Gamasutra: New Zynga Execs To Lead iPhone Development, New Studio
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on April 30th, 2009
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Archive for April, 2009
By Stuart Dredge: Click to view full article
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VentureBeat: Zynga becomes largest Facebook app developer (and it’s making big money)
Posted by Zynga
on April 21st, 2009
By Eric Eldon: Click to see full article
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Social Game Developer Tops AllFacebook and AppData Charts
San Francisco – April 21, 2009 – Zynga (www.zynga.com), the world’s leading developer of fun and social games, announced today that it is now the top application developer on Facebook according to AllFacebook and AppData. Zynga is the leader with 40,335,309 monthly active users on AllFacebook and 40,009,796 monthly active users on AppData followed by RockYou with 39,714,907 users on both sites. AllFacebook’s current ranking can be viewed at http://www.allfacebook.com/facebook-application-statistics/developer-leaderboard/. AppData’s current ranking can be viewed at http://www.appdata.com.
Zynga continues to extend its leadership position as the #1 Facebook app developer and the #1 social game developer across all platforms. Zynga develops social games for a variety of platforms including Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Tagged and most recently the iPhone. With recent successes on the iPhone such as “Mafia Wars” and “Scramble,” Zynga is showing its ability to bring its games to new audiences.
“Our mission is to make the most fun and social games on the planet, and it’s great to see that the numbers are with us,” said Mark Pincus, CEO, Zynga. “We couldn’t be more excited about the progress that we’ve made along with Facebook and our other platform partners.”
About Zynga
Zynga is the largest social gaming company with 9.5 million daily users and 45 million monthly users. Zynga’s games are available on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Hi5, Friendster, Tagged, Yahoo! and the iPhone, and include Texas Hold’Em Poker, Mafia Wars, YoVille, Vampires, Street Racing, Scramble and Word Twist. The company is funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, IVP, Union Square Ventures, Foundry Group, Avalon Ventures, Pilot Group, Reid Hoffman and Peter Thiel. Zynga is headquartered at the Chip Factory in San Francisco. For more information, please visit www.zynga.com.
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Got a twenty sided dice and a Dungeon Master’s Guide (and a solid resume… we’re hiring!) you’d fit right in at Zynga. Making the planet’s most fun and social games takes a lot of practice and there’s no better way to sharpen your chops than going old school with a little Dungeons and Dragons. Bummed you couldn’t jump into the fray with your level 30 paladin? Head over to Guild of Heroes to get a quick fix.
Dungeon Master Eileen guides Bill, Isabelle (that’s her hand!) and a couple other intrepid Zyngsters through perilous adventures.
Brandon is the VP of Marketing at Zynga.
We’re not trying to brag or anything but, did you see us on Jimmy Fallon last night? Thaaaat’s right. THAT Jimmy Fallon. Mafia Wars iPhone took its star turn last night as the late night funny guy chronicled his Mafia Wars iPhone prowess in a skit that we’d describe here but it would probably confuse you. Let’s just say that everything is funnier in an British accent. Better to check it out for yourself (skip to 1:10 in the clip):
The recently launched iPhone version of Mafia Wars has been ripping it up since launching a couple of weeks ago and reviews have been absolutely amazing. Don’t take our word for it, read for yourself:
TechCrunch
Zynga Brings Smash Hit Mafia Wars To The iPhone
By Jason Kincaid
April 7, 2009
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/04/07/zynga-brings-smash-hit-mafia-wars-to-the-iphone/
Kotaku
Mafia Wars Hits iPhone
By Brian Crecente
April 7, 2009
http://kotaku.com/5202505/mafia-wars-hits-iphone
Inside Social Games
Mafia Wars Comes to the iPhone
By Christopher Mack
April 7, 2009
http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2009/04/07/mafia-wars-comes-to-the-iphone/
PocketGamer.biz
Zynga brings Mafia Wars to iPhone
The mob daddy looks to make rivals sleep with the fishes
By Stuart Dredge
April 8, 2009
http://www.pocketgamer.biz/r/PG.Biz/Mafia+Wars/news.asp?c=12640
Brandon is the VP of Marketing at Zynga.
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PocketGamer: Social gaming and iPhone: The orchard in Apple’s backyard
Posted by Zynga
on April 10th, 2009
By Tracy Erickson: Click to view full article
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It is with extreme pleasure that we announce the arrival of our brand spankin’ new Zynga forums! Come on over to discuss new features with the developers and fellow players, participate in cool forum contests, and add people to your in-game crew. Seriously, we can’t wait to meet you!
What are you waiting for? Register today.
Happy gaming!
An avid gamer girl to the core of her being, Parizad loves to meet other gamers and enjoys sharing strategies.
By Spanner Spencer: Click to view full article
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