A Russian investment firm that previously invested $200m in social network leader Facebook has backed Mafia Wars and FarmVille developer Zynga to the power of $180m.
The move means that Zynga now has an approximate valuation of between $1.5bn-$3bn.
The fulls tory is on CasualGaming.biz.
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Playing for the Planet today announced the official go live launch of the 2026 Green Game Jam, with 70 participating games beginning to roll out new in-game environmental activations to players worldwide. The games are launching exclusive coral reef and rainforest themed content, events and challenges to celebrate World Environment Day, with yet more titles joining the festivities in September of this year making this year’s Green Game Jam the biggest to date!
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