SAN FRANCISCO (AP) _ Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) on Monday reported a loss of $24.5 million in its first quarter.

On a per-share basis, the San Francisco-based company said it had a loss of 2 cents. Earnings, adjusted for stock option expense and costs related to mergers and acquisitions, were 2 cents per share.

The results fell short of Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of 9 cents per share.

The maker of "FarmVille" and other online games posted revenue of $691.2 million in the period. Its adjusted revenue was $694.9 million, which also missed Street forecasts. Five analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $749.2 million.

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