A look at Take-Two's $12B Zynga deal in 2022, just as casual games peaked post pandemic, Apple introduced ATT, and the mobile game market headed into a downturn
Istanbul-based Spyke, which builds multiplayer social games, raises a $55M seed from Griffin Gaming Partners, the largest Turkish seed round ever
Istanbul has become a city to watch when it comes to casual gaming startups, boosted by the likes of Peak (acquired by Zynga for $1.8 billion) …
Roblox closes at $69.50, valuing it at $38.26B, after opening under RBLX at $64.50, up 43% from its January funding round
and a reminder of the importance of patience in company building. My partner @joshk made this slide, which captures it well: https://twitter.com/... David Baszucki / @davidbaszucki : In 2004, we found...
Mobile gaming startup Playco raises $100M Series A at a $1B+ valuation led by Josh Buckley and Sequoia Capital and will launch its first game later in 2020
Playco is a new mobile gaming startup created by Game Closure co-founder Michael Carter and Zynga co-founder Justin Waldron …
As Zynga buys Istanbul-based Rollic Games for $168M, a look at the rapid growth of hyper-casual mobile games, where publishers may launch a new title every week
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India-based FreshToHome, which operates a fish, meat, and vegetable e-commerce platform, raises $11M Series A led by CE Ventures
Shan Kadavil, who spent early days of his career managing tech support firm Support and then heading India operations of gaming firm Zynga, says he had a calling of sorts when his son was born.
Sensor Tower: Apple's App Store had 164 publishers earn their first $1M in 2018, up ~15% YoY, nearly double the 88 on Google Play, which was up 24% YoY
again Usman Qureshi / iPhone in Canada Blog : Apple Created Twice as Many New Million-Dollar Publishers in 2018 as Google Lars Jörnow / eqtventures : Congratulations to Small Giant Games as it joins Z...
Zynga reports total sales of $181.7M in Q2, down 9.1% YoY, with narrowed loss of $4.45M, driven by lower expenses; MAUs fall 26% YoY to 61M
Lisa Beilfuss / Wall Street Journal :
Zynga reports Q3 revenue of $196M, net income of $3M, up from last year's Q3 loss of $57.1M; MAUs fall to 75M from 103M a year ago
but also delays two major games Zynga : Zynga Announces Third Quarter 2015 Financial Results Tom Dotan / The Information : Will Candy Crush Melt In Activision's Mouth?
Zynga Beats Expectations In Q2 With $200M In Revenue, Fails To Stem User Exodus
with Willy Wonka coming soon Dean Takahashi / VentureBeat : Slot jackpots help Zynga beat earnings guidance for second quarter Christian Nutt / Gamasutra : Zynga does better than anticipated, but stil...