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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.


July 2, 2011
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Zynga Files $US1b IPO Fuelled By Virtual Farms, Mob Wars

The game makers behind mega Facebook games FarmVille, CityVille and Mafia Wars today filed papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission to take Zynga public in hopes of raising $US1 billion.


June 30, 2011
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Millions Of Virtual Farms Worth Tens Of Billions Of Real Dollars

The company behind FarmVille, Mafia Wars, CityVille (and perhaps the death of PC gaming) may be going public this week, valued as high as $US20 billion, Reuters reports.


May 28, 2011
PC

Mafia Wars Set To Evolve With A Little Help From Mutant Friends

The already-extraordinary X-Men have gained a new ability: the mutant power to dispense loot. Players of social game Mafia Wars can look out for “loot to heighten your defences like Magneto and strengthen your attack like Beast!” thanks to X-Men: First Class. [Mafia Wars]


March 15, 2011
PC

FarmVille, Mafia Wars, CityVille Get Their Own Currency

Social games maker Zynga moves one step closer to world domination, minting its own currency, the zCoin. In short, play games like FarmVille, FrontierVille, Mafia Wars, Zynga Poker and more, earn zPoints, cash those in for zCoins and grab exclusive items from RewardVille. The move comes months ahead of Facebook’s requirement that all social games use Facebook Credits for payment.


January 7, 2011
PC

Mafia Wars Feels The Sting Of The Green Hornet

Wherever there is crime you’ll find the Green Hornet and Kato, and that includes Zynga’s popular social mobster game Mafia Wars, where players can unlock one hell of a ride if they play their clicks right.


December 18, 2010
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Today Dr Dre And His Latest Music Invades Mafia Wars

When you log into Mafia Wars today you’re going to be able to check out the first new single released from Dr Dre in more than 10 years. You’ll also get a chance to hustle virtually with the music icon.


November 13, 2010
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Mafia Wars Agency Takes The Rap For Vandal-Marketing Stunt

An ad agency has taken the fall for a guerrilla marketing stunt that had the city of San Francisco threatening Facebook-games maker Zynga with vandalism and other charges. The agency will pay the city $US45,000 in fines.


October 20, 2010
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FarmVille Among Facebook Apps Giving Personal Info To Advertisers

Facebook’s long struggle with privacy concerns and breaches hit another major bump today with the Wall Street Journal reporting that many of the social-networking site’s most popular apps transmit personal information to dozens of advertising and Internet tracking companies.


October 19, 2010
News

Report: FarmVille ‘Breaks’ Facebook Privacy Rules, Sends Personal Info To Ad Firms

Dozens of Facebook applications, including Zynga’s wildly popular casual games FarmVille, Mafia Wars and FrontierVille, transmit user data in violation of the social network’s privacy settings, according to a new report from the Wall Street Journal.