Zynga shuts down 11 titles

petville

In its efforts to reduce operating costs, Zynga has announced the shutdown of more than ten of their less successful games. In all a total of 11 titles will be shut down which has caused some serious despair among some of the more addicted players. One player commented on the announcement of shutting down PetVille “My pet is named after my real pet, and has the best mansion! PLEASE DON’T DO THIS!!!!”. Maybe he can try playing with his real pet now.

Among the titles, which are mostly played via a web browser or a mobile application, there is; Petville, FishVille and Mafia Wars 2. For current players of the doomed titles, Zynga has suggested transferring their accounts to another of the company's games, while offering them a certain advantage in this process, such as bonuses when purchasing virtual goods.

Zynga has already been in financial trouble for some time and announced the closure of certain studios and dismissal of employees. The company had a deficit over the last few quarters, and their value fell 80% from the initial offer of the company's shares last year.

Do you think this represents a new trend or are people simply getting tired of the online cheesy games? Tell us in our Forum

No comments

Leave your comment

In reply to Some User