Neowin News Feed for: Farmville

FarmVille is finally shutting down on December 31

Usman Khan Lodhi — Mon, 28 Sep 2020 16:00:02 +0000

Zynga, FarmVille's developer, announced that the game is shutting down for good on December 31. This decision comes after Adobe announced it would stop updating and distributing Flash Player. Read more...

Zynga sues PyramidVille developer

Tyler Holman — Sun, 13 May 2012 06:46:39 +0000

Zynga, the developer of titles like FarmVille, which has been accused of 'borrowing' elements from other developers in the past, is suing Kobojo, a French studio, over their 'PyramidVille' game. Read more...

Zynga stock settles at $9.50 for first trading day

John Callaham — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 17:26:20 +0000

Facebook game publisher Zynga's stock didn't do as well as expected on the first day of trading as its stock price fell 5 percent to $9.50 on the NASDAQ stock market. Read more...

Zynga IPO launches today at $10 a share

John Callaham — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:26:00 +0000

Zynga, the popular Facebook game publisher of titles like Farmville, Cityville and others, launches its IPO today on the NASDAQ stock market with a starting price of $10 a share. Read more...

Zynga to begin trading stock publicly Dec. 16

John Callaham — Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:20:09 +0000

Zynga announced that it will being trading its stock publicly on December 16. It plans to issue 100 million shares with a price of between $8.50 to $10 a share, which gives Zynga a $10 billion value. Read more...

Zynga profits down 95 percent in last quarter

John Callaham — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 00:53:08 +0000

Facebook game publisher Zynga reports that profits from its last fiscal quarter dropped down 95 percent from the same period a year ago as its player base shrank by 3 million players. Read more...

Zynga receives lawsuit over FarmVille and other games

Paul Ferson — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 18:17:38 +0000

Zynga, the company responsible for the creation of FarmVille, Mafia Wars and multiple other Flash-based games, has received a lawsuit from Segan LLC. Read more...

Zynga releases 'Zynga City'; attempts to tap Chinese market

Paul Ferson — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 12:29:59 +0000

Zynga has joined a partnership with the Chinese company Tencent, who operate some of the largest online networks in China, including an instant messaging client called Tencent QQ. As The Telegraph outlines, the partnership allows... Read more...

Zynga finally files for $1 billion IPO

John Callaham — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 17:21:09 +0000

After months of speculation, the popular Facebook game publisher Zynga has finally and officially filed for its public stock offering. AllThingsDigital reports that the company, in its filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission,... Read more...

Report: Zynga could file for IPO Wednesday

John Callaham — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:34:06 +0000

It's been rumored for months but the Facebook-based game publisher Zynga could be close to finally filing for that long awaited public stock offering. CBNC.com reports via unnamed sources that the company could file papers... Read more...

Zynga valued at $10 billion, seeking IPO in 2012

Christopher White — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 20:11:04 +0000

The concept is simple: Users click to build houses, cows, and turnips, wait a few hours, and then click again for the same thing. According to the New York Times this formula has led Zynga,... Read more...

Enough Farmville? Facebook revamps game updates

Joshua Seed — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 20:26:46 +0000

As Facebook becomes the fastest-growing social gaming platform, the company came by unique challenges that continue to follow its growth. The platform-holder has had to balance the needs of game developers who depend on exposure... Read more...

Zynga bringing FarmVille to mobile devices

Jonathan Downin — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 01:44:01 +0000

Casual game developer Zynga announced that they will be bringing their Facebook smash hit, FarmVille, to “various mobile platforms.” A Zynga spokesperson told Mashable, “Zynga plans to expand to various mobile platforms. We cannot provide... Read more...