PREVIOUS ARTICLENEXT ARTICLE
NEWS
By 13 July 2010 | Categories: news

0

Google has reportedly invested between $100 million and $200 million in social gaming company Zynga, the company behind such popular online games as FarmVille, Mafia Wars and FrontierVille.
 
According to Tech Crunch, the investment part of the deal closed a month or so ago with a larger strategic partnership still in the works. This investment was apparently made by Google itself according to Tech Crunch’s sources and will see Zynga becoming the cornerstone of a new Google Games platform that will be launching later this year.
 
Google Checkout might even replace PayPal as the primary payment option within Zynga’s games as the search company is looking for ways to make this service more relevant.
 
Google has also posted a job opening for a product management leader for a Games Division.

USER COMMENTS

Read
Magazine Online
TechSmart.co.za is South Africa's leading magazine for tech product reviews, tech news, videos, tech specs and gadgets.
Start reading now >
Download latest issue

Have Your Say


What new tech or developments are you most anticipating this year?
New smartphone announcements (43 votes)
Technological breakthroughs (27 votes)
Launch of new consoles, or notebooks (14 votes)
Innovative Artificial Intelligence solutions (27 votes)
Biotechnology or medical advancements (21 votes)
Better business applications (132 votes)