Gaming

Zynga Data Breach Affects 200 Million Android and iOS Gamers

Hacker News has reported that a hacker has claimed to have breached the mobile game company Zynga, Inc. Earlier this year, the same hacker reportedly sold almost a billion user records stolen from approximately 45 popular online services. According to…

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Zynga’s Sponsored Play Turns Ads into Games

Zynga’s Sponsored Play Turns Ads into Games

Zynga, the company that makes “Farmville” and “Words With Friends”, is now including in-game advertising. This new ad product is called Sponsored Play. It allows franchises to have their products featured in branded levels of existing Zynga games. In short,…

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Zynga is Closing Eleven Games

Zynga is Closing Eleven Games

Zynga has announced that it will be closing eleven of its games on April 30, 2015. I first learned about this when I tried to play CafeVille and was presented with an informative page that discussed the upcoming end of…

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Zynga Will Close Hidden Chronicles Game

Zynga Will Close Hidden Chronicles Game

Zynga has announced that they will be closing down their Hidden Chronicles game. It has been around since January of 2012. The game will disappear from both Facebook and the Zynga website on July 22, 2014. As of May 28,…

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