Zynga is encouraging players whose favorite titles are gone to give these other.
With Zynga’s future cloudy, the only thing ensured is that no longer will we be berated with “Ville” and “Mafia Wars” requests - something to be thankful for. Some games that escaped the chopping block include Castleville, Chefville, Farmville 2, Mafia Wars, and Yoville. Other games shutdown this month include Mafia Wars 2, FishVille, Vampire Wars, Treasure Isle, Mafia Wars Shakedown, Forestville, Montopia, Mojitomo and World Scramble Challenge. While it seems like keeping an already-established game live wouldn’t be cost prohibitive, Zynga has stated that they need to consolidate their workforce into more currently-succesful projects and future endeavors, including mobile games and real-money gambling games in Nevada. It’s a surprising move for a game that has 7.5 million likes on Facebook, but apparently interest has dwindled, with just 60,000 reported users active in a day. We look forward to seeing you again in other Zynga games. Please note that this offer will be valid only until Dec 30, 2012 You can start the process by logging into PetVilleand clicking on the “Redeem” button. As a loyal PetVille player, you are eligible for a one-time, complimentary bonus package in one of either Castleville, or Chefville, or Farmville 2, or Mafia Wars or Yoville. "PetVille" tasked its players with creating and then caring for their very own virtual pets - virtual pets that are all now gone.We appreciate your participation in PetVille as it helped make the game a fun place to meet and war with friends.
Still, news of the game closures was met with anger and sadness and seemed to hit players of "PetVille" the hardest. These moves come after a very bad year in which Zynga has seen its share price tank, has been accused of insider trading and has been sued by gaming giant Electronic Arts for allegedly copying its gameplay.Īs it announced closures of its various games via Facebook, Zynga tried to encourage players to pick up one of its other games instead, offering them free credits in games like "ChefVille, "Farmville 2" and the original "Mafia Wars" game, all of which are all still operating. Zynga CEO Marc Pincus originally announced in October that 13 games in total would be shuttered and 5 percent of the full-time staff cut as part of drastic cost-saving measures needed to bring the company back in line. PetVille – Shut down December 30thMafia Wars 2 - Shut down December 30thFishVille – Shut down December 5thVampire Wars – Shut down December 5thTreasure Isle – Shut down December 5thIndiana Jones Adventure World – Closed to new players, shuts down January 14thMafia Wars Shakedown – Pulled from app storesForestville – Pulled from app storesMontopia – Shut down December 21stMojitomo – Pulled from app storesWord Scramble Challenge – Pulled from app stores As TechCrunch first reported, the closures - part of an attempt on Zynga's part to restructure and thus pull itself out of a business tailspin - are as follows:
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