Zynga breaking away from Facebook dependency with 'Zynga Platform'

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Zynga is, evidently, aware how crazy and risky it sounds to tie your entire multimillion-dollar business to a single other company (like, say, Facebook). And so it is diversifying, announcing its own Zynga Platform, a Zynga-run portal for the company's social games, like CastleVille, Words with Friends, and ... you know, Zynga stuff.

The platform will feature a live "Social Stream" to see your friends' activity, player profiles (with a "helpfulness" rating), and even a selection of games from other social game companies who are acting as "partners" on the platform.

The Platform will be located at zynga.com, and will launch in beta form "in a few days," according to the announcement from CEO Mark Pincus.

Posted: Mar 03, 2012 2:13 am

Source: http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/01/zynga-breaking-away-from-facebook-dependency-with-zynga-platfor/#comments

Comments

KatsumiPosted: Tue. Mar 27, 2012

Thier social games where based around facebook and thats why people played. Everyone plays thier games because thier friends are on those games and they can talk about it. Thier friends will be on facebook and not the new 'Zynga' Platform. I dont think that this will turn out very well for them.

IglesiasPosted: Tue. Mar 13, 2012

WTF, whats going to happen with the games then?

AnkokuPosted: Sun. Mar 11, 2012

I have no idea what Zynga is