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‘Draw Something 2’ now available in iOS App Store

2013-04-25T00:04:50-04:00

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Draw Something, the Pictionary-style game with a rollercoaster history, now has a sequel. Draw Something 2 for iPhone is available in the US App Store following launches in Canada and Sweden earlier this month. Among other additions, the game promises over 5,000 new words, more drawing tools, and a free draw mode, and can be downloaded as either a $2.99 premium app or a free, ad-supported game.

The original Draw Something had one of the most successful app launches of all time, leading Zynga to purchase developer OMGPOP for $180 million, but has since suffered a declining userbase. Zynga will now be hoping that Draw Something 2 is the game …

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‘Draw Something’ launches on Windows Phone, exclusive to Lumia devices for two months

2012-10-27T16:58:06-04:00

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Back in June came word that two of Zynga's more popular mobile games were coming to Windows Phone, and now at least one of them is finally available with the launch of Draw Something. Of course, the Pictionary-esque game won't be available for all Windows Phone devices just yet - as Nokia previously revealed, for the first two months after launch the game will be exclusive to Nokia Lumia devices. There's currently no word on when the other announced game, Words With Friends, will be making its way to the platform as well. And for those who own a Nokia device that isn't a Windows Phone, there's still some hope, as the company has previously a …

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‘Draw Something’ and ‘Zynga Poker’ to hit Nokia’s budget Asha Touch phones

2012-08-17T07:09:54-04:00

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Nokia has announced a renewed partnership with games developer Zynga, aiming to port the popular games Draw Something and Zynga Poker to its touch-enabled Asha smartphones. The news follows a similar partnership designed to ensure that Draw Something and Words With Friends come to Windows Phone in the near future, with the two games slated to receive a two-month exclusivity period on Nokia's Lumia devices.

Popular in emerging markets such as India, the Asha 311, 306, and 305 run a redesigned version of Nokia's in-house Series 40 operating system, first introduced on featurephones in 1999. According to a Nokia press release, 42 percent of al …

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‘Draw Something’ and ‘Words With Friends’ coming to Windows Phone (update)

2012-06-20T14:08:39-04:00

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Two of Zynga's most popular games, Draw Something and Word With Friends, are coming to Windows Phone devices soon. The games are Zynga's first on the platform. Both are multiplayer turn-based re-imaginings of classic games: Draw Something is basically a remote multiplayer version of the drawing game Pictionary, whereas Words With Friends borrows heavily from the word game Scrabble.

Draw Something was developed by OMGPOP (before it was bought by Zynga), and quickly became one of the most popular smartphone games around, amassing 50 million downloads in just 50 days. According to AppData, the pair count 39.9 million active user logging in via …

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‘Draw Something’ will start including brands among draw-able items

2012-05-03T09:21:11-04:00

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Zynga's looking to further monetize Draw Something by further integrating ads into the game - the company is reportedly selling advertisers the option to include their branded terms in the core gameplay experience. Typically, Draw Something lets players pick from one of three words to draw and have their opponent guess, and now advertisers can have their branded term be one of the options. According to an AdAge report, the NHL was one of the first advertisers to buy hockey-related terms; the league is making the game social by encouraging players to share their drawings with the #DrawNHL hashtag on Twitter and by posting selections on a Pint …

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‘Draw Something’ updated with undo, comments, and notifications

2012-04-18T15:29:03-04:00

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If you were afraid that Zynga's $180 million purchase of Draw Something creator OMGPOP would result in a long delay before the popular Pictionary-like game received an update, we've got some good news: both the iOS and Android version of the app got upgraded with some much needed features today. The highlight is that there's now an oh-so-simple but oh-so-necessary "undo" button that'll remove your last-drawn line - something that'll prove very useful to anyone who's forgotten to change the brush stroke size when changing colors and destroyed their beautiful creation. There's also a new option that'll let you comment to your drawings, and the …

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‘Draw Something’ sees 50 million downloads in first 50 days

2012-04-05T17:03:04-04:00

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Zynga's acquisition of OMGPOP hasn't slowed down Draw Something's success, as the game has now been downloaded 50 million times in just 50 days. The asynchronous, Pictionary-like hit managed to reach 20 million downloads after its first five weeks, so this latest milestone suggests that the title is actually picking up steam. It was only yesterday that the game unseated Angry Birds Space atop the paid app charts for iPhone and iPad, which in comparison managed to move 10 million downloads in its first three days (though developer Rovio hasn't announced any stats since that time). Draw Something at its busiest sees more than 3,000 pictures a …

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‘Draw Something’ beats ‘Angry Birds Space’ for top paid and free iPhone app

2012-04-04T19:13:01-04:00

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Draw Something, OMGPOP's social gaming phenomenon, has already gotten 20 million downloads in five weeks and taken the top spot on Facebook Connect, and now it may have unseated the Angry Birds franchise to become the top iPhone app. Last week, the app was first on the free charts for both iPhone and iPad, but it was still behind Angry Birds Space in paid ones. When we check the iTunes store now, however, Draw Something is listed as the top-selling paid app for iPhone.

The latest numbers show that Draw Something is still gaining users at a steady clip, so it may not be long before we see it topping the iPad charts as well. For what it's wor …

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Zynga paid $180 million for ‘Draw Something,’ OMGPOP

2012-03-23T10:23:53-04:00

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An SEC filing has revealed that Zynga paid $180 million for OMGPOP, the creator of Draw Something for iOS and Android. This comes just a few days after Zynga officially announced the sale; at the time, most were speculating that the company paid closer to $200 million - thought Peter Kafka from All Things D correctly noted the $180 million price on Twitter. The filing was released in conjunction with Zynga's secondary offering of its stock - the company is putting nearly 43 million shares back on the market. CEO Mark Pincus is personally selling 16.5 million of his shares, which will reduce his voting share from 36.5 percent to 35.9 percent. …

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Zynga buys ‘Draw Something’ maker OMGPOP

2012-03-21T13:44:11-04:00

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Zynga has scheduled a press call for 3PM ET today, which AllThingsD has already managed to confirm will be to discuss the acquisition of OMGPOP, the company behind the spectacularly successful Draw Something iOS and Android game. The price is expected to be in the region of $200 million, a number that falls right in the middle of the $150m to $250m range outlined by TechCrunch, who first reported that talks were ongoing between the two companies.

Draw Something very recently became the most popular Facebook Connect game, ousting Zynga's Words With Friends, which obviously wasn't a situation the latter company was willing to tolerate for lon …

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