Zynga shutting down 11 games

And Japanese studios.

Posted By | On 04th, Jan. 2013

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Zynga has shut down 11 of its games, including popular titles such as Mafia Wars 2. This is all part of their plan to shut down 13 of their games and cut down staff by 5 per cent and to shut down their Boston studio.

Zynga will also be shutting down their Japan based studio on January 31st, they have confirmed. However, the studio’s Yin Ayakashi record will be supported indefinitely.

The list of games that have been withdrawn from the App Store and/or no longer accept new sign ups is given below:

PetVille – Shut down December 30th

Mafia Wars 2 – Shut down December 30th

FishVille – Shut down December 5th

Vampire Wars – Shut down December 5th

Treasure Isle – Shut down December 5th

Indiana Jones Adventure World – Closed to new players, shuts down January 14th

Mafia Wars Shakedown – Pulled from app stores

Forestville – Pulled from app stores

Montopia – Shut down December 21st

Mojitomo – Pulled from app stores

Word Scramble Challenge – Pulled from app stores

[Tech Crunch]


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