Zynga announces YoVille's closure on Facebook, but its players aren't letting go (2024)

FAQs

What happened to YoVille on Facebook? ›

Zynga has issued a statement to Inside Social Games: “Zynga recently made the tough decision to sunset YoVille so we can put more time and energy into developing new games for our players. Over the years YoVille developed a truly passionate community, and we thank our players for their dedication to the game.

In a statement, the company said, “Zynga recently made the tough decision to sunset YoVille so we can put more time and energy into developing new games for our players. Over the years YoVille developed a truly passionate community, and we thank our players for their dedication to the game.

Due to copyrights YoVille is now formally known as YoWorld. On May 12 the game began its transformation from YoVille to YoWorld.

Originally created by the founders of Big Viking Games, YoWorld was sold to Zynga as YoVille in 2008, and later reacquired by Big Viking Games in 2014.

Six years later—with YoWorld declining in revenues and daily active users—Zynga decided to shut down the game.

FarmVille was shut down on December 31st, 2020 after Adobe decided to sunset its Flash technology. As previously stated, the overwhelming majority of players accessed the game via Facebook, which had based its gaming ecosystem on Flash.

No. Your YoWorld/Fish World account is tied to your Facebook account, which you will continue to use to login through these new programs.

Big Viking GamesAlbert Lai, Big Viking Games' co-founder and CEO.

The YoWorld Mobile Companion app gives you a whole new way to play YoWorld. Connect to your YoWorld account to earn exclusive items, play new games, level up, and compare your progress with your friends. It's a great way for you to stay connected to YoWorld on the go!

Can you play YoWorld on a tablet? ›

Its free and works on iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and compatible Android devices. The app is available to download for free on Google Play and the App Store.

You can get the app by clicking the Download YoWorld button from the screen below when you load YoWorld. Are you interested?

The domain name "YoVille", however, was for sale and was purchased by Tall Tree Games for around $750. YoWorld is a free-to-play game based on a microtransaction model.

Meaning the game has aged far better than MMOs of the same generation, such as Guild Wars. But thanks to the love and care brought to the Dofus IP over the years by Ankama Games and the community, the game is most certainly still worth playing in 2022.

Featuring ten comic book characters and urban-style terrain, the Marvel expansion is fully compatible with the regular game, though many fans consider the characters to be overpowered. In 2008, Hasbro shifted the Heroscape brand away from Milton Bradley Company to another of their subsidiaries, Wizards of the Coast.

In 2003, Konami of America closed down their arcade division due to heavy losses; the entire Buffalo Grove location was shut down along with it.

And now, since we have entered 2021, Farmville is no more. The sad news comes due to Adobe's decision to stop distributing and updating Flash Player for all web browsers starting Dec 31, 2020. Since FarmVille required the Flash Player plugin, it dies along with the Flash Player.

The easiest and safest way to recover an old account is to have it connected to Facebook, a Zynga email address or an Apple ID. This way, your progress is saved in the cloud. When starting a new game, you will see a 'Sign In' button at the beginning of the tutorial.

The Adobe Flash Player might have come to the end of its life cycle, but this does not mean curtains for FarmVille. While the desktop version of the game will no longer run on browsers, those who wish to play Farmville 2: Tropic Escape can still do so on mobile. Zynga is expected to launch Farmville 3 in 2021.

YoVille Renamed YoWorld And Officially Acquired From Zynga By Big Viking Games. YoVillians rejoice; your kingdom is saved. Players of the social virtual world game will be excited to hear that their play can continue as YoVille, which was acquired by Zynga a few years ago, will not be shuttered as planned.

Can you play Facebook games without Facebook? ›

You can find many of the games available on Facebook available on other websites. In addition, many of the games are available as downloadable mobile phone apps.

Free/Earning

Leveling Up now provides free YoCash to players approximately every five levels (See Levels). Trading is another way to earn YoCash, especially through YoCash Dealers at the going rate. One can also sell items for YoCash, both in sales at in the Auction House.

Big Huge Games, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Timonium, Maryland since 2000, known first for real-time strategy games such as Rise of Nations, later for the console RPG Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, and more recently for mobile games such as DomiNations and Arcane Showdown.

Vikings: War of Clans is an MMO strategy game developed and published by Plarium.

BuildIntoGames (also known as Preston) is the leading developer of BIG Games, his first game was B0SS BATTLES 101!, which is now closed. He created 30 games + 2-3 special developer games.

Java can run on any platform that has a compatible Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Since Apple doesn't support JVM for iOS, Java can't run on iPhones and iPads.

Yes! Khan Academy has an official iOS app (supported on devices with iOS 12 and newer) and Android app. We also have a site and app for children ages two through six, Khan Academy Kids (available on iOS and Android).

Adobe Flash Player needs to be installed in order to view Flash-based software on an Android phone or tablet. You can either install Adobe Flash and the Firefox browser, or install the FlashFox browser which has Flash Player embedded.

Just over two years after its launch, Facebook is shutting down the Facebook Gaming app on October 28, 2022. Now, when you open the app, you'll see a banner stating that the app will no longer be available on iOS and Android after that date.

Facebook is shutting down its game streaming app after struggling to challenge Amazon's Twitch. Starting Oct. 28, Facebook Gaming will no longer be available on iOS and Android. Gaming features will continue to be accessible via the main Facebook app.

How do I get my old Facebook games back? ›

Return a game to your news feed that you previously hid by clicking the "Most Recent" link and selecting "Edit Options." Scroll down to the "Apps" section and click the "x" next to a game to remove it from your hidden list. In the future, all updates from that game will once again appear in your feed.

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DOFUS Touch is a completely free-to-play mobile MMORPG. Choose your character, then enter a massive fantasy world!

Kiddopia is free to download for iOS (iPad and iPhone) and Android devices.

If you bleed purple and want to join, you first need to submit a biography to an existing member. If leadership agrees that you might be a good fit, you'll start a one-year "Get to Know Everyone" period. "You can just be you and just love the Vikings how you love them," Garza said. Then, members vote.

Roasted and boiled meats, rich stews, platters of buttered root vegetables, sharp, welcome greens, and sweet fruits and nuts meant a rich feast and full bellies. While major feasts might last 12 days, minor feasts and celebrations would last a few.

Enjoy some ancient entertainment by playing a real Viking board game! Hnefatafl (pronounced 'neva tapl'), means 'The King's Table' in Old Norse and is a game of tactics and skill!

This program will take your browser out of the equation entirely! You can get it for PC or Mac at the links below. Or click the "download YoWorld" button when you see the screen below while loading YoWorld.

Workflowy has a variety of apps that will work when offline, and then sync when back online. Our Desktop apps for Windows, MacOS and Linux work as a total offline solution... Of course, our Android and iOS apps are also set up for offline use.

Zynga is a fast-growing San Francisco company whose online games include FarmVille, above, Café World and Mafia Wars. Part of D.S.T.'s appeal to start-ups is that it has shown unusual patience in waiting for a return on its investment.

Why is Zynga suspended? ›

Posting offensive or infringing content. Verbally harassing, abusing or harming another person or group. Participating in table collusion (team play)

Take-Two has completed its $12.7 billion acquisition of mobile games giant Zynga, the company announced on Monday. Under the terms of the merger agreement, Zynga shareholders received $3.50 in cash and 0.0406 shares of Take-Two common stock per share of Zynga common stock.

The game shut down on January 26, 2016. Don't be Anonymous, take your time to login or by connecting to Facebook and play Social Wars now!

Its free and works on iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad and compatible Android devices. The app is available to download for free on Google Play and the App Store.

Just over two years after its launch, Facebook is shutting down the Facebook Gaming app on October 28, 2022. Now, when you open the app, you'll see a banner stating that the app will no longer be available on iOS and Android after that date.

Tap in the top right of Facebook. Tap Games. Tap Play at the top of the screen.

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