Google invests millions in social gaming

Social notworking giant Facebook is squaring up to Apple in an effort to topple its virtual monopoly of the mobile app market. According to Tech Crunch, the outfit will soon introduce an HTML5-based app outlet which will use...

Social games developer Zynga has acquired UK based mobile phone games marker Wonderland Software. Zynga failed to disclose the financial details of the acquisition but it seems that it plans to use Wonderland’s mobile...

Electronic Arts' chief operating officer has quit the company to join the social gaming company Zynga.According to a report on Reuters, John Schappert has left EA after only 22 months on the job to head Zynga’s gaming...

Social games developer Zynga has launched a new platform which will allow users to purchase virtual goods for existing Zynga games on Facebook. RewardVille will allow users to earn game credits and eventaully 'zCoins' which can...

Facebook game maker Zynga is reportedly in negotiations to raise funds of around $250 million, which has led some experts to valuate the company at between $9 billion and $10 billion. The company is in talks...

Zynga's recently launched CityVille game has succeeded in out performing the company’s other blockbuster game FarmVille. According to App Data, CityVille has managed eclipse FarmVille in terms of users, despite only...

Social games developer Zynga has acquired 'Words with Friends' and 'Chess with Friends' app maker Newtoy.In a blog post welcoming the Newtoy team, CEO Mark Pincus said that the new addition to Zynga's global team will allow them...

Zynga's immensely popular FarmVille game has been replaced by Phrases as the top application on Facebook. The application, which has been developed by Takeoff Monkey, allows users to create and generate status messages, quizzes,...

Electronic Arts (EA) has inked a five year with Facebook that will see EA games using Facebook Credits on the platform. Facebook Credits are a virtual payment model, created by the social networking company, that allows its...

Zynga, the largest game developer on social networking platform Facebook, has been hit by a class-action lawsuit for allegedly sharing personal data on million Facebook US users with third party online tracking websites. The...

Facebook has released simplified privacy control options for users who access the platform from their mobile browser. The updated privacy settings bring the full desktop controls to all mobile browser versions of the site. The...

Google is looking to social gaming in an attempt to compete with Facebook in the social networking market.The company has been in talks with a number of entertainment and online social gaming companies, including Playdom and...

Google has invested $100-200 million in web-based games developer Zynga, to help launch Google Games, TechCrunch reports.Citing unnamed sources, TechCrunch says that the investment is a part of a month-old deal between Google and...

Zynga, the company behind the popular Facebook game Farmville, has released Frontierville on the social networking site.Developed by Zynga East Studios, Frontierville offers players considerably more strategic depth than the...

The release of the iPhone 4 is set to delight wannabe rock-stars and virtual farmers alike with the announcement that Guitar Hero and Farmville will be made available for the device.Announced during Apple's World Wide Developer...