Zynga To Kill Off OMGPOP.com On September 30
Posted on September 28, 2013 at 5:09 am
OMGPOP is the poster child of the only-hit wonder in mobile gaming. After finding successful with Draw Something, Zynga bought the developer and tried to strike gold twice. It didn’t exercise routine and the social games giant killed off OMGPOP in June. The best thing that’s left now could be their game portal – OMGPOP.com – and Zynga goes to kill that off too.
Zynga announced late last month that OMGPOP.com will shut down on September 30. After that date, just about all the games and services at the site will not be available. As for the true games affected, you won’t be capable to play Cupcake Corner, Gem Rush, Pool World Champ or Snoops after the positioning is shut down.
Of course, Zynga remains going to maintain around Draw Something, its sequel and its precursor – Draw My Thing – after the location is closed. These games will continue on as Zynga products. They are going to be available via the primary Zynga portal and numerous mobile devices.
OMGPOP was only the newest in a string of studio closures that saw Zynga shedding hundreds of employees and closing down numerous games. Now the developer/publisher goes to stay involved in its own brands because it tries to interrupt its way into the increasingly competitive mobile market. It hasn’t exactly had a section hit just yet, however the company is now under the guidance of former Xbox boss Don Mattrick. Zynga’s former CEO Mark Pincus thinks that Mattrick will turns things around, but unfortunately, OMGPOP won’t be around for the ride.
If you might want to make your peace before OMGPOP.com is shut down forever, you may get in a couple of more games of Putt My Penguin here. After that, the OMGPOP name will only be heard in hushed tones on some YouTube ripoff of VH1′s One Hit Wonders.
[h/t: TechCrunch]
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