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  Zynga Poker, the world’s largest free-to-play mobile poker game, is celebrating its 15th Birthday with an action-packed 21-day event in-game. Kicking off today and running through September 28, players are invited to join the festivities as Zynga Poker dishes out daily surprises and massive rewards for those joining the virtual tables. Since launching in…

Rollic, a subsidiary of Zynga Inc., a wholly-owned publishing label of Take-Two Interactive (Nasdaq: TTWO), a global leader in interactive entertainment, today announced that it has crossed 2 billion lifetime downloads worldwide across its diverse and fast-growing portfolio of games. In addition, Rollic has now launched 19 titles that have reached the #1 or #2…

Last month, Zynga hosted the company’s annual hackathon where hundreds of Zyngites from various studios and departments around the world teamed up to create innovative new projects and game features. The ultimate goal: to see your hack ship. Teams were located across six countries including Canada, India, Spain, Turkey, the UK, and the US. This…

Take-Two acknowledges that the United States Supreme Court ruling regarding Roe v. Wade is a significant event. We would like to affirm our unwavering support for all our colleagues in the U.S. and around the world. We have been working with our benefits providers to ensure our U.S. colleagues and their dependents receive the best…

We are proud to share that this week, Zynga has been honored as a 2022 Top Supporter of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and minority-serving institutions by the deans of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET)-accredited HBCU engineering programs and the Advancing Minorities’ Interest in Engineering (AMIE) corporate-academic alliance. This distinction is…

Clubs is finally here! Learn all the tips & tricks to top the leaderboard of Words With Friends 2’s newest feature. What are Words With Friends 2’s Clubs? Since starting out in 2009, Words With Friends is always looking for ways to up the word game. Now, we’re emphasizing the “With Friends” in Words With…

It’s #WorldEnvironmentDay! To celebrate, Small Giant Games (“Small Giant”), is proud to take part in Playing for the Planet’s Green Game Jam by launching an in-game event in Empires & Puzzles to showcase the power of gaming in relation to food, forests and our future. For three days, (June 3 – 6, 2022) players will…

Throughout Pride Month in June, Zynga Inc.,  will kick off a celebratory lineup of in-game features, employee spotlights and social integrations across several titles to promote LGBTQIA2S+ inclusivity, diversity and belonging. LGBTQIA2S+ refers to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Two Spirit and countless ways in which people self identify.  To support LGBTQIA2S+ causes,…

This week, we’re celebrating the reopening of Zynga Canada, located in the Entertainment District of Toronto. This isn’t just any office remodel, it’s an entirely new studio that has been purposefully designed and built for Zynga’s newly conceptualized Connected Workplace hybrid working model. Over the past two years, we have contemplated what we want the…

We have been watching the recent events unfold in Ukraine with great concern. After careful consideration, we have begun to suspend all installations, monetization and marketing support across all titles in Russia and Belarus at this time. We are making a donation of over $200,000 to three organizations that are providing relief and support for…

Famous Feline Joins Engaged Farming Simulation Community That’s Already Harvested Over One Billion Crops Since Nov. 4 Launch SAN FRANCISCO – December 15, 2021 – Today, FarmVille 3 from Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA), a global leader in interactive entertainment, welcomes Nala Cat, the adorable Siamese-tabby mix who holds a 2020 Guinness World Records title for social followers. As part of the in-game event, “Nala’s…

David Gray, Executive Producer at Zynga In November 2008, I was celebrating a 14-year career within the video game entertainment industry – having worked at Sega/SegaSoft, Electronic Arts and THQ. Long tenures by some standards. At the time, my work consisted of starting and shipping games, designing and supporting game technologies, and I was working…

Entering 2022 with Momentum and Plans to Introduce More Exciting Games and Live Services Updates Rollic, a subsidiary of Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA), a global leader in interactive entertainment, recaps its impressive growth in 2021 as it looks to enter 2022 with momentum. Rollic’s top-charting games, first-of-its-kind features and acquisitions of multiple mobile game studios helped propel…

Join us for a lineup of holiday events across Zynga’s leading portfolio of mobile games. With a holiday giveaway in Words With Friends and festive winter events from Rollic, Empires & Puzzles and the FarmVille franchise, players can celebrate the season with their favorite games! EVENTS: Empires & Puzzles // Santa’s Challenge & Challenge Festival…

December warms up with in-game events across Zynga’s popular portfolio of mobile games SAN FRANCISCO – December 16, 2021 – Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA), a global leader in interactive entertainment, today announced a lineup of holiday events across its leading portfolio of mobile games. With a holiday giveaway in Words With Friends and festive winter events from Rollic, Empires & Puzzles and…

Zynga and Lucasfilm Games Release First Official Gameplay Trailer for Star Wars: Hunters™, Coming to Nintendo Switch and Mobile in 2022 Eagerly Anticipated Team-based Competitive Action Game is Available Now in Mobile Soft Launch in Select Markets SAN FRANCISCO – December 6, 2021 – Today, Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA), a global leader in interactive entertainment,…

This Thanksgiving, Zynga Inc. is inviting players to celebrate the American holiday with a harvest of in-game events across three of Zynga’s titles – Empires & Puzzles, FarmVille 2: Country Escape, and FarmVille 2: Tropic Escape. And FarmVille 3 is kicking off the holiday season with home tips and baking recipes presented by the farmhands,…

Rollic announced that it has recently closed the acquisitions of mobile game studios ByteTyper, Creasaur Entertainment and ZeroSum. All three studios have previously published games with Rollic and will continue to develop original mobile titles in-house under the Rollic umbrella.  The three Turkey-based studios are responsible for a run of hyper-casual hits including: Racing Online,…

Twelve years – and over 700 million downloads – after the original FarmVille was introduced to the world in 2009, FarmVille 3 is bringing to life a beautifully crafted new world filled with a rich cast of fully animated characters and interactive animals.  Returning to the franchise is the beloved guide Marie, who will greet…

Zynga is excited to announce the global launch of ReVamp — our third game to be released exclusively for Snapchat! Taking a bite out of the social deception genre, ReVamp gathers friends – or strangers –  to renovate a dilapidated mansion. There’s just one catch…one of you is a Vampire, who is set on sabotaging the group’s…

Brings a Talented Development Team and New Hit Franchise to Zynga Expands Zynga’s International Footprint with a Studio in China Adds New Projects in Early Development Zynga to Update Full Year 2021 Guidance when Reporting Q3 2021 Financial Results on November 8, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO – Oct. 7, 2021 – Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA), a…

Pre-registration for FarmVille 3 is now open!  FarmVille 3 will feature over 150 breeds of animals ranging from chickens and cows to exotic new pets such as friendly tigers and fluffy alpacas. Players can adopt, nurture and raise baby animals including lovable chicks, lambs, piglets and many more adorable creatures. For their parenting efforts, players…

Zynga announced today that ReVamp, an upcoming multiplayer social deception game, will launch soon in select markets exclusively for Snapchat. The vampire-themed game will be the first social deception title on Snapchat, giving Snapchatters their first chance to sink their teeth into this popular genre. ReVamp is a real-time multiplayer imposter game where players aim…

New Trailer Gives a Closer Look at the Characters, Setting and Spectacle of Upcoming Team-Based Action Game Coming to Nintendo Switch and Mobile in 2022 SAN FRANCISCO – September 14, 2021 – Today, Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA), a global leader in interactive entertainment, and Lucasfilm Games debuted a cinematic trailer for the upcoming arena-combat game,…

Zynga Inc. is continuing its partnership with Born This Way Foundation in honor of the non-profit organization’s annual #BeKind21 campaign. As part of the collaboration, Words With Friends is featuring ‘Kindness’ as the Word Of The Day on September 1, kicking off the first day of #BeKind21 and encouraging players to pledge to 21 days…

Kenneth Cole and Zynga Inc. are partnering to debut the Kenneth Cole PRIDE 2021 collection in the hit hyper-casual game High Heels!. This collaboration marks the first time that Kenneth Cole’s iconic street-smart style will be featured in a mobile game.  For the first two weeks of June, gamers will be able to play with…

If you’re ready to experience American sports racing at its finest, speed over to CSR Racing 2 (CSR2) for the “America Series” hosted by racing legends Danica Patrick and Mark Webber.  Players start with a free Ford Mustang RTR Spec 3 to compete in 10 events on seven tracks across the U.S. With each succeeding…

In celebration of this year’s International Women’s Day, Zynga has teamed up with global organization, Girls Who Code (GWC), in support of women in tech. We’ve pledged $100,000 from our Social Impact Fund to enable GWC to support girls at all points throughout their educational journey from 3rd grade into the workforce. GWC is an…

Beginning this week and running through the remainder of February, FarmVille 2: Tropic Escape is celebrating Black History Month with a special in-game event and creative experience honoring prominent leaders of the Civil Rights Movement.  Come check out Yasmine X and Zuri Y, a pair of discerning performance painters, as they bring their live act…

Zynga and Lucasfilm Games today announced Star Wars: Hunters, a free-to-play competitive arena combat game for the Nintendo Switch system and mobile devices landing in 2021. The game will bring players together to engage in thrilling, squad-based multiplayer battles.  Star Wars: Hunters connects players in real-time to battle in settings inspired by iconic Star Wars…

This year, February 12th marked the first day of the Lunar New Year. Jessica Ho, User Acquisition Manager based in our Zynga San Francisco office, describes what her Lunar New Year celebration entailed and how the Zynga Asian Pacific Islander (ZAPI) employee resource group contributed to this years’ festivities.   Lunar New Year which is…

Continuing its annual tradition, Google announced its Best of 2020 awards — the company’s list of the best apps, games, movies and books for the year. The top apps and games, which are picked by both Google Play users and editors, have brought hours of fun for players and have brought people from across the globe together. That…

Zynga’s director of benefits Bryan Aycock has been named Employee Benefit News’ 2020 Benefits Professional of the Year for his work during the COVID-19 healthcare and financial crisis. Amidst a year of upheaval and transitions in the world of work, many employees have been left feeling unmoored and unmotivated, searching for a new post-coronavirus paradigm. Bryan…

Women at Zynga (WAZ) is an employee-led community empowering women in gaming by creating more opportunities for them to succeed and grow as leaders in the industry. Founded in 2010, our mission is to foster an inclusive work environment while pushing to correct the gender imbalance that currently exists in gaming. This September, WAZ’s Austin chapter…

Women at Zynga (WAZ) is an employee-led community empowering women in gaming by creating more opportunities for them to succeed and grow as leaders in the industry. Founded in 2010, our mission is to foster an inclusive work environment while pushing to correct the gender imbalance that currently exists in gaming. Summer is one of…

Join in to to celebrate the 51st anniversary of the moon landing in FarmVille 2: Tropic Escape with an in-game event on July 20th, lasting until July 30th. The month of July is filled with notable anniversaries of space achievements, and Tropic Escape has always enjoyed celebrating them in the game. This year, the space agency…

Rick and Morty are returning for more fun in Merge Dragons! in a special live event called Froopy Flight taking place on July 10th, 2020, lasting until July 13th, 2020. The duo is embarking on special events that reward players for healing land and collecting points. Rick and Morty enter the game through a strange…

CSR2 is here to take you on an all American Road Trip to celebrate American car culture.     While cruising coast to coast, every day is a different story exploring iconic cars and locations!   Download CSR2 here https://zynga.social/CSR2AmericanRoadTrip   Follow the Road Trip and unlock in-game rewards at https://bddy.me/31ASNOw

[Shared at the request of Zynga employees] Dear Zynga: I want to follow up on Matt Bromberg’s earlier email to you about the importance of equality and justice.  The events of these past days and weeks have been profoundly difficult—for our communities and for each of us.   These events ask us to consider, and…

SAN FRANCISCO – May 18, 2020 – Zynga Inc.  (Nasdaq: ZNGA), a global leader in interactive entertainment, today announced the launch of Hypercar Festival, a three-part event series in CSR Racing 2 (CSR2). The Hypercar Festival is a celebration of Hypercars taking place in the game’s Storm Drain Track. The event series, which begins later…

Amazon and Zynga Team up To Bring Free Mobile Content to Words With Friends Players with Amazon Prime Memberships Can Claim Free Rewards Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA), a global leader in interactive entertainment, today announced a collaboration with Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN) to bring free content to Amazon Prime members in one of Zynga’s most popular…

Global Games Industry Encourages Players to Follow Health and Safety Guidelines for COVID-19; Provides Information and Social Connection WHAT Today, the global and far-reaching games industry agreed to disseminate key messages from the World Health Organization to help slow the spread of COVID-19. To promote these messages, 18 game industry leaders in the interactive entertainment…

Sunday, March 8th marked International Women’s Day, and Zynga has been celebrating all week with events produced by Women At Zynga (WAZ) chapters across the globe. Women at Zynga (WAZ), is the longest standing employee resource group at Zynga. With a mission to empower women to succeed and become leaders in their careers and communities,…

Recently NaturalMotion General Manager James Nicholls participated in the Interactive Futures Conference, an annual event focussed on the West Midlands gaming hub, celebrating the huge development presence in the region and introducing people who are interested in entering the games industry to potential roles in the local area. Moderated by writer and broadcaster Jordan Erica…

Yesterday Zynga was honored to host a panel about gender equality, gaming and the workplace, inspired by the book Alpha Girls: The Women Upstarts Who Took on Silicon Valley’s Male Culture and Made the Deals of a Lifetime. Hosted by the company’s employee resource group, Women At Zynga (WAZ), Alpha Girls author Julian Guthrie was…

We sat down with Zynga Poker Ambassador Hugh Grant to learn more about the tricks of the trade and how poker has changed his life. Hugh is one of the top-ranking Zynga Poker players and currently on the poker circuit trying his hand at a tournament title. He recently played in the Zynga Poker WPT…

Happy 10th Anniversary Zynga India! This week Zynga India celebrated their 10th anniversary with a host of celebrations across three days of activities. Commemorating their love of games, food and knowledge, the office has joined together for friendly game competitions like a Pool & Table Tennis tournament, Musical Chairs, Snakes and Ladders, Treasure Hunt and…

On January 20th, Zynga’s studio leaders Timo Soininen (Small Giant Games), Eren Yanik (Gram Games), and Julian Widdows (NaturalMotion), took to the stage at the 7th Annual Pocket Gamer Connects London conference to talk about the process of mergers and acquisitions for the “Integrating an Acquisition into Your Business” panel. Steel Media COO Dave Bradley…

Since launching in 2009, Words With Friends has become the world’s most popular mobile game with over 279M players challenging their friends, family members and strangers to lay down their letter tiles. Over the years, the games team has partnered with mega stars like actor Alec Bladwin and musician Garth Brooks, as well as non-profits…