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Zynga buys up ‘Mafia Wars Shakedown’ domain names, drops hints on Android

Earlier this week, Zynga bought up nearly 50 new domain names for its newly revealed ‘Mafia Wars Shakedown‘ game for iOS devices. While the game will first release on iOS devices such as the iPhone and iPad, it appears Zynga has plans to make it available for Android users as well, as the registrations include names such as MafiaWarsShakedownAndroid.com and […]

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Zynga uses a defensive buying strategy for Mafia Wars 2 domain names

As Zynga announced Mafia Wars 2, it went on a buying spree of Mafia Wars 2 domain names, registering over 75 web addresses on September 20, through the registrar MarkMonitor. The domains range from MafiaWars2Android.com to MafiaWars2iPad.com, and MafiaWars2sucks.com to BoneyardTokens.com. Because of the sheer number of names registered, I have listed them separately here. […]

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Zynga goes on a shopping spree for Kingdoms and Quests domains

Yesterday it was reported that Mafia Wars Maniac discovered a new game by Zynga called Kingdoms and Quests after finding the support pages online.  The support pages have since been taken down by Zynga, however the announcement of the game seems imminent as Zynga apparently went on a shopping spree on September 7 for over two dozen […]

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Zynga: On the hunt for domain names for its next big Facebook or mobile game

As pointed out by Games.com blogger Joe Osborne, Zynga is looking for ideas on making its next game.  The survey, which can be found here, asks respondents “What games would you like to play?”  “We want your input. We’ve got a lot of fun ideas, but we want to know which games you would be […]

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Game Rumors: Zynga registers Mojitomo domain names, files for trademark

While rumors of Zynga’s imminent IPO continue to spread across news sites and blogs, the company appears to be busy behind the scenes working on a project called Mojitomo.  The company filed a trademark application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office on May 24, 2011.  Here’s a look at the application from the USPTO […]