Is Zynga Ripping Off Other Game Designers?

Electronic Arts has filed a lawsuit against Zynga, the popular gaming app maker, alleging that Zynga’s new Facebook app The Ville too closely resembles EA’s The Sims Social.

In the lawsuit, EA asserts that this is not the first time that Zynga has done this. Here is an excerpt: “This is a case of principle. Maxis isn’t the first studio to claim that Zynga copied its creative product. But we are the studio that has the financial and corporate resources to stand up and do something about it.

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