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.
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.
To promote online game Mafia Wars Las Vegas, game developer Zynga hired Snoop Dogg to blow up a 4-ton armoured truck in the Nevada desert, while it was live-streamed to Ustream. It pulled in more viewers than TV broadcasts attract.
