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Zynga earnings meet analyst expectations amid ongoing transition
Zynga earnings meet analyst expectations amid ongoing transition
Zynga is continuing to weather rough financial waters as it adjusts course to focus on mobile titles instead of the browser games that have long been its cash cow.
Nov. 6, 2014
The founder of Zynga has a new venture: Superlabs
The founder of Zynga has a new venture: Superlabs
Zynga founder Mark Pincus can't seem to stop founding things. Six months after stepping away from his role as Zynga's chief product officer, the serial entrepreneur has launched a new venture.
Nov. 6, 2014
Overseas markets drive big profits for South Korean game firm Com2us
Overseas markets drive big profits for South Korean game firm Com2us
South Korean gamemaker Com2us reported outsized profits this week thanks to the global success of its mobile and social titles, especially its recently-released Summoners War and Ace Fishing games.
Nov. 6, 2014
King sees better-than-expected Q3 as it moves beyond Candy Crush
King sees better-than-expected Q3 as it moves beyond Candy Crush
The company beat analyst expectations but reported a drop in both revenues and profits for the quarter as it continues to diversify its game catalog to decrease its reliance on Candy Crush Saga.
Nov. 6, 2014
Get a job: Petroglyph Games is hiring a Producer
Get a job: Petroglyph Games is hiring a Producer
Grey Goo developer Petroglyph Games is looking for a producer to work on a new project alongside the team in its Las Vegas studio.
Nov. 6, 2014
Remote Working Policies Causing Data Breach Risk
Remote Working Policies Causing Data Breach Risk
Remote Working Policies Causing Data Breach Risk. New report highlights issues of employee awareness
Nov. 5, 2014
The Big Picture of Big Data
The Big Picture of Big Data
The Internet of Everything (IoE) is disrupting innovation models and causing market shifts. One of the most powerful IoE-driven opportunities will be the
Nov. 5, 2014
7 Ways to Use Social Collaboration to Improve Efficiency and Drive Growth
7 Ways to Use Social Collaboration to Improve Efficiency and Drive Growth
Imagine that all the knowledge held by your global organization was easily accessible and actionable by employees --...
Nov. 5, 2014
Business Drivers for Cloud Transformation: lessons from COBIT 5
Business Drivers for Cloud Transformation: lessons from COBIT 5
In my previous post, I introduced Cisco’s Strategic IT Roadmap (SITR) methodology, and explained how it can guide Shared IT Services departments on their
Nov. 5, 2014
France's Ankama, maker of Wakfu and Dofus, buys Japanese mobile studio
France's Ankama, maker of Wakfu and Dofus, buys Japanese mobile studio
Wizcorp, makers of Capcom's Dead Rising mobile game and mobile game engine MAGE, are now an arm of the successful French development and media studio.
Nov. 5, 2014
Glu suing Kill Shot devs: 'They spent months replicating our game'
Glu suing Kill Shot devs: 'They spent months replicating our game'
Glu Mobile alleges that if you replace deer with humans, but keep the rest of the game the same, you've still got a clone on your hands.
Nov. 5, 2014
343 strikes a deal with ESL to back official Halo eSports league
343 strikes a deal with ESL to back official Halo eSports league
Microsoft internal studio 343 Industries moves to market its games to competitive players by striking a deal with eSports firm ESL to establish an official eSports league for the Halo franchise.
Nov. 5, 2014