What Will Be The Next Wave of Social Gaming?

Gaming pundits across the board have been looking at Zynga's slow stock decline, as well as the ebb of its monthly user count, and wondering aloud whether social games are just a fad. Zynga just held a press conference this week and along with its own new gaming social network, announced FarmVille 2, which received a lukewarm reception from critics everywhere. So is it true that "social gaming" has already seen its peak?

Gaming pundits across the board have been looking at Zynga’s slow stock decline, as well as the ebb of its monthly user count, and wondering aloud whether social games are just a fad. Zynga just held a press conference this week and along with its own new gaming social network, announced FarmVille 2, which received a lukewarm reception from critics everywhere. So is it true that “social gaming” has already seen its peak?

First off, it’s important to note that “social games” pretty much refer to Facebook games at this point.

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