Zynga Breaks Away From Facebook

The strained tie between Facebook and game developer Zynga has been largely broken. According to documents filed Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Zynga is no longer an extension of the Facebook platform, but the two companies do maintain some semblance of a relationship.

The strained tie between Facebook and game developer Zynga has been largely broken. According to documents filed Thursday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Zynga is no longer an extension of the Facebook platform, but the two  companies do maintain some semblance of a relationship.

In Facebook’s early days, Zynga was the site’s biggest game developer, by a wide margin. Zynga was heavily tied into Facebook, supporting Facebook ads and Facebook payments. Zynga was also able to cross-promote non-Facebook-based games through the social network.

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