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Mafia Wars Helps Drive 54 Year-Old Woman To Embezzle $166,000
Bettysue Higgins, who until recently worked as an admin assistant for a law firm, has plead guilty to embezzlement charges after her fraudulent spending on casual video games was caught out.
Farmville’s Maker Looks To Harvest A Cool Billion From The Stock Market
As rumoured two days ago, it is now confirmed that Zynga will hold an initial public offering of its stock on the NASDAQ tomorrow.
Nobody Likes Zynga
Zynga rocketed to fame with titles like FarmVille and Mafia Wars. When Mafia Wars 2 launched, the number of players peaked at 2.5 million, but dropped to 900,000 earlier this month, with players complaining that the game just wasn’t as fun.
Zynga Temp Accused Of Stealing $US100K In Merchandise
Police on Tuesday arrested a Zynga temp who is accused of stealing $US100,000 worth of merchandise and equipment from the company behind casual games FarmVille, CityVille and Mafia War, the San Francisco Examiner reports.
Report: Zynga Demands Stock Back From Employees
The man behind monster hits FarmVille, Mafia Wars and CityVille is scrambling to reclaim some of the stock options he handed out to long-time employees, the Wall Street Journal reports.
Air Force Cyber Attack Caused By…Mafia Wars?
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