Zynga is a mobile and social gaming company founded in 2007 and based in San Francisco. The company is best known for its FarmVille series as well as its "With Friends" games. Zynga became a publicly traded company in 2011. In 2012, Zynga acquired OMGPOP, the creators of Draw Something, in a deal worth $180 million. In 2013, the company released Draw Something 2. In the first quarter of 2013 Zynga's revenue slid to $264 million; however, the company managed to post a $4.1 million net income, a reversal from the $85 million loss Zynga notched in the same quarter a year ago.

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Zynga, Atari partner on 'Super Bunny Breakout' for iOS

Atari is extending its venerable  Breakout  franchise to Apple's iOS platform, teaming with Zynga to launch  Super Bunny Breakout .

Zynga lowers outlook, CEO hints at cuts

Zynga said it will report weaker third quarter revenue and lowered its full-year guidance for 2012. In addition, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus hinted that the company will address these near-term challenges "by targeted cost reductions" and by focusing on its new game pipeline.

Zynga launches mobile role-playing games as executive losses mount

Zynga is expanding its first-ever mobile role-playing games  Montopia  and  Ayakashi: Ghost Guild  to the Western market. The two free-to-play titles were initially introduced exclusively to Japanese consumers in early 2012.

Zynga loses infrastructure chief Leinwand as exec exodus continues

Zynga CTO of Infrastructure Allan Leinwand has left the beleaguered social gaming giant to take a similar role at enterprise IT firm ServiceNow,  GigaOm  reports.

Zynga exodus continues, four more executives resign as stock plummets

At least four Zynga executives have resigned within the last several weeks as the beleaguered social gaming giant's share price continues to slide.

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Zynga COO Schappert resigns following management shakeup

Zynga Chief Operating Officer John Schappert has resigned one week after the firm stripped him of his responsibilities as head of social gaming development.

Zynga shakes up leadership, demotes COO

In the wake of mobile gaming giant Zynga's less than stellar second quarter earnings, the company is shaking up its leadership, most notably by demoting its chief operating officer and combining its mobile and Web divisions.

Zynga blames $22.8M Q2 losses on Facebook, pins rebound hopes on mobile

Zynga blamed its second quarter net losses of $22.8 million on recent changes made by social network Facebook as well as diminishing mobile traffic for high-profile acquisition Draw Something .

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