I understand it’s to protect their trademark, but there really is something incredibly disgusting about Zynga suing anyone over using the phrase ‘[blank] With Friends’ when their whole company is built on blatantly stolen ideas from other games.
Zynga sues sex app maker over Bang With Friends nameThe makers of a “casual sex matchmaking app” called Bang With Friends are facing legal action over its name from games studio Zynga.BBC NewsZoe Kleinman
In just three months, they managed to lose another 15.8 million and about half of it’s daily user base. When you look at the big picture however, it really doesn’t mean too much, considering they’re still sitting on $1.25 billion in cash. Even though Mattrick has his work cut out for him, he has plenty of time to turn Zynga around.
Zynga loses $15.8M in Q2, nearly half its daily users year-over-yearSocial game maker Zynga announced its second quarter financial results today, posting a $15.8 mi
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In select circumstances, until earlier today, the Zynga game Coasterville told users to email a certain address @themepark.com if something went wrong. The problem is, that email address didn’t belong to a Zynga employee.
Zynga Mistake Puts Random Stranger In Customer Support RoleIn select circumstances, until earlier today, the Zynga game Coasterville told users to email a certain address @themepark.com if something went wrong. The problem is, that email address didn’t belong to a Zynga emp
While it’s sad 520 people out of work, the most staggering thing to take away from this is that number only represents 18% of their employees. There’s still over 2000 people still working on games like Farmville.
Original Source: http://blog.zynga.com/2013/06/03/ceo-update-4/