Continuing the streamlining of its web-based social game business, Zynga has announced that it will be closing Empires & Allies, Dream Zoo and Zynga City, the Chinese version of CityVille on Tencent. That's in addition to The Ville, confirmed for closure earlier this week.
Privacy is a Game for Zynga
Zynga's bajillion dollar bid to go public came with oodles of fun insight into the company, thanks to that filing with the securities and exchange commission. It also landed around the same time that the Facebook game developer launched a new game, one all about your privacy.
Zynga Serves Pinecone Syrup, Japanese Mayonaise for Office Lunches
The Wall Street Journal reports on the new tech boom and all of those wonderful perks it brings with it.
Can CivWorld Save Facebook Gaming From Itself?
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I'm not sure Facebook can handle CivWorld, the brand new version of Civilization that launches on America's favorite social network today.
Zynga's Next Big Game Takes CityVille and Adds War
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There are signs of conflict in the next major video game from FarmVille and CityVille juggernaut Zynga, signs that might look to some long-time gamers of a bit of classic strategy games like Nintendo's Advance Wars being absorbed into a game Zynga might as well have called CombatVille. Or WarVille, if you will.