After launching new title Adventure World on Facebook, social gaming giant Zynga is revealing details about its next Facebook game—Mafia Wars 2. You can watch the trailer below.
Originally launched 2008, Mafia Wars allows players to build their virtual criminal empires by collaborating with their friends to complete crime jobs, fight and rob other Mafia crews, run underground businesses and purchase virtual goods like weapons and getaway cars. Set in New York City at launch, the game expanded to new in-game locales including Cuba, Moscow, Bangkok, Las Vegas, Italy and Brazil in March 2011.
Details are sparse, but the new game’s tagline is “Being bad never felt so good.” The trailer is actually set to “Mountain Song,” by Jane’s Addiction. The game will include a 3-D world and several new characters.
Zynga was founded in July 2007 by Mark Pincus and is named for his late American Bulldog, Zinga. Loyal and spirited, Zinga’s name is a nod to a legendary African warrior queen. The early supporting founding team included Eric Schiermeyer, Michael Luxton, Justin Waldron, Kyle Stewart, Scott Dale, John Doerr, Steve Schoettler, Kevin Hagan, and Andrew Trader. Zynga’s mission is connecting the world through games. Everyday millions of people interact with their friends and express their unique personalities through our...
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