Will Zynga Buy OMGPOP for $200 Million?

Zynga may be acquiring OMGPOP, the creator of the Pictionary-style game “Draw Something.” TechCrunch reports that the offer could be in the neighborhood of $200 million, and might provoke a bidding war with Japanese companies GREE and DeNA, who have also expressed interest in buying OMGPOP.

“Draw Something” launched on Android and iOS devices in February.  As with “Pictionary,” players take turns drawing a mystery word and having other players guess what it is.  Requiring virtually no skill – and only one finger – to play, the game quickly became the number one app in both stores, with 30

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