Published: August 05, 2011
Word Up!: Zynga Spells "F-U-N" and "A-C-C-E-S-S-I-B-L-E" with the Launch of Words With Friends on Facebook
SAN FRANCISCO - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Zynga, the world's leading social game developer, today announced that Words
With Friends, the mobile word game sensation, is now available on
Facebook. Now everyone on Facebook can play their favorite combat
crossword game. Additionally, word warriors on Apple iOS and Android
devices will be able to port their games between their mobile devices
and Facebook. This marks the first time that Zynga has moved a mobile
game to Facebook.
Launched in July 2009, Words With Friends combines classic and
competitive word building with social gaming and provides fun and
(usually) friendly competition. Words With Friends on Facebook
opens the game up to even more players and makes the game playable
across multiple platforms.
What's New?
Words With Friends on Facebook will have all of the game's
current features and functionality, plus additional social features,
including:
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Brag Feeds: Publicly call out friends on their wall after scoring a
97-pointer, getting a triple letter, triple word, or just generally
owning them
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New Notifications: Facebook requests that notify friends when it's
their turn
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Wall-to-Wall Combat: The ability to post new game challenges on your
friends' walls
Words With Friends on Facebook is the latest development in the
"With Friends" family of games, following the launch of their latest
mobile game, Hanging With Friends. Zynga has 12 games available
on mobile platforms, including Zynga Poker, CityVille Hometown,
FarmVille, Scramble, Drop7, and Chess With
Friends.
For game assets/images and additional information, please contact press@zynga.com,
or visit: https://zynga.box.net/shared/h7p4p283tmb1aximilof
About Zynga Inc.
Zynga Inc. is the world's leading social game developer with more than
230 million monthly active users playing its games which include CityVille,
FarmVille, Empires & Allies, FrontierVille, Words
With Friends, Mafia Wars, Zynga Poker, Cafe World,
and Treasure Isle. Zynga Inc games are available on a number of
global platforms including Facebook, MySpace, Yahoo, the iPad, the
iPhone and Android devices. Through Zynga.org, Zynga players have raised
more than $10 million for world social causes. Zynga Inc. is
headquartered in San Francisco. For more information, visit www.zynga.com or www.zynga.org

Zynga
Ashley Levine, 415-503-0303
Press@zynga.com
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