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Never underestimate the addictive power of microtransaction infused farms, apparently, as Zynga has disclosed a record quarter for the period between July 1 and September 30: Over $306 million, an 80 percent increase in revenue over that same period in 2010. The social megalith attributes the increase in revenue to the successful launches of <em>Adventure World</em> and the Facebook version of <em>Words with Friends</em>, which took place during this quarter.<br />
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Revenue is a very different beast than profit, however, where Zynga continues to decline. Following a <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/24/zyngas-profit-drops-95-percent-in-year-over-year-q2/">95 percent year-over-year profit decrease in Q2</a>, the <a href="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1439404/000119312511296778/d198836ds1a.htm">SEC filing</a> shows a 54 percent decrease year-over-year in Q3 after a total of $12.5 million in net profits.<br />
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Hey Zynga, want a tip? It's on the house: Monetize letter tiles in <em>Words with Friends</em>. We'll pay you fifteen dollars to get rid of "MXLCZDL."<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/06/zynga-reports-record-quarterly-revenue-profits-still-down-year/">Zynga reports record quarterly revenue, profits still down year-over-year</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/06/zynga-reports-record-quarterly-revenue-profits-still-down-year/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20099874/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/06/zynga-reports-record-quarterly-revenue-profits-still-down-year/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>adventure-world</category><category>facebook</category><category>farmville</category><category>mac</category><category>mobile</category><category>pc</category><category>profits</category><category>Q3</category><category>record</category><category>revenue</category><category>words-with-friends</category><category>zynga</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Jordan Mallory]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:30:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>