Gaming industry and civic leaders in Washington state are launching a new lobbying organization today, part of a broader effort to exempt smartphone games from local gambling laws. Game On… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — In his talk today at the Casual Connect game conference, the former CEO of game developer Electronic Arts, John Riccitiello, touched on the disparity between mobile platform… Read More
SAN FRANCISCO — The mobile and social arena has been categorized by some massive short-term successes, but few big brands. According to John Riccitiello, former CEO of Electronic Arts, who… Read More
When former Microsoft Xbox boss Don Mattrick takes over as CEO of Zynga next week, he’ll be at the helm of a company that just fell from atop the $1.2… Read More
Whether it’s talking geckos or magic jingles that produce hot tubs, you’ve probably seen countless annoying and funny insurance company advertisements both on TV and the Internet. But via online gaming? It seems… Read More
Amazon.com is making a new push into Zynga’s territory, in more ways than one. The online retailer is aiming to set up its own social games studio in San Francisco,… Read More
Zynga, maker of FarmVille, CityVille and other popular social games, has filed a trademark lawsuit against Kobojo, a startup based in France that makes a game called PyramidVille. Zynga says… Read More