Farmville

Facebook has announced its 25 most popular social games for 2012, with SongPop taking the No. 1 spot.

The astonishing rise of the Draw Something app on smartphones and Facebook has drawn the attention of Zynga, which is reportedly in talks to buy the game's creator.

Social gaming giant Zynga has announced the launch of its own portal, which will play host to Farmville, Words With Friends and the company's other top titles.

Facebook has been shouting about its social gaming platform at the London leg of F8 today, claiming that it has more gamers than the Xbox, PlayStation and Nintendo platforms combined.

Two Toy Story screenwriters are apparently in talks with Zynga to do "something" with "one of their brands".

Facebook gaming developers Zynga – they of FarmVille fame – are heading to the city next year with a new game called CityVille.

FarmVille still sits astride the top of the Facebook app charts, closely followed by the recently launched Windows Live Messenger app from Microsoft.

Facebook app download patterns display a distinct "herding instinct" amongst users on Mark Zuckerberg's massively popular online social network.

Facebook has outlined its plans to improve the quality and experience of gaming on the social network at a dedicated gaming event in Palo Alto this week.

Google has acquired social gaming company Slide for a reported $228 million.