Bad news from social game publisher Zynga today – they’ve cut 18 percent of their workforce, a layoff of more than 500 people, according to a blog post on the Zynga Web site. Zynga’s been in trouble for a while. The company had huge early success with social games like FarmVille and Words With Friends, [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Draw Something’
Draw Something 2 released with updated tools, galleries, and more
Posted by ryan on April 25th, 2013
Draw Something 2, the sequel to the original Draw Something, is now available in the App Store and comes with a bunch of new features including new pens and other tools, gallery views of all your drawings, a new free draw mode, and more. If you liked the original Draw Something, you’ll definitely want to [...]
Letterpress by Atebits review
Posted by ryan on October 24th, 2012
“Letterpress is a painfully addictive word game, earning its place on my home screen and sure to win the hearts of people in bathrooms everywhere. I give it five Magic Trackpads.” Imagine yourself drawing a bath. The water runs over the sound of light jazz as you slide your robe off, lit by the scented [...]
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Tags: Draw Something, Game Center, Let Sing, Magic Trackpads 
Comments OffZynga lays off employees in midst of Apple event
Posted by ryan on October 24th, 2012
Zynga, in an obvious attempt to avoid bad press, laid off some 100-odd employees during Apple’s iPad mini event today. A total of 5% of their full-time staff are on the way out, and many were given two hours to clear out of the office today according to inside sources. The Boston studio is shutting [...]
Monday Brief: Editors-in-Chief best of season 1
Posted by ryan on July 16th, 2012
Mobile Nations Podcast Feed Mobile Nations on iTunes Mobile Nations YouTube Motorola Atrix HD hands-on and initial review Nexus 7 Review Google shipping the Galaxy Nexus again Confirmed: BlackBerry 10 full touchscreen and physical keyboard models will be announced and marketed together The reports of RIM bleeding developers have been greatly exaggerated 12 Questions with [...]
Posted in iPhone, iPad & iPod Tags: Draw Something, Epic Year, Monday Brief, Review Google Comments OffDraw Something Meets Taboo In Can’t Say That … You Can Say That Again!
Posted by ryan on July 14th, 2012
Have you had enough of Draw Something? I know I have. That’s why I’m looking forward to a potential replacement called Can’t Say That. It’s not immediately apparent from its name, but Can’t Say That employs the sort of asynchronous gameplay that’s made popular by Draw Something. What its name does suggest is that it’s [...]
iPhone & iPad Live 294: 7-inch iPad, 4-inch iPhone, iOS 6 Maps
Posted by ryan on May 18th, 2012
Georgia, Seth, and Rene discuss all the latest Apple rumors, including the 7-inch iPad, 4-inch iPhone, iOS 6 Maps, and Apple wanting to hurt Google in the wallet. Also, free iPad games, Sparrow push, Chrome for iOS, and the pro stylus shootout! Subscribe via iTunes: Audio | Video Subscribe via RSS: Audio | Video Download [...]
Posted in iPhone, iPad & iPod Tags: Apps Best, Draw Something, Wacom Bamboo Stylus, ZEN Comments OffiPhone & iPad Live 293: Hulk pants
Posted by ryan on May 11th, 2012
Georgia, Rene, and Seth talk iOS 5.1.1, the future of jailbreak, gesture keyboard shortcuts, multi-user support for iPad, Instacast, cloud storage apps, and Jot Pro vs. Wacom Bamboo stylus. This is iPhone & iPad Live! Subscribe via iTunes: Audio | Video Subscribe via RSS: Audio | Video Download directly: Audio | Video Meta Want a [...]
Posted in iPhone, iPad & iPod Tags: Apps Best, Draw Something, Jot Pro, Wacom Bamboo Stylus Comments OffDraw Something is trying to get you to draw their ads for them
Posted by ryan on May 4th, 2012
Draw Something’s next step after being acquired by Zynga is to get people to draw brands that that they’re familiar with, like Doritos, the NHL, and KFC. It’s an interesting exercise in marketing, and definitely a novel way of getting people to interact with companies, but if overdone, I think it will ultimately sour people on the [...]
iPhone & iPad Live 290: iPhone 4S six months later
Posted by ryan on April 20th, 2012
Georgia, Seth, and Rene discuss the iPhone 4S six months later, widescreen iPhone rumors, widgets on iOS, best free iPhone apps, Draw Something updates, and furniture from the future! This is iPhone & iPad Live! Subscribe via iTunes: Audio | Video Subscribe via RSS: Audio | Video Download directly: Audio | Video Meta How to [...]
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