Mar 14, 2009 13:30 ET
Zynga’s "Live Poker" with Facebook Connect Available on Apple's App Store
Popular Poker Game Becomes Even More Social
AUSTIN, Texas --(Business Wire)-- Mar 14, 2009
From the South By Southwest Music and Media Conference (SXSW), Zynga (www.zynga.com),
one of the largest social gaming companies, announced today the
availability of "Live Poker" with support for Facebook Connect on
Apple's App Store. "Live Poker" features Facebook Connect for iPhone
which allows players to bring the social gaming experience available on
Zynga’s top Facebook game Texas Hold’Em Poker with them on their iPhone
or iPod touch.
With “Live Poker" and Facebook Connect, users can login with their
Facebook account through a user-friendly interface designed specifically
for the revolutionary iPhone and iPod touch. Users can play poker
against their real Facebook friends when those friends are playing "Live
Poker" on an iPhone, iPod touch or Texas Hold’Em Poker on Facebook. With
the integration of Facebook Connect, users can also see how they rank
among their Facebook friends who play "Live Poker" or Texas Hold’Em
Poker on Facebook.
"We are very excited to bring 'Live Poker' to Apple's App Store. The
inclusion of Facebook Connect for iPhone and iPod touch in ‘Live Poker’
marks a giant leap forward for social gaming,” said Mark Pincus, CEO,
Zynga. "Facebook is a pioneer in social utility and allows us to deliver
the games people love in the most social way. Facebook Connect is yet
another innovation that allows us to expand the social nature of our
games on Apple's revolutionary iPhone and iPod touch."
"Live Poker" is now available for free from Apple's App Store on iPhone
and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore.
Additional "Live Poker" versions are available from $0.99 to $59.99.
About Zynga
Zynga is the largest social gaming company with more than 7.5 million
daily users and 46 million monthly users. Zynga’s games are available on
Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Hi5, Friendster, Yahoo!, the iPhone and iPod
Touch, and include Texas Hold’Em Poker, Mafia Wars, YoVille,
Vampires, Street Racing, Scramble and Word Twist. The company is
funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, IVP, Union Square Ventures,
Foundry Group, Avalon Ventures, Pilot Group, Reid Hoffman and Peter
Thiel. Zynga is headquartered at the Chip Factory in San Francisco. For
more information, please visit www.zynga.com
or www.twitter.com/zynga.
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