Posts Tagged ‘Mafia Wars’

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CityVille, after dethroning FarmVille from its high horse, leads the social gaming industry with 75 million monthly active users. Who else is on the top games list?

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One of social gaming’s biggest games, Zynga’s Mafia Wars, is now offering players the ability to connect and play the game through text messaging. Users will be able to fight opponents, perform jobs, visit the hospital or move their money all from their cell phone.

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Zynga, the developer of Farmville, has raised $1.5 million for the earth quake relief efforts in Haiti. Zynga collaborated with World Food Program for the relief efforts and the generated funds would be dispersed via WFP in the affected areas. The money was raised by selling virtual goods to gamers across Zynga’s top four games.