Zynga's Q2 2013 earnings report shows losses in revenue, players, and an abandonment of real-money gaming

Zynga today reported its Q2 2013 earnings, with the social and mobile game developer announcing losses of revenue, a decreasing player base, and plans to abandon its push for real-money gaming in the United States.

Zynga’s monthly and daily active users decreased year-over-year. Q2 of 2012 saw 306 million monthly active users and 72 million daily active users. Those figures had decreased to 187 million monthly active users and 39 million daily active players in Q2 2013, a decrease of 39 percent and 45 percent, respectively.

Revenues of $231 million for Q2 2013 are 31 percent lower than the $332 million reported in the same quarter last year, while average daily spending per player increased from $0.046