05 Sep
Three former Zynga employees, Jim Vessella, Kyle Van Meurs and Simon Armstrong have launched their indie studio SuperMoon Games. “We spent years trying to get space games greenlit at larger publishers. Going indie was the opportunity to finally make our dreams a reality,” Vessella told GamesIndustry.biz “Working at Zynga was like going to graduate school […]
02 Jul
Ubisoft has successfully defended itself from a lawsuit brought on by Digital Reg, claiming that Ubisoft’s Uplay violated several patents on digital rights management techniques. “Ubisoft is determined to aggressively fight patent cases that target the company and its innovations and technologies,” a spokesperson said. “Ubisoft is committed to defending itself against patent assertion entities–referred […]
01 May
Eric Shiermeyer, Zynga co-founder and the company’s former VP of product, has launched a new mobile studio in San Francisco called Luminary. Luminary’s first title is called ‘Greedy Goblins‘ and its creator describes it as an endless runner combined with strategy. The goal of the game is to send your goblin racing to an enemy’s […]
24 Apr
Zynga founder Mark Pincus has stepped down from his role as chief product officer to focus on serving as the Chairman of the Board of Directors, the company has announced. “Founder Mark Pincus has decided to move on from his operational role as Chief Product Officer at Zynga to focus on serving as Chairman of […]