After a $200m investment in May that... By Tim Bradshaw in London
  • November 25, 2009

    Facebook faces lawsuit over unauthorised charges

    ...In one example from the suit, Zynga game player Rebecca Swift signed up for a...behalf of Facebook users, and accuses Zynga and Facebook of unfair competition and unjust enrichment. In-game offers accounted for about a third of Zynga's estimated $250m 2009 revenues...advertisements were hosted by an outside ad network, and that the ads violated its terms... By David Gelles and Joseph Menn in San Francisco
  • June 29, 2009

    Social game groups scrap over virtual spoils

    ...virtual items. Playdom’s Sorority Life game moved $100,000 worth of suddenly...which has focused on advertising sales. Zynga is set to earn revenues of around...currencies to gamers, while the Hi5 social network has turned itself into a “social entertainment...an exodus from the traditional video game industry, John Pleasants this month became...very unclear rules.” Last week, Zynga sued Playdom, alleging its competing... By Chris Nuttall and David Gelles in San Francisco
  • September 2, 2009

    Video games industry still holds the controls

    ...industries, for the traditional video game business they show great potential...content are being explored online. Video game publishers are excited at the possibility...discernible time lag over a broadband network, has brought the question over the future of consoles to...very powerful.” Paul Jackson, video game analyst with Forrester Research, says...with links to Twitter and Facebook. Zynga, a young company tapping Facebook... By Chris Nuttall in San Francisco
  • May 25, 2009

    Facebook finds treasure in games

    ...and games that run inside the social network, celebrated its second birthday over the...figures. However, the major social game developers all claim to be profitable. Zynga, the largest developer with 42m users for...That’s the beauty of having game DNA instead of web DNA,” said Sebastien...virtual goods or credits for advanced game play. Instead, Facebook says it sees...said Mark Pincus, chief executive of Zynga. “You don’t sleep much... By David Gelles in San Francisco
  • April 5, 2009

    Facebook lures 200m with poker and pets

    ...trend is seeing the social network Facebook emerge as the world...application installed by users is a game - Texas Hold ’em poker - played...Facebook are San Francisco’s Zynga and London-based Playfish...a traditional console video game. ”The emotional driver for...says Michael Cai, video game analyst at the Interpret...games that appear on the social network, mainly because the games... By Chris Nuttall in San Francisco
  • April 6, 2009

    Gaming rules change as Facebook lures 200m with poker and pets

    ...games. The trend is seeing the social network Facebook emerge as the world's biggest...popular application installed by users is a game - Texas Hold 'em Poker - played by 11m...publishers on Facebook are San Francisco's Zynga and London-based Playfish, which developed...experience of a traditional console video game. "The emotional driver for you to play...gaming was a hot topic at last month's Game Developers Conference in San Francisco... By Chris Nuttall in San Francisco
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