Laura Locke is a senior writer for CNET, covering social media, emerging trends, and start-ups. Prior to joining CNET, she contributed extensively to Time and Time.com for much of the past decade.

Zynga's next entry in their "Ville" franchise, which includes FarmVille, FrontierVille, and CityVille, is CastleVille. The latest game allows players to built mini-empires from castles, craft art and ...

Social game maker Zynga is about to launch a new game, CastleVille, in its ongoing bid to keep on the path toward an initial public offering. The game will go live in the next couple of weeks. The ...

New Facebook game CastleVille is one of Zynga’s fastest-growing titles ever, as it announced a few days ago. That’s good news for the company, but maybe not good enough when you consider the ...

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Social game maker Zynga formally launched CastleVille as part of its ...

As with any of Zynga's games on Facebook, the more premium currency you have on hand (or the more real-world money you're willing to spend), the easier you progress. The same can be said with ...

Games like FarmVille, FrontierVille and CityVille popularized the standard for what most Facebook games look and feel like. That said, Zynga Dallas's debut game, CastleVille, has massive shoes to fill ...

If you're giving or think you might be receiving a Zynga Game Card this holiday for redemption within Zynga's newest Facebook game CastleVille, you'll want to hurry and redeem that card as quickly as ...

As Zynga announced at an event a few weeks ago, the newest title in the “Ville” franchise, which includes FarmVille, FrontierVille, and CityVille, is CastleVille. The newest title from the social ...

If you spend half of your life on Facebook unfriending people who fill your news feed with FarmVille and CityVille pronouncements, you’ve got a new challenge ahead of you. Zynga, the developer of all ...

Social gaming company Zynga is taking the wraps off of CastleVille, the latest title in its popular "Ville" franchise. CastleVille, a medieval-era game of princes and princesses, is an extension of a ...