Bejeweled studio certain it can outpace FarmVille company

PopCap confident about beating Zynga

MCV Staff 28th September 2010 Development News

PopCap CEO Dave Roberts has blasted social gaming giant Zynga, claiming that the Peggle company’s quality of product ultimately betters the FarmVille outfit’s business model.

Speaking at the WTIA TechNW forum in Seattle, Roberts suggested that the days of making ‘easy money’ from social games is drawing to a close, reports TechFlash.

"They are in some ways struggling to catch up because they are not [about] gaming in their heritage," stated Roberts. "They are a marketing company. They are a media company.

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