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| Mafia Wars | |
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| Developer(s) | Zynga |
| Publisher(s) | Zynga |
| Platform(s) | PC, Mac OS, iPhone, mobile phone, miscellaneous internet-connected device |
| Genre(s) | Role-playing, casual |
Mafia Wars is a defunct freemium multiplayer social network game created by Zynga. Players assume the roles of gangsters while building their own Mafia-type organization. The players fight and "rob" other players online - completing jobs, missions, and operations to gain rewards and strength in an endless game.
Mafia Wars won the 2009 Webby Award People's Voice Winner in the Games category.[1]
A sequel, Mafia Wars 2, was released in October 2011 and was shut down on December 30, 2012.[2] On April 5, 2016, it was announced via Zynga's forums that Mafia Wars would close down on June 6, 2016.[3] Players were informed of this via an in-game message. The game was taken offline shortly past midnight PDT on June 7, 2016. The game was relaunched on mobile in April 2017 for selected markets, featuring revamped mechanics. In July 2017, Zynga announced that all future work on the game was cancelled and the game was discontinued.[4]
- ^ "Webby Nominees". The Webby Awards. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ^ "Unhappy New Year: Zynga shuts down 'PetVille,' 'Mafia Wars 2,' 9 other games". NBC News. 31 December 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
- ^ "Zynga Player Forums". forums.zynga.com. Retrieved January 16, 2019.
- ^ "Zynga scraps new Mafia Wars mobile title". GamesIndustry. 2017-07-18. Retrieved March 14, 2018.