Stylish Celebration
Zynga and Socialpoint celebrate Two Dots’ 10th anniversary with a fresh visual overhaul
The enduring puzzler turns 10 and anniversary events include treasure hunts and two Birthday Flips
Company Profile
Zynga
Website www.zynga.com
About
Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment with a mission to connect the world through games and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.
With massive global reach in more than 175 countries and regions, Zynga has a diverse portfolio of popular game franchises that have been downloaded more than four billion times on mobile including CSR Racing™, Empires & Puzzles™, FarmVille™, Golf Rival™, Hair Challenge™, Harry Potter: Puzzles & Spells™, High Heels!™, Merge Dragons!™, Merge Magic!™, Toon Blast™, Toy Blast™, Words With Friends™ and Zynga Poker™. With Chartboost, a leading mobile advertising and monetization platform, Zynga is an industry-leading next-generation platform with the ability to optimize programmatic advertising and yields at scale.
Founded in 2007, Zynga is headquartered in California with locations in North America, Europe and Asia.
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Winter Is Coming
Zynga’s Game of Thrones: Legends is open for pre-registrations with a July 25th release date
So soon after Star Wars: Hunters, Zynga is releasing another licenced game this summer
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Star Wars: Hunters ranked No. 1 for App Store game downloads in the US, UK and Canada on launch day
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Podcast | Episode 15
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Week That Was
Week in Views - The hunt for the new Star Wars game, Xbox goes handheld, and cats versus monsters…
The Pocketgamer.biz team pick their highlights from the headlines this week and deliver the stories behind the stories
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from RPG roguelikes to a Star Wars surprise
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Out Now!
A galaxy far, far away… Why Star Wars: Hunters took six years to hit the target
Upon the games release, we get the inside story on the long awaited game from Zynga’s executive vice president Yaron Leyvand
Hunters Is Here
Zynga’s Star Wars: Hunters launches globally today after three years of delays
The intergalactic franchise’s latest video game lands across Earth for fans on Nintendo Switch and mobile
Gdc Highlights
What Epic's State of Unreal 2024 really means for mobile
Epic's Unreal Engine 5.4 reveal showed only the tip of the iceberg of what Epic are intending to pull off in the coming year
Big Brands
Mattel gets together with Zynga's Rollic for an all-new Barbie game on mobile
Some of gaming's biggest names get together for a "mass market" Barbie game on mobile that aims to deliver "best-in-class immersive entertainment"
Hypercasual Hero
Mobile revenue exceeds Take-Two’s expectations, making over $2 billion in nine months
Take-Two subsidiary Zynga accounted for 51% of the holding company’s earnings in the latest quarter
Podcast
Zynga’s Yaron Leyvand on the secret to making a “forever franchise” | Podcast
In the final podcast of 2024 the PocketGamer.biz podcast team speak to Zynga's Yaron Leyvand about the company's incredible journey - from Farmville to forever franchises
Wordy Wonka
Chocs away! Word With Friends 2 lands Wonka movie multimedia promo
Zynga and Warner Bros. Pictures partner for cross-promotional campaigns
Peak Star
Peak Games explores match-3 genre with new title Star Match
Zynga-owned developer experiments further with match-3 mechanics
Making Of
Behind the scenes: The making of Zynga Socialpoint's Top Troops
Top Troops game lead Albert Fontova discusses the development of the game and its vital first few months post launch
Five New Games
New release roundup: The best new mobile games from 3D Zynga puzzles to Warhammer card battles
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Take-two Financials
50% of Take-Two’s revenue came from mobile in the latest financial quarter
Mobile generated $646.2 million in the second quarter of the 2024 fiscal year
Seasonal Specials
Big games pull out all the stops for Halloween special events
What better time to put on a crowd-pleasing special than the unifying, international, scary spectacle that is Halloween? Here's how the big names are celebrating this year
Zynga Trial
Zynga emerges triumphant in patent trial
The trial concerned allegations of patent infringement levied by gambling technology company IGT
Making Of
Socialpoint's Akshay Bharadwaj on the making of Top Troops
Hybrid genres FTW! The team at Socialpoint shares how they built a fantasy RPG game with a blend of strategy, kingdom building and merge mechanics
Halloween Activations
Zynga kickstarts Halloween early with in-game events across 17 titles
The company is running its biggest ever campaign of activations to celebrate the season
Five Great Games
New release roundup: Our weekly pick of the best new mobile games
We highlight five new games that have broken cover and are all set to do big business
Socialpoint Strategy
Zynga’s Socialpoint launches merge RPG Top Troops today
The latest mobile game from Zynga and Socialpoint dials up the strategy with wide-ranging customisation options
Royal Match
Royal Match takes the puzzle throne from Candy Crush Saga
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Week That Was
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Winter Is Coming
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The new game invites players to Westeros
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Web3
Zynga unveils their first web3 game Sugartown
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Moving To Mobile
Dana White’s Power Slap is coming to mobile courtesy of Zynga
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Financials
Mobile now accounts for 53% of Take-Two’s revenue
One year on from its acquisition of Zynga mobile dominates Take-Two’s Q! 2023-2024 financial report
Jobs News
July's Mobile Movers and Shakers: Samantha Ryan leaves EA plus hires for Supercell, Zynga and more
July has seen some significant moves by some of the industry's biggest company's - here's the highlights from the last week
Social Media Manoeuvres
Zynga founder backs LA startup Artie to make games for Threads
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Pride Month
The power of Pride and the state of inclusivity in gaming
As Pride Month ends we discuss why representing the queer community is important. And where companies still need to improve
Ranking
AppLovin takes downloads top spot for US companies worldwide
Data.ai's latest shows mobile-first beating the big names to take pole position
Documentation
Zynga, Playrix and Niantic were all potential entries on Microsoft’s shopping list
News comes as part of the revelation Microsoft considered buying Sega
Exclusive Interview
Zynga’s Yaron Leyvand talks Take-Two, the games industry, and their secrets for success
We catch up with Zynga's executive vice president of mobile games, one year on from Take-Two’s acquisition
Zynga X It Gets Better
Zynga partners with the It Gets Better Project to kick off Pride celebration
The collaboration will see pride events held in fifteen of the company’s games
Women In Games
Zynga's Paula Neves shares her journey from psychology to mobile marketing
From a psychology major in Brazil to a Senior Product manager with Zynga in Montreal, Pocketgamer.biz finds out more about Paula Neves' journey in games
Job News
Zynga appoints Akshay Bharadwaj as head of Socialpoint studio
Bharadwaj previously held the role of vice president of general manager of Zynga India
Mobile Legend
Join us at the PG Mobile Games Awards next week and meet the trailblazing legends of the mobile games industry!
See who wins our prestigious Mobile Legend award in-person at the PG Mobile Games Awards on April 20th, book your ticket to the show today!
Equity In Gaming
Zynga India’s Divya Nair on gender equity in the mobile games space
Zynga recently held a tech meet-up for women in the gaming industry
Equality In Games
Zynga India spearheads tech meetup for women in games
The meetup followed International Women’s Day
Interview
Zynga’s Mary Plaisted on diversity, equity, and inclusion
We spoke to Zynga’s senior director of diversity, equity and inclusion, talent, and social impact following the Spelman Game Jam
Roles
Living the dream: CSR2 fan lands job designing cars for Zynga
Guillaume Mille's passion for cars and games turned into an incredible job opportunity at developer NaturalMotion
Sony Acquisition
Sony reportedly eyeing up acquisition of Take-Two Interactive
The tech giant could be preparing to unleash the latest volley in its arms race with Microsoft
New Hires
International Game Developers Association Foundation board appoints three new directors
Lisy Kane, James Lewis, and Sarah Spiers bring decades of experience to their roles
Interview
"Web3 is a solution in search of a problem." FunCraft’s CEO steps back from blockchain
After considering web3 and blockchain, FunCraft's Michael Martinez decided that the future lies elsewhere
Drake Star Report
The top ten gaming industry deals of 2022
We break down the biggest acquisitions of 2022, as reported by Drake Star
Job News
Activision Blizzard veteran Eric Wood appointed as Senior Vice President of Publishing at Scopely
Wood brings over 20 years of experience to the role