While some of Zynga's titles, like FarmVille and Mafia Wars, are already available on mobile, the social gaming juggernaut hasn't seen the same kind of success on mobile platforms as it has on Facebook where it's far and away the dominant player. Over time, however, Zynga is looking to become a force to be reckoned with in mobile, along with big players like EA Mobile, ngmoco, Gameloft and others. Zynga chief game designer Brian Reynolds talked with IndustryGamers about his company's mobile ambitions.
Layoffs are expected at NaturalMotion, the studio behind Star Wars: Hunters, as Zynga reviews operations and focuses on optimizing its mobile game portfolio.
Vince Zyle writes "Star Wars Hunters is a really fun game! It’s not as good as other Star Wars games like Star Wars Battlefront 2 but coming from a developer like Zynga who worked on very underwhelming and low-quality titles before, this is a major upgrade.
There’s not much objectively wrong with the game aside from the work needed to make visuals smoother during animations. That’s one of the biggest issues at present alongside frame drops that occur from time to time when there’s too much going on which isn’t too bad but certainly noticeable.
In conclusion, Star Wars Hunters is a game for arena shooter fans who are looking for an action-filled game. Some of the other issues will hopefully be ironed out with future updates."
The acquisition of Zynga by Take-Two Interactive might become the video game industry's version of the AOL Time Warner merger.
I have to give props for the use of Electric Boogaloo reference. I don't think many young folk will even know what that is.
On topic... wasn't that where Don Mattrick went after leaving XB?
