[News] Chasing more engaged users, Zynga acquires ‘midcore’ social game startup A Bit Lucky

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Faced with a slowdown in the core casual game market on Facebook, Zynga has expanded into mid-core games with the acquisition of A Bit*Lucky

[Untradeable]

For those too lazy to read:

A Bit Lucky was funded by Nexon, Now got bought out by Zynga.

the end.

[Zelkova]

Inb4 "Zynga: Hmm.. Nexon looks like a good acquisition..." Or a reversal of that.

Which is worse? Zynga or Nexon?

[Lozmaster]

Inb4 "Zynga: Hmm.. Nexon looks like a good acquisition..." Or a reversal of that.

Which is worse? Zynga or Nexon?

Zynga certainly has a far worse reputation. I make a point not to play the type of games that Zynga releases though, so I can't speak from experience.

[Niernen]

Zynga is much worse.

[Berzerk]

Both companies are equally as bad. Nexon just has "deeper" games.

[Index]

Both companies are equally as bad. Nexon just has "deeper" games.

Uppermidcore, then?

[Aircalibur]

How do you choose between being shot in the left or right foot?

[ResistGreen]

How do you choose between being shot in the left or right foot?

Flipping a coin works in many cases.

[Aircalibur]

Flipping a coin works in many cases.

And then we get to watch Nexon and Zynga both fight over the coin.

[street]

I really dont see the hate for zynga. What games do you guys play from them that fuel all this hate? All i have ever played is word with friends and draw something which is made by omgpop, but owned by zynga and i love both of those games. Is it farmville and mafia wars that has fuel all this hate?

[Sarah]

Both companies are equally as bad. Nexon just has "deeper" games.

Nah, they're not equally as bad.

Nexon has introduced some really annoying concepts but Zynga is a purely evil company. If you have a game they want and don't work with them then they just steal the concept.

[MrTouchnGo]

The game Horn in the app store was released with good reviews. I was really hesitant to buy it just because Zynga was listed as the game's maker, and I think Zynga's terrible reputation comes from them milking you for energy or whatever (at least that's my impression of them). But I read up on Horn and it turned out that Zynga put no limitations or anything on Phosphor Games and left the actual game entirely up to Phosphor. Zynga and Phosphor apparently forged a partnership so Zynga could advertise Horn in their other games and delay or avoid the complete disappearance of interest that happened with Phosphor's Dark Meadow.

Dunno why I just typed that all out, I just found it interesting. Horn is a pretty good game, by the way.

[Dusk]

I really dont see the hate for zynga. What games do you guys play from them that fuel all this hate? All i have ever played is word with friends and draw something which is made by omgpop, but owned by zynga and i love both of those games. Is it farmville and mafia wars that has fuel all this hate?

It's not just the shady money squeezing stuff like using you to advertise to your friends. Nexon does plenty of that. Zynga is well known for stealing ideas from other popular games, while viciously defending their own IP against games that are completely different. here

[ScottPilgrim]

Can't believe people are saying Nexon and Zynga are equally bad lol... if you don't like Nexon gtfo a maplestory fan forum

[Corn]

Can't believe people are saying Nexon and Zynga are equally bad lol... if you don't like Nexon gtfo a maplestory fan forum

Seems like someone needs to lurk on Southperry more.

[KhainiWest]

Can't believe people are saying Nexon and Zynga are equally bad lol... if you don't like Nexon gtfo a maplestory fan forum

So the administrator should leave too because he doesn't play maplestory. Oh and let's just disregard the subforums entirely. Hint hint BLADE AND SOUL BRO.

[ScottPilgrim]

So the administrator should leave too because he doesn't play maplestory. Oh and let's just disregard the subforums entirely. Hint hint BLADE AND SOUL BRO.

No one cares about blade and soul

[Aircalibur]

No one cares about blade and soul

Just like no one cares about your opinions at this point.

[ScottPilgrim]

Just like no one cares about your opinions at this point.

Go jerk off to mlp more, watching a show for 3 year old girls lol