Zynga
American social game developer
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| June 2023 | During FTC v. Microsoft trial, it was disclosed that Microsoft had considered purchasing Zynga before Take-Two's acquisition. |
| 2022 | Zynga relocated its headquarters to San Mateo, California. |
| November 2022 | Zynga acquires Popcore, a German mobile game developer. |
| September 2022 | Zynga acquires Storemaven, an Israeli mobile app marketing platform. |
| May 23 2022 | Take-Two Interactive completed acquisition of Zynga. |
| February 2022 | Zynga acquires NanoTribe, a German game development studio. |
| January 10 2022 | Take-Two Interactive announced intention to acquire Zynga for $12.7 billion. |
| August 2021 | Zynga acquires StarLark, a Chinese game developer, for $525 million, gaining the game Golf Rival. |
| May 2021 | Zynga purchases Chartboost, a mobile advertising platform, for $250 million. |
| March 2021 | Zynga acquires Echtra Games, a San Francisco-based game development studio, for $21.1 million. |
| October 2020 | Zynga buys Rollic, a Turkish mobile game developer, for $180 million, adding Go Knots 3D and Tangle Master 3D to its portfolio. |
| June 2020 | Zynga acquires Turkish mobile game company Peak for $1.8 billion, including the game Toy Blast. |
| 2019 | A data breach occurred affecting Zynga Poker users, as reported by Consumer Affairs. |
| 2019 | Zynga made a slight profit, but Zynga Poker's profit dropped by 7%, still recovering from previous platform changes. |
| 2019 | Zynga Poker hired Brad Garrett for a sweepstakes event. |
| December 2019 | Have I Been Pwned? confirmed that over 173 million Zynga accounts were affected by the data breach, expanding on the initial breach report from September. |
| September 2019 | A hacker named Gnosticplayers claimed to have breached Zynga's Words with Friends database, accessing 218 million player accounts including personal information like names, emails, login IDs, and hashed passwords. |
| March 2019 | Zynga Poker added a new tournament code called Spin & Win, allowing for faster play and higher stakes. |
| 2018 | Zynga Poker became the primary sponsor for Go Fas Racing's No. 32 Ford, partnering with driver Matt DiBenedetto in a Nascar sponsorship deal. |
| 2018 | After increased market competition, Zynga Poker's market share in social casino games decreased to 6.1%. |
| December 2018 | Zynga purchases Finnish mobile game developer Small Giant Games for $560 million, acquiring the game Empires & Puzzles. |
| November 2018 | Zynga Poker reported mobile revenue falling 3% for the year, with bookings remaining flat, attributing challenges to Facebook platform changes in the second financial quarter. |
| May 2018 | Zynga acquires Gram Games, a UK-based mobile game developer, for $250 million, focusing on 'Merge' games. |
| January 3 2018 | Take-Two Interactive announced its intent to acquire Zynga. |
| 2017 | Zynga reported a loss in the first quarter, though revenue was rising compared to the previous year. |
| March 7 2016 | Frank Gibeau took over as CEO, replacing Mark Pincus. |
| April 2014 | Mark Pincus stepped down from chief product officer role, remained chairman of the board. |
| January 2014 | Announced layoff of 314 workers (15% of workforce). |
| July 2013 | Hired Don Mattrick as new CEO, with Mark Pincus remaining as chairman and chief product officer. |
| July 25 2013 | Announced they would not pursue real money game production in the US. |
| June 3 2013 | Announced layoffs of 520 employees (18% of workforce) and closed offices in New York, Los Angeles, and Dallas. |
| 2012 | Zynga purchased the entire office building with approximately 407,000 square feet of total space for $228 million. |
| June 26 2012 | Announced 'Zynga With Friends' network and Zynga API at Zynga Unleashed conference. |
| 2011 | Zynga Poker reached its peak with 38 million players, becoming the largest poker site in the world. |
| December 16 2011 | Zynga began trading on NASDAQ under the ticker ZNGA. |
| July 1 2011 | Filed with SEC to raise up to $1 billion in initial public offering. |
| 2010 | Zynga signed a rental agreement for 270,000 square feet of office space at the former Sega offices location. |
| May 18 2010 | Entered a five-year relationship with Facebook to expand use of Facebook Credits in Zynga's games. |
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