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10 Perils of Whale Hunting: When F2P Players Leave The Sea

Opinion 4 days ago How big a problem is it when social games pull the plug on the hardcore players who pay so the free-to-play model can work at all?

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3 Paid user acquisition a must for major pubs, says Sega exec

10 days ago Director of online operations and Three Rings CEO lay out strategies for staying ahead of the curve

2 Zynga sued by shareholder over early executive stock sales

12 days ago Social game publisher finds itself in legal trouble from former shareholder

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Zynga adds veteran investor John Doerr to board

14 days ago Kleiner Perkins Caulfield & Byers partner to advise through "pivotal" year

12 Zynga's Pincus cuts salary to $1

14 days ago But the rest of Zynga's exec team could earn $2m each in 2013

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4 Konami mobile exec: Player acquisition "keeps me up at night"

15 days ago John Coligan says monetization is now a non-issue for players, bigger challenge is getting them in the first place

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1 Tom Hall joins PlayFirst

16 days ago Veteran developer joins Diner Dash outfit as principal designer

Zynga launching real-money gambling in UK tomorrow

17 days ago Two titles mark Zynga's first step into real-money gaming

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Zynga says goodbye to Dan Porter

17 days ago OMGPOP founder to be replaced with Zynga's vice president of mobile, Sean Kelly

Plants vs. Zombies Adventures brings franchise to Facebook

24 days ago PopCap announces a new Plants vs. Zombies for the social network

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Zynga snares finance VP, loses CIO

24 days ago Atul Bagga joins and Debra Chrapaty leaves as exec movement continues

Zynga.com makes Facebook optional

28 days ago Zynga reduces its reliance on Facebook as it adds more games to its own platform

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Warner Bros. opens SF free-to-play studio

28 days ago WB Games San Francisco to be led by former Glu Mobile CEO Greg Ballard

Tencent's full-year profit growth offset by rising costs

29 days ago Share price drops as Chinese internet giant's margins shrink

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14 Zynga now sees tablets "becoming the ultimate game platform"

A month ago Steve Chiang, Zynga's president of games, talks about the "land grab in mobile" and how Zynga is changing its gaming slate

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EEDAR: Strong multiplayer is key to mobile success

A month ago Research firm launches a new suite of products to help mobile/social devs optimize games; we discuss the market with Jesse Divnich

Zynga stock jumps on Yahoo buyout rumors

A month ago The social game publisher's shares have risen 67% since the start of the year

1 More layoffs at struggling social company Vostu - report

A month ago Total workforce now at 10 per cent of its peak in 2011

9 Zynga closing Baltimore studio

A month ago CityVille 2 developer shuttered as three other studios folded into nearby counterparts

Gree and Yahoo! Japan partner on $2m social fund

2 months ago GxYz Inc. combines Gree's dev expertise with Yahoo! Japan's reach

3 EA and Zynga settle copyright infringement lawsuit

2 months ago Details of the settlement were not made available, but both companies confirmed the news today

1 Zynga stock spikes on New Jersey online gambling bill

2 months ago Social firm sees 11 per cent increase thanks to potential of real-money gaming

Zynga Austin devs form Bee Cave Games

2 months ago Social casino start-up secures $1.4 million in seed-funding

2 Habbo Hotel parent company acquired by Elisa

2 months ago Finnish telecommunications firm increases stake in Sulake to 85 per cent

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2 Is Zynga on the road to recovery?

2 months ago Company numbers show progress in right directions; "FarmVille 2 to mobile"

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