Why does omgpop not work

His story is an interesting one, and he wrote it up over at Gamasutra earlier today. Basically, he was a developer for OMGPOP though he says he didn't actually work on Draw Something , and when the news came down that Zynga was acquiring the company, he was concerned about his own iPhone app.

Pierce published a puzzle game called Connectrode on his own time with his employer's blessing , but he was worried that self publishing like that wouldn't fly under Zynga's banner.

And indeed, long story short, it didn't. He was basically told to stop publishing on his own or leave the company, and instead of joining up with the house that Farmville built, he quit his job.

It sounds like he'll be all right -- he was compensated for his leaving, is planning to work as an independent developer for a while, and the press from this has probably grabbed a nice bump in sales for his game, I'm sure. Still, Pierce doesn't mince words talking about Zynga. And I believe that Zynga does exactly that.

I would agree that many of things Zynga is doing mostly revolving around its social and casual games are unsustainable. The 10 most popular stories of the day, delivered at 5pm UK time. Never miss a thing. Review Arcane Act 1 review - Riot's glossy animated Netflix series opens with a striking, if familiar, bang Magic show. Warframe's biggest story expansion so far The New War arrives this December Releasing simultaneously on all platforms.

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Pierce says he wrote in his initial-Zynga bashing article that he "did not work on Draw Something. Here's the email written by Pierce, below.

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