Whatifi, a new choose-your-own-adventure movie-watching app, has launched globally today after raising $10 million in venture funding. The round was led by Andreessen Horowitz and featured participation from Matrix Partners as well as Silicon Valley luminaries like former Netflix CFO David Wells, Paypal co-founder Max Levchin, and Zynga founder Mark Pincus.
Whatifi was founded by the Estonian entrepreneur Jaanus Juss and his business partner, Hardi Meybaum, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Juss had previous experience in staging interactive theatrical works, and was inspired to implement that interactivity into app format after the runaway success of Netflix’s Bandersnatch.
The free, ad-free Whatifi app (a paid tier with additional features is in the works) allows users to watch a film together and choose how the story unfolds. Users can invite up to nine contacts to watch together, who must vote on outcomes at different junctures of the story. That said, the film...
Whatifi was founded by the Estonian entrepreneur Jaanus Juss and his business partner, Hardi Meybaum, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Juss had previous experience in staging interactive theatrical works, and was inspired to implement that interactivity into app format after the runaway success of Netflix’s Bandersnatch.
The free, ad-free Whatifi app (a paid tier with additional features is in the works) allows users to watch a film together and choose how the story unfolds. Users can invite up to nine contacts to watch together, who must vote on outcomes at different junctures of the story. That said, the film...
- 6/9/2020
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Social game developer Zynga is changing its stock structure in a way that reduces the voting power of its founder, Mark Pincus, it announced Wednesday.
When Zynga went public in December 2011, it had a three-class stock structure. Pincus was the sole owner of all Class C shares, as well as the majority owner of Class B shares. By converting it all to Class A common stock, Pincus is reducing his overall voting rights from approximately 70% to 10%. This allows Zynga to simplify its stock structure and establish voting parity among shareholders.
Pincus will continue to serve on Zynga’s board of directors as non-executive chairman. Zynga will also nominate him as a director of the board in future elections as long as he continues to hold one-half of his current shares.
“Over the past three years, I’ve been working with [CEO Frank Gibeau] and the board to restore Zynga’s focus...
When Zynga went public in December 2011, it had a three-class stock structure. Pincus was the sole owner of all Class C shares, as well as the majority owner of Class B shares. By converting it all to Class A common stock, Pincus is reducing his overall voting rights from approximately 70% to 10%. This allows Zynga to simplify its stock structure and establish voting parity among shareholders.
Pincus will continue to serve on Zynga’s board of directors as non-executive chairman. Zynga will also nominate him as a director of the board in future elections as long as he continues to hold one-half of his current shares.
“Over the past three years, I’ve been working with [CEO Frank Gibeau] and the board to restore Zynga’s focus...
- 5/3/2018
- by Stefanie Fogel
- Variety Film + TV
San Francisco -- Zynga is delving further into the multi-screen, cross-platform future with Zynga With Friends. The new network, which will launch this summer, will enable gamers to access Zynga social and mobile games from a central hub from smartphones, tablets, Facebook, laptops or PCs. Founder and CEO Mark Pincus unveiled that along with several other new games and initiatives at the social gaming company’s San Francisco headquarters during its annual “Zynga Unleashed” global press event. “The next chapter for Zynga and social gaming is a pipeline of new games that represent more genres of play, more mobile ways
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- 6/27/2012
- by John Gaudiosi
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
American Express is willing to farm for money.
On Tuesday, the financial services company announced the launch of a new FarmVille-branded prepaid card as part of its Zynga Serve Rewards program. Serve is American Express’ digital payments platform.
The card works like any other prepaid card, customers load it with cash and use it like a debit card to make purchases. The difference is FarmVille card holders can earn points to use in the virtual world of the popular Zynga game.
American Express says the card is aimed at people who want to bridge their online and offline spending--and it is hoping that a healthy portion of FarmVille's 22.5 million monthly players want to do exactly that.
You have to play the game to get the card. Farmvillers must plant something called a Serve Money Tree to see a sign-up promotion for the card, linked to a Serve account. You can...
On Tuesday, the financial services company announced the launch of a new FarmVille-branded prepaid card as part of its Zynga Serve Rewards program. Serve is American Express’ digital payments platform.
The card works like any other prepaid card, customers load it with cash and use it like a debit card to make purchases. The difference is FarmVille card holders can earn points to use in the virtual world of the popular Zynga game.
American Express says the card is aimed at people who want to bridge their online and offline spending--and it is hoping that a healthy portion of FarmVille's 22.5 million monthly players want to do exactly that.
You have to play the game to get the card. Farmvillers must plant something called a Serve Money Tree to see a sign-up promotion for the card, linked to a Serve account. You can...
- 5/22/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Social gaming company Zynga, led by CEO Mark Pincus, on Thursday reported a weaker first-quarter bottom line, but exceeded Wall Street expectations with its financials. The company, known for such casual Facebook games as Mafia Wars, FarmVille and CityVille, recorded quarterly earnings of $47.0 million, compared with $75.4 million in the year-ago period. Including such items as stock-based compensation costs and deferred revenue changes, Zynga swung to a loss of $85.4 million, compared with a year-ago profit of $16.8 million. Revenue rose 32 percent to $321 million. In its first full quarter
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- 4/26/2012
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Zynga in their never ending quest to take over the social gaming world have acquired Omgpop, the creators of Draw Something. The game has already been downloaded 35 million times and is basically becoming one of the biggest mobile games in the world right now.
Here is what Mark Pincus, founder and CEO of Zynga had to say:
“The Omgpop team has created a game that’s fun, expressive and engenders real social interaction, Draw Something has captured the imagination of millions of people around the world. We love the way they’ve worked playful and relevant culture into their games from Devo to Daft Punk, from Lin to Beckham. We’re honored to have the opportunity to partner with and support such an innovative team of creative inventors.”
In addition, today there have been rumors that Zynga may be coming to the Xbox 360; in a recent interview Pincus stated:
“Right...
Here is what Mark Pincus, founder and CEO of Zynga had to say:
“The Omgpop team has created a game that’s fun, expressive and engenders real social interaction, Draw Something has captured the imagination of millions of people around the world. We love the way they’ve worked playful and relevant culture into their games from Devo to Daft Punk, from Lin to Beckham. We’re honored to have the opportunity to partner with and support such an innovative team of creative inventors.”
In addition, today there have been rumors that Zynga may be coming to the Xbox 360; in a recent interview Pincus stated:
“Right...
- 3/23/2012
- by Matt Mann
- Obsessed with Film
New York - Social gaming powerhouse Zynga can be happy with its Ipo, even though its stock has lingered below its offer price, CEO Mark Pincus told the Wall Street Journal in an interview that also saw him defend the Silicon Valley company's corporate culture. Zynga, the company behind such Facbeook games as Mafia Wars, FarmVille and CityVille, went public in mid-December, with its stock price falling 5 percent on the first trading day. It has since been lingering below its $10 offering price. "Our goals were we want to raise a billion dollars," Pincus told the Journal when
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- 1/17/2012
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Los Angeles, California (X17online) - The CEO of News Corps. is now on Twitter. After creating his @RupertMurdoch account on New Year’s Eve, the 80-year-old media mogul first Tweeted, "Have just. Read The Rational Optimist. Great book." He has since Tweeted his thoughts about Steve Jobs's biography, the Oscar-worthiness of George Clooney's performance in The Descendants, and his political support for Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul and New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg. Murdoch is currently under fire for his alleged implication in News Corp.’s phone-hacking scandal, which he has yet to speak out about. Although he follows only four individuals – Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, Zynga co-founder Mark Pincus, technology entrepreneur Lord Sugar, and a fake account of Google co-founder Larry Page – Murdoch’s Twitter has already racked up 64,000 followers in its two days of activity. Among them is former British deputy Prime Minister John Prescott,...
- 1/2/2012
- x17online.com
Rupert Murdoch has joined Twitter. The News Corporation founder and CEO, who last year faced allegations that some of his newspapers had been involved in phone hacking, posted his first tweet on the social networking platform yesterday (December 31). He has already amassed over 16,000 followers and is currently following two users - Zynga co-founder Mark Pincus and Twitter executive chairman Jack Dorsey. Murdoch used his first tweet to praise The Rational Optimist, a book on evolution. The media mogul also lauded George (more)...
- 1/1/2012
- by By Adam Silverstein
- Digital Spy
December is proving to be a watershed moment for online gaming companies: Just a few days after Farmville creator Zynga initiated a lower-than-expected(-but-still-massive) Ipo, rival company Nexon set the price for its Ipo on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. It’s likely to become the biggest Japanese Ipo of the year, according to The New York Times. Nexon has a considerably smaller consumer base than Zynga — about 77 million active monthly players, versus Zynga’s estimated 260 million. It’s an interesting moment for the social gaming companies: Because of the extremely fraught economic climate, Zynga’s Ipo was valued at $9 billion,...
- 12/5/2011
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
The maker of popular Facebook games including FarmVille and Mafia Wars says this morning in an SEC filing that it hopes to end up with nearly $890M from a public offering of 100M shares at an expected price of about $9.25 a share. The stock will trade at Nasdaq under the symbol Znga. The cash will be used for “general corporate purposes” which could include acquisitions. The company says it also plans to contribute a some of the net proceeds to charitable causes through its philanthropic initiative, Zynga.org. Today’s announcement follows its disclosure this past summer that it planned to go public — seizing on Wall Street’s infatuation with tech companies. Investors have become a little more skeptical about the category, though: For example, Pandora Media is down about 40% since it went public in June. LinkedIn is down 28% since May. And Groupon lost 27% of its market value after it...
- 12/2/2011
- by DAVID LIEBERMAN, Executive Editor
- Deadline TV
The knock on Zynga has been that, from "Farmville" to "Mafia Wars," its future is to inextricably linked to Facebook, the social media site that serves as a platform the company's games. That could be changing. At an event held at the gaming giant's new San Francisco headquarters, appropriately entitled Zynga Unleashed, CEO Mark Pincus unveiled its own platform Project Z. Confusing things somewhat, the platform was alternately referred to in media accounts and in Pincus' presentation as Zynga Direct. Also read: Ipo Blues: Tech's Hot Summer Cools Off Users will no longer have to...
- 10/11/2011
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
DreamWorks Animation CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg has joined the board of directors of FarmVille and Mafia Wars creator Zynga, the company announced Monday. Mark Pincus, Zynga's founder, CEO and chief product officer, made the announcement on his company's blog, joking that Katzenberg was already busy lobbying Jack Black and Mike Meyers to join the board. (Read the announcement below.) For his part, Katzenberg lauded Zynga as an innovative and entertaining company. “I think Mark has an incredible vision for the future of this company and I couldn’t be more excited to become a...
- 4/4/2011
- by Joshua L. Weinstein
- The Wrap
The Groupon competitor joins Apple, Zynga, and Lady Gaga, among others, in seeking cash for relief efforts.
Not long ago, Groupon came under fire for Super Bowl ads that appeared to make light of serious situations abroad. And even if Groupon had offered support for the very causes it appeared to poke fun at, the damage was done.
Now LivingSocial, Groupon's chief rival, appears to have learned from its competitor's mistakes. It's teamed up with GlobalGiving to help funnel money to disaster relief in Japan--but it's done so subtly, without fanfare, and most crucially, without feeling some sort of compulsion to be funny about it.
The image up top shows a glimpse of how it looks in today's New York City LivingSocial email offer. A simple banner--and while it seems strange to read about tsunami relief, followed shortly thereafter by the words, "More Deals Near You," it's a nice gesture.
Not long ago, Groupon came under fire for Super Bowl ads that appeared to make light of serious situations abroad. And even if Groupon had offered support for the very causes it appeared to poke fun at, the damage was done.
Now LivingSocial, Groupon's chief rival, appears to have learned from its competitor's mistakes. It's teamed up with GlobalGiving to help funnel money to disaster relief in Japan--but it's done so subtly, without fanfare, and most crucially, without feeling some sort of compulsion to be funny about it.
The image up top shows a glimpse of how it looks in today's New York City LivingSocial email offer. A simple banner--and while it seems strange to read about tsunami relief, followed shortly thereafter by the words, "More Deals Near You," it's a nice gesture.
- 3/14/2011
- by David Zax
- Fast Company
Growing pains: Internet startups feel them too--and in a big way, when they're valued in billions. Among Facebook, LinkedIn, Groupon, and Zynga, who will first become a man? (Yes, we push the bar mitzvah metaphor, but we didn't start it!)
Every new day seems to bring fresh news about Internet companies mulling, planning, or avoiding initial public offerings. Facebook, LinkedIn, Groupon, and now Zynga--the list goes on. “For many of these companies, an Ipo seems more like a bar mitzvah,” an anonymous social media investor told the New York Times, in today's piece about how Zynga is in no hurry to go public. “It’s not very life-altering in the end, but rather something to get through.”
What are the varying Ipo strategies of each of these companies? When is an Ipo a simple rite of passage, and when is it something more? Is an Ipo really like a bar mitzvah?...
Every new day seems to bring fresh news about Internet companies mulling, planning, or avoiding initial public offerings. Facebook, LinkedIn, Groupon, and now Zynga--the list goes on. “For many of these companies, an Ipo seems more like a bar mitzvah,” an anonymous social media investor told the New York Times, in today's piece about how Zynga is in no hurry to go public. “It’s not very life-altering in the end, but rather something to get through.”
What are the varying Ipo strategies of each of these companies? When is an Ipo a simple rite of passage, and when is it something more? Is an Ipo really like a bar mitzvah?...
- 1/10/2011
- by David Zax
- Fast Company
Videogame designers, including industry pioneers, are betting on Facebook as the next gaming platform. With 500 million users, this could mean big money.
The wildly popular videogames Doom and Quake have been accused of everything from preaching Satanism to inspiring the Columbine school shooting. By comparison, the latest game from one of the original Doom and Quake designers could be found guilty of nothing worse than inspiring children to set up lemonade stands.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Google's Desperate Groupon Gambit
If John Romero's earlier games were marked by gore, his Ravenwood Fair is as clean as a Singapore sidewalk. In Quake, gremlins feasted on corpses. In Ravenwood Fair you guide a raccoon or bear around a forest, felling trees and erecting carnival attractions in the clearings. Should you encounter a monster, you simply scare it off with a few mouse clicks. But though Ravenwood Fair lacks the bluster of Romero's early shooters,...
The wildly popular videogames Doom and Quake have been accused of everything from preaching Satanism to inspiring the Columbine school shooting. By comparison, the latest game from one of the original Doom and Quake designers could be found guilty of nothing worse than inspiring children to set up lemonade stands.
Related story on The Daily Beast: Google's Desperate Groupon Gambit
If John Romero's earlier games were marked by gore, his Ravenwood Fair is as clean as a Singapore sidewalk. In Quake, gremlins feasted on corpses. In Ravenwood Fair you guide a raccoon or bear around a forest, felling trees and erecting carnival attractions in the clearings. Should you encounter a monster, you simply scare it off with a few mouse clicks. But though Ravenwood Fair lacks the bluster of Romero's early shooters,...
- 12/18/2010
- by Ben Crair
- The Daily Beast
Indian animation veteran Dhimant Vyas, who has contributed to a number of TVCs, animated series, and feature films with his outstanding animation skills, has recently joined Zynga Game Network, the gaming company famous for developing games like Farmville and Mafia Wars. In the role of Creative Director, Vyas is currently based in Bengaluru and contributing to the art that is created by the team for various games made by the company, worldwide. He is also popular among the Bollywood lovers for his claymation work done for Aamir Khan's Taare Zameen Par. Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, an elated Vyas shared, "To leverage my expertise in creating fun and exciting games has been a long-standing wish for me. And what better way to realize that, than by working with the world's largest social game developer. I am thrilled to be a part of the growing Zynga India team and looking forward...
- 12/3/2010
- by Money Sharma
- BollywoodHungama
Indian animation veteran Dhimant Vyas, who has contributed to a number of TVCs, animated series, and feature films with his outstanding animation skills, has recently joined Zynga Game Network, the gaming company famous for developing games like Farmville and Mafia Wars. In the role of Creative Director, Vyas is currently based in Bengaluru and contributing to the art that is created by the team for various games made by the company, worldwide. He is also popular among the Bollywood lovers for his claymation work done for Aamir Khan's Taare Zameen Par. Speaking to Bollywood Hungama, an elated Vyas shared, "To leverage my expertise in creating fun and exciting games has been a long-standing wish for me. And what better way to realize that, than by working with the world's largest social game developer. I am thrilled to be a part of the growing Zynga India team and looking forward...
- 12/3/2010
- by Money Sharma
- BollywoodHungama
Zynga has been working to expand their "FarmVille"/"FrontierVille"/"CityVille" stable recently, but they're reaching into other companies for future titles as well. In fact, they flat out acquired NewToy, Inc., the Texas-based studio behind "Words with Friends" and "Chess with Friends," and they've already renamed the facility "Zynga with Friends."
"The Games With Friends franchise is the best social game experience available on mobile today and we are excited to welcome the Newtoy team to the Zynga family," Zynga founder and CEO Mark Pincus announced in a press release. "The Zynga With Friends Studio will continue to invent great mobile social game experiences for Zynga users everywhere."
Acquisitions have been a big story in mobile gaming this year, with "Angry Birds" publisher Chillingo being brought under the EA umbrella. Now "FarmVille" and "Words" developers will be getting their paychecks from the same place as well, as two of the...
"The Games With Friends franchise is the best social game experience available on mobile today and we are excited to welcome the Newtoy team to the Zynga family," Zynga founder and CEO Mark Pincus announced in a press release. "The Zynga With Friends Studio will continue to invent great mobile social game experiences for Zynga users everywhere."
Acquisitions have been a big story in mobile gaming this year, with "Angry Birds" publisher Chillingo being brought under the EA umbrella. Now "FarmVille" and "Words" developers will be getting their paychecks from the same place as well, as two of the...
- 12/2/2010
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Multiplayer
Mark Pincus was chased out of some of the best companies in America. Now he's trying to build a better one. Pincus is the founder and CEO of Zynga, an online game company that attracts more than 200 million gameplayers per month for applications such as FarmVille, FrontierVille, and Mafia Wars. In this Q&A, Pincus talks about why a company's strength comes from the inclusiveness of its culture, why everybody should think like an entrepreneur, and why you should quit whining about resources and start prioritizing ruthlessly.
Kermit Pattison: Zynga has grown to more than 1,000 people in three years and that means you have to delegate more to managers. What do you look for when you hire people?
Mark Pincus: In all managers, I'm looking for a combination of three attributes. One, I want to see that they can be an entrepreneur. Especially as your company gets bigger, you...
Kermit Pattison: Zynga has grown to more than 1,000 people in three years and that means you have to delegate more to managers. What do you look for when you hire people?
Mark Pincus: In all managers, I'm looking for a combination of three attributes. One, I want to see that they can be an entrepreneur. Especially as your company gets bigger, you...
- 10/28/2010
- by Kermit Pattison
- Fast Company
HollywoodNews.com: The Producers Guild of America has announced the 2010 “Digital 25: Visionaries, Innovators and Producers,” an honor which recognizes individuals and teams that have made the most significant contributions to the advancement of digital entertainment and storytelling over the past year. The recipients will be honored at an exclusive cocktail and dinner reception hosted by comedian Kevin Pollak, on the evening of Monday, October 18th, as part of the Variety Entertainment and Technology Summit at the Digital Hollywood Conference at the Loews Santa Monica.
The 2010 “Digital 25” honorees, listed alphabetically by project then name, are as follows:
• Eddy Cue, Jonathan Ive and Steve Jobs for Apple: iPad
• James Cameron and Jon Landau for Avatar
• Justin Day, Charles Hope, Mike Hudack, Dina Kaplan and Jared Klett of blip.tv
• Idan Cohen, Zach Klein and Avner Ronen of Boxee
• Richard Rosenblatt of Demand Media
• Andrew Adamson, Teresa Cheng, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Gina Shay...
The 2010 “Digital 25” honorees, listed alphabetically by project then name, are as follows:
• Eddy Cue, Jonathan Ive and Steve Jobs for Apple: iPad
• James Cameron and Jon Landau for Avatar
• Justin Day, Charles Hope, Mike Hudack, Dina Kaplan and Jared Klett of blip.tv
• Idan Cohen, Zach Klein and Avner Ronen of Boxee
• Richard Rosenblatt of Demand Media
• Andrew Adamson, Teresa Cheng, Jeffrey Katzenberg and Gina Shay...
- 9/23/2010
- by Linny Lum
- Hollywoodnews.com
Sun Valley, Idaho -- Lingering anxiety over the state of the economy colored the proceedings at the 28th annual Sun Valley media and tech mogul gathering.
On the sidelines of the Allen & Co. camp, execs predicted a long and slow U.S. recovery, which could also affect the advertising market. A few expressed fears of a double-dip recession. Liberty Media chairman John Malone told reporters he is "quite concerned" about the state of things.
"I just don't see the catalyst in the U.S. for major growth," he said.
Similarly, Liberty CEO Greg Maffei highlighted signs of sluggish consumer spending and predicted "a long, hard slog." And media investor Gordon Crawford spoke of a "slow-growth environment" around the world.
No industry biggies rang major alarm bells about the recent strength of the ad market or made specific projections. Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav summed up the mood by saying that...
On the sidelines of the Allen & Co. camp, execs predicted a long and slow U.S. recovery, which could also affect the advertising market. A few expressed fears of a double-dip recession. Liberty Media chairman John Malone told reporters he is "quite concerned" about the state of things.
"I just don't see the catalyst in the U.S. for major growth," he said.
Similarly, Liberty CEO Greg Maffei highlighted signs of sluggish consumer spending and predicted "a long, hard slog." And media investor Gordon Crawford spoke of a "slow-growth environment" around the world.
No industry biggies rang major alarm bells about the recent strength of the ad market or made specific projections. Discovery Communications CEO David Zaslav summed up the mood by saying that...
- 7/11/2010
- by By Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As you are most likely aware, Apple’s Wwdc keynote was earlier today and Steve Jobs delivered a solid 2 hours worth of announcements — mostly revolving around the new iPhone 4 and iOS 4 (renamed from iPhone Os). Among the plethora of new information only a few points were on-the-nose related to gaming, but there were a few that were indirectly related as well.
Two new game titles were revealed during the keynote, complete with representatives of each developer making the announcements.
First up was Zynga’s CEO Mark Pincus announcing, that’s right, Farmville for the iPhone. The iPhone version will offer push notifications so you won’t forget to harvest your crops – as if you weren’t already addicted. It will be interesting to see how We Rule will stack up to Farmville and it’s already established group of addicts from Facebook. Farmville will be available in the app store by the end of June.
Two new game titles were revealed during the keynote, complete with representatives of each developer making the announcements.
First up was Zynga’s CEO Mark Pincus announcing, that’s right, Farmville for the iPhone. The iPhone version will offer push notifications so you won’t forget to harvest your crops – as if you weren’t already addicted. It will be interesting to see how We Rule will stack up to Farmville and it’s already established group of addicts from Facebook. Farmville will be available in the app store by the end of June.
- 6/8/2010
- by Jon Lavallee
- GameRant
Apple won't let just anyone share the stage with Steve Jobs, so when they let Zynga CEO Mark Pincus get up to talk at the Worldwide Developers Conference presentation where Jobs announced the iPhone 4 today, you knew something important had to be in store. Assuming you consider "FarmVille" to be important, Pincus did not disappoint.
"Farming," as it will be known on the iPhone, according to Pincus, will sync to users' existing farms on Facebook. It will also allow for in-app purchases and Push notifications if your crops are in danger of dieing.
Given the attention that "FarmVille" has received from casual gamers across the globe, as well as Green Giant and 7-Eleven, it's no surprise that they'd like to get the game onto the iPhone. If the game can raise $110,000 for Haiti, I'm sure it can generate a hefty revenue stream from Apple's phones as well.
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"Farming," as it will be known on the iPhone, according to Pincus, will sync to users' existing farms on Facebook. It will also allow for in-app purchases and Push notifications if your crops are in danger of dieing.
Given the attention that "FarmVille" has received from casual gamers across the globe, as well as Green Giant and 7-Eleven, it's no surprise that they'd like to get the game onto the iPhone. If the game can raise $110,000 for Haiti, I'm sure it can generate a hefty revenue stream from Apple's phones as well.
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- 6/7/2010
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Multiplayer
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2:55 Applause
That's the end. Jobs thanks the iPhone 4 team, and wraps it up.
Thanks to everyone who tuned into this live coverage. Please drop a line and let us know what you liked, and whether we should do this again next time.
2:41 iPhone 4 Pricing and Ship Date
$199 for 16Gb, $299 for 32Gb
That means the only 8Gb iPhone left is a 3Gs model.
Shipping to U.S., France, Germany, U.K. and Japan on June 24th (the rumor was correct).
Two colors, black and white.
In July, shipping to 18 more countries. 24 more in August, and 40 more in September. After that, it will go on sale for the Nasa rover currently stations on Mars.
Accessories: Dock for $30. Case--described as a "bumper"--for $30.
iPhone OS4 upgrade plan: the 3Gs, and iPod Touch will get the update, and the 3G too with some restrictions.
News Update: Apple's iPhone 4 Screen is Better Than Your Retinas
2:55 Applause
That's the end. Jobs thanks the iPhone 4 team, and wraps it up.
Thanks to everyone who tuned into this live coverage. Please drop a line and let us know what you liked, and whether we should do this again next time.
2:41 iPhone 4 Pricing and Ship Date
$199 for 16Gb, $299 for 32Gb
That means the only 8Gb iPhone left is a 3Gs model.
Shipping to U.S., France, Germany, U.K. and Japan on June 24th (the rumor was correct).
Two colors, black and white.
In July, shipping to 18 more countries. 24 more in August, and 40 more in September. After that, it will go on sale for the Nasa rover currently stations on Mars.
Accessories: Dock for $30. Case--described as a "bumper"--for $30.
iPhone OS4 upgrade plan: the 3Gs, and iPod Touch will get the update, and the 3G too with some restrictions.
- 6/7/2010
- by Dan Nosowitz
- Fast Company
As unlikely as it has seemed over the past few weeks, we've just had word that Facebook and Zynga have entered into a long-term relationship. For the next five years, both companies will be working together to increase their shared commitment to social gaming on Facebook, and will also expand the use of Facebook Credits in Zynga's games. Excited? You should be, as the deal cements the continuation of quality social games for casual users to get their hands on.
"Facebook was a pioneer in opening their platform in 2007 and in just three years tens of millions of Facebook users play our games every day, from FarmVille and Café World to Treasure Isle and Mafia Wars," said Mark Pincus, founder and chief executive officer at Zynga. "We are excited about Facebook’s long-term commitment to social gaming and Zynga, and look forward to working with them and other platform providers...
"Facebook was a pioneer in opening their platform in 2007 and in just three years tens of millions of Facebook users play our games every day, from FarmVille and Café World to Treasure Isle and Mafia Wars," said Mark Pincus, founder and chief executive officer at Zynga. "We are excited about Facebook’s long-term commitment to social gaming and Zynga, and look forward to working with them and other platform providers...
- 5/18/2010
- by Nick Akerman
- MTV Multiplayer
Despite becoming a household name in the social gaming world, "FarmVille" has recently lost some momentum. The game hit a slump last month as it dropped from 82 million players in March to 78 million at the end of April.
Inside Social Games reported the numbers, and suggests the loss is due to the removal of third party notifications on Facebook, a tool that stopped players receiving a constant flow of information about the farmyard shenanigans. Zynga CEO Mark Pincus has suggested this drop in numbers is only for the "short term", as "FarmVille" wasn't the only game from the company to lose some followers.
The list of games effected includes other Zynga titles "Cafe World" and "Mafia Wars", as well as games from Crowdstar and Playfish. It's expected that the drop may continue over the next month, as gift requests are eliminated from Facebook and can only take place in the game itself.
Inside Social Games reported the numbers, and suggests the loss is due to the removal of third party notifications on Facebook, a tool that stopped players receiving a constant flow of information about the farmyard shenanigans. Zynga CEO Mark Pincus has suggested this drop in numbers is only for the "short term", as "FarmVille" wasn't the only game from the company to lose some followers.
The list of games effected includes other Zynga titles "Cafe World" and "Mafia Wars", as well as games from Crowdstar and Playfish. It's expected that the drop may continue over the next month, as gift requests are eliminated from Facebook and can only take place in the game itself.
- 5/5/2010
- by Nick Akerman
- MTV Multiplayer
As we suggested last week, social gaming firm Zynga has authorized the issuance of new shares of preferred stock, according to a filing on April 22 with the State of Delaware, where the company is incorporated.
According to reports, Zynga has authorized the issuance of another $25 million in preferred Class B2 shares and an additional 10 million Series Z preferred shares. There is yet to be official word from Zynga about the recent filing.
Reports were recently released, saying that Zynga had formed an alliance with Japan's Softbank investment firm to expand into the global market, particularly targeting Asia for expansion.
Zynga recently raised $180 million from Russian investor Dst in December, and CEO Mark Pincus has been appearing all over the press world, including BusinessWeek, Details and many other publications. In fact, there's an humorous photo of the Zynga board of directors in the recent Fortune article (pictured above).
As the largest game publisher on Facebook,...
According to reports, Zynga has authorized the issuance of another $25 million in preferred Class B2 shares and an additional 10 million Series Z preferred shares. There is yet to be official word from Zynga about the recent filing.
Reports were recently released, saying that Zynga had formed an alliance with Japan's Softbank investment firm to expand into the global market, particularly targeting Asia for expansion.
Zynga recently raised $180 million from Russian investor Dst in December, and CEO Mark Pincus has been appearing all over the press world, including BusinessWeek, Details and many other publications. In fact, there's an humorous photo of the Zynga board of directors in the recent Fortune article (pictured above).
As the largest game publisher on Facebook,...
- 5/4/2010
- by Nick Akerman
- MTV Multiplayer
Recently, the Facebook game Farmville surpassed 80 million players. Not impressed? If Farmville were a country, it would be the 15th largest in population between Germany (82 million) and Ethiopia (79 million). Nearly 20% of Facebook’s 400 million active users are farming.
If there is one thing that Mark Pincus’ company Zynga knows how to do, its make casual games that everyone can play. They have created over 20 games to be played on Facebook, Myspace, Bebo, iPhone etc. They have something for everyone, from Farmville, to YoVille, Special Forces to Scramble. If you’re looking for a game to play, odds are Zynga made something you’ll love. My personal favorite is Scramble 2, where you find scrambled words in a Boggle-esque game.
Are you one of the 80+ million people playing Farmville? Friend us on Facebook and let us know in the comments and keep on plowing.
Source: AppData...
If there is one thing that Mark Pincus’ company Zynga knows how to do, its make casual games that everyone can play. They have created over 20 games to be played on Facebook, Myspace, Bebo, iPhone etc. They have something for everyone, from Farmville, to YoVille, Special Forces to Scramble. If you’re looking for a game to play, odds are Zynga made something you’ll love. My personal favorite is Scramble 2, where you find scrambled words in a Boggle-esque game.
Are you one of the 80+ million people playing Farmville? Friend us on Facebook and let us know in the comments and keep on plowing.
Source: AppData...
- 2/21/2010
- by T.J. Lauerman
- GameRant
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