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  • RealNetworks’ Slingo buy spells doom for Zynga Slingo
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    RealNetworks’ Slingo buy spells doom for Zynga Slingo

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    Unbiased opinion: Zynga Slingo is an awesome game. It earned five stars in Gamezebo's review and ate up countless hours of my own personal free time. But great games don't always equal great business, and with the recent $15.6m acquisition of the Slingo brand by RealNetworks, we were left wondering what the future of Zynga Slingo might be.
  • Man becomes self-appointed customer support service for Coasterville after big Zynga mix-up
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    Man becomes self-appointed customer support service for Coasterville after big Zynga mix-up

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    Coasterville players may have noticed an interesting Internal Server Error message from Zynga over the past few months, which instructed them to contact the server administrator at themepark.com about any technical issues they run into with the Facebook game. Now here's where the story gets a little interesting: themepark.com is owned by a man named Eric Mueller, who uses the domain in accordance with his web design firm, and who has absolutely nothing to do with Zynga. In fact, he's never even played a Zynga game before!
  • Candy Crushing the Competition: Where King Triumphs, Zynga Pivots
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    Candy Crushing the Competition: Where King Triumphs, Zynga Pivots

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    In the field of social games, one company is clearly the current king of the hill, boasting multiple top 10 Facebook games month after month while raking in big revenue on mobile platforms as well. You'll have to excuse the pun because the firm in question actually is King, the force behind the unusually addictive social/mobile sensation Candy Crush Saga.
  • Zynga acquires Spooky Cool Labs for work on social casino games
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    Zynga acquires Spooky Cool Labs for work on social casino games

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    In continuing their steady push into the world of gaming and online gambling, Zynga has announced today on their company blog that the mobile powerhouse developer has acquired Spooky Cool Labs to help bring their bustling casino-based content to life down the road. However, the smart business move on Zynga's part seems to be one gamble that is sure to pay off!
  • Zynga layoffs hit 18% of all employees
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    Zynga layoffs hit 18% of all employees

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    If teen idols like Justin Bieber have taught us anything, it's that a meteoric rise is often followed by an equally meteoric fall.  Such appears to be the case with Zynga.  Today the company confirmed that its latest round of layoffs will reduce their workforce by another 18% by August. That's 520 employees.