Interest in Zynga’s various “Villes” may be dwindling, but Facebook this week reaffirmed its commitment to social gaming overall. In fact, they’re going strong, the company maintained in a presentation Tuesday at the Game Developers Conference. This came a day after a panel suggested that developers would be well advised to look away from Facebook and toward mobile platforms. Facebook countered with some key statistics: More than 250 million people have been playing games on Facebook each month, and more than $2 billion was paid out to game developers in 2012.
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Facebook Rallies Devs With Social Gaming Stats
Posted by: Peter Suciu March 27, 2013 01:08 PMInterest in Zynga’s various “Villes” may be dwindling, but Facebook this week reaffirmed its commitment to social gaming overall. In fact, they’re going strong, the company maintained in a presentation Tuesday at the Game Developers Conference. This came a day after a panel suggested that developers would be well advised to look away from Facebook and toward mobile platforms. Facebook countered with some key statistics: More than 250 million people have been playing games on Facebook each month, and more than $2 billion was paid out to game developers in 2012.