The cost-cutting moves are intended to let the San Francisco-based company focus on more promising games and ramp up its network on the Web and on mobile devices.

Zynga last week announced it will be 'parting ways' with five percent of its approximately 3,300 full-time workers and dump 13 games, along with significantly cutting its investment in 'The Ville' franchise. The game also challenges players to figure out who or what sparked an explosion at the city's mayoral estate.ĬityVille 2 rolled out globally in 15 languages. Online friends can help build one another's' cities, consulting in real time using a newly added online chat feature.ĬityVille 2 calls on players to deal with simulated urban woes such as fires, traffic and crime.

Players take on the role of a mayor out to revive a virtual city by guiding the creation of businesses, museums, homes, roads, parks and other essentials of urban life. Zynga went 3-D in a revamped version of 'FarmVille' released in September and has attracted more than 64 million monthly players, according to application metrics tracker AppData.ĬityVille 2 is available free at and was to debut 'soon' at the online playground. The original CityVille launched two years ago and boasted 100 million monthly users at the peak of its popularity but the current number of players is less than a fifth of that figure.

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