Why was Mafia Wars shutdown?

Why was Mafia Wars shutdown?

Earlier this month, social game developer Zynga shut down Mafia Wars, the mobile reboot of the original web game that soft-launched back in April. In a call today with GamesBeat, CEO Frank Gibeau says that the reason was because it wasn’t meeting performance expectations.

What happen to Mafia Wars?

On June 7, 2016, the game was taken offline shortly after midnight. Later, Zynga relaunched the game on mobile in April 2017. However, in July 2017, they announced that Mafia Wars was discontinued once and for all.

What city is Mafia 1 based on?

Lost Heaven
Set within the fictional city of Lost Heaven during the 1930s, the story follows the rise and fall of taxi driver-turned-mobster Tommy Angelo within the Salieri crime family.

What happened to Mafia Wars classic iOS?

Mafia Wars was released as an iOS app on April 8, 2009. Mafia Wars was renamed Mafia Wars Classic in 2011. Mafia Wars Classic was shut down in 2012. Mafia Wars Shakedown was launched as a stand-alone game, unconnected from the Facebook game, on November 15, 2011. This was an iOS exclusive.

How many people play Mafia Wars on Facebook?

On Facebook, as of August 2010, Mafia Wars had up to 45.5 million monthly accounts created. As of April, 2013, Appdata.com reports approximately 100,000 daily users out of 500,000 monthly users.

What is the point of Mafia Wars?

Mafia Wars was a multiplayer social network game created by Zynga. In Mafia Wars the players play as gangsters building their own mafia. The players fight other players online, “rob” other players, and complete jobs, missions, and operations to gain rewards and strength in the endless game.

What happened to Mafia Wars Shakedown?

Mafia Wars Shakedown. Mafia Wars Shakedown was launched as a stand-alone game, unconnected from the Facebook game, on November 15, 2011. This was an iOS exclusive. Mafia Wars Shakedown was shut down on December 30, 2012, and removed from the Apple app store .

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