Omgpop and Zynga’s mobile sensation Draw Something – downloaded 50 million times in its first 50 days on the market – has been successfully auctioned into a game show pilot for CBS. A joint Sony Pictures Television, Ryan Seacrest Productions, and Embassy Row production, the show will reportedly feature celebrities and audience art competitions. A […]
According to a very short report by Reuters, social-gaming giant Zynga is preparing to file for Initial Public Offering (IPO) with the Securities and Exchange Commission this Thursday. The source was not identified, and Zynga has declined to comment on the matter. Zynga was recently estimated to be worth over $20 billion, and rumors of […]
Lady Gaga and Zynga already have a history: the pair mutually raised over $3 million for Japanese relief funds back in March. The duo is now expanding their partnership, as announced yesterday, to include GagaVille. The expansion to Zynga’s genre-defining FarmVille, the new acreage will allow fans to explore lands populated with unicorns, crystals, and […]
According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, EA COO John Schappert has left the organisation as of this morning. No official statement regarding the matter has been made, though initial rumors suggest that Schappert may be intent on joining social gaming-giant Zynga.