"Slingo," a leader in online games for 17 years, is making its way to Facebook with a redesigned version of the popular bingo/slot-machine game.
We're going to feel a little guilty if this news gets you fired. But you can now play "Angry Birds" on Facebook.
Can't get enough of those virtual cows and crops from FarmVille? Good news, agrarians: Zynga toys and games are coming this fall.
At long last, the Holy Grail of Internet IPOs is here. Facebook filed Wednesday to raise $5 billion in an initial public offering.
Dedicated social gamers devote many hours to tending their online farms and digital pets -- and lots of money, too. This year they'll spend an estimated $650 million in real cash on virtual goods.
Google+, Google's new social networking service, might cautiously be called a hit. With 25 million visitors at last count, Google+ may well be the fastest-growing social network to launch thus far.
What happens when Sid Meier's classic PC game "Civilization" meets the home of "FarmVille?"
It's been a big week for video gamers.
Join Doug Gross to see the latest games on the floor of the world's biggest gaming expo, E3.
Conquering the Apple Store apparently wasn't enough for these ninjas.
"Fruit Ninja," a top 10 iPhone app is coming to Kinect, Microsoft's motion-control system for the Xbox.
In this week's Tech Check podcast, Doug Gross, Brandon Griggs and Mark Milian break down this week's $8.5 billion purchase of Skype by Microsoft.
The news that Lady Gaga has inspired an online game, "GagaVille," has got us thinking: Let's face it -- Gaga already sort of is a video game character.
Two social media heavyweights -- Lady Gaga and Zynga -- will partner for GagaVille, an offshoot of social game FarmVille.
This is the way social networks end: Not with a bang, but a "pivot."
For my senior year at Stanford, my very last quarter, I took a computer science class just to fulfill a requirement. I thought I was going to go on to medical school, I had taken the MCAT. But in that class I actually fell in love. So I spent a year doing biotech work and programming at night and studying and reading. Then I got a job programming -- I went in and convinced them that I was pretty decent at writing code and I was pretty passionate about what I wanted to do.
The video game industry has decided to shoot the messenger.
In the world of gaming, money doesn't necessarily buy respect.
Blockbuster videogame heroes have tamed the Wild West, repelled alien invasions and driven the Nazis from Normandy. But can they fight off "Angry Birds"?
Do you "like" receiving Facebook messages about, say, your buddy Rich's new row of corn in FarmVille?
Facebook wants your address and mobile phone number.
In March, CNN's Pauline Chiou talked with Zynga Games CEO Mark Pincus about his company's addictive online games.
Facebook game developer Zynga has proved once again that it knows exactly what it needs to do to keep millions of Facebook users happy and occupied.
As the movie title suggests, Facebook has become the social network.
Tending to virtual farms was so last week.
Social gaming giant Zynga, the developer of FarmVille, is readying a fresh hit for its addicts: CityVille.
Hulu now reaches 30 million viewers a month, and Zynga's games draw a bigger daily audience than the New York Times.
When customers are called users, customer service takes on a different meaning.
Sharpen up your hoes, Apple fans. "FarmVille" has cropped up on the iPad.
HLN's Jennifer Westhoven explains how some Facebook games collect and distribute your info even when you aren't playing.
Facebook issued a stern warning to independent developers Monday in response to reports that some applications on the site were sharing identifying information about users.
Many of Facebook's most popular apps are sharing personally identifiable information of their users with dozens of advertising and Internet-tracking companies, in violation of the social-networking giant's own rules, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
The holiday season is always a win for video gamers, as software makers jockey to one-up each other with slicker graphics, deeper play and more expansive 3-D worlds.
Zynga's hit Facebook game "FarmVille" is arguably the most widely played video game in existence. What is especially impressive about that is that "FarmVille" isn't any fun.
The stereotypical "gamer" is a teenage boy locked in his basement, playing World of Warcraft with a cube of Mountain Dew at his side. But games on social networks like Facebook have redefined the genre, and they're reaching previously untapped customers: Older women have become a key fan base.
Facebook was down for many users for several hours Thursday, the second day in a row access to the site was hampered.
John wants to share some level seven Energizing Lotion in FarmVille! How many times have you seen a similar sentence in your Facebook News Feed and either wondered what it means, or (if you're familiar with Farmville and other popular Facebook games) removed the message in disgust?
Although as old as gaming itself, software piracy has been making headlines lately, seen by many as a growing danger to a business just coming to grips with the transition to digital.
Even as Facebook titles like "FrontierVille" and "Restaurant City" continue to attract millions of players, interest in social games may be waning.
These days, it's impossible to overstate the popularity of games for social networks, with Facebook titles like "Pet Society," "Happy Aquarium" and "Zoo World" all boasting massive followings.
Swamped. Under the gun. Just trying to stay above water. Whatever office cliché you use to describe it, we've all been in that situation where we feel like we might be swallowed up by our workload.
The ground rules for online courtesy gelled sometime in the late '90s: Don't swear on public forums. Zip large files before sending. AVOID WRITING IN CAPS, AS IT IS RUDE TO CYBERSHOUT.
If online reports are to be believed, Google could be cooking up a rival for Facebook -- and bringing the maker of popular social games like "FarmVille" with them.
The days of digital birthday cakes, virtual bottles of champagne and other cutesy icons from Facebook are numbered.
Fresh off a deal that will keep 'FarmVille," "Mafia Wars" and other popular Zynga titles on Facebook for at least the next five years, the company has inked a partnership with Yahoo to bring its social games to the Internet giant's massive userbase.
If Facebook already tells you who's got big plans for this weekend (or what they planted on their FarmVille farm), why not ask it where to grab dinner or whom you should vote for in the next election?
Reports from this week's Game Developers Conference make one thing clear: Games on mobile phones are not just a niche category anymore.
We already connect with friends on Facebook to share photos, videos, text updates and Web links, but might we also use the service to exchange money?
Elizabeth McCutchen and a friend were walking to book club two weeks ago in quaint Farmville, Virginia, when they strolled by a home on First Avenue.
Elizabeth McCutchen and a friend were walking to book club two weeks ago in quaint Farmville, Virginia, when they strolled by a home on First Avenue. "Something smells dead," her friend said.
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