
The house that built FarmVille seems to have lost some of its foundation. According to fan website The Facebook & Zynga Blog, social gaming giant Zynga has neglected to renew contracts for its U.S.-based forum moderators. Save for some employed by Zynga full time,
This outlet reports that Zynga has fired all of its U.S.-based forum moderators (on contract)
Allowing a contract to expire is essentially a layoff, at least for the affected party. It's clear that Zynga made the move to save some cash, but what isn't clear is how exactly whomever is left will handle moderating the developer's various game forums, which continue to grow. (Looks like it might be you.) Frankly, the timing of this move couldn't be worse, and here's to those affected finding new gigs quickly.As part of the cost reduction program we announced in October, contracts on some outside services, including a portion of our forum moderators, will be allowed to expire. Player support remains a top priority for Zynga. Forum moderators will continue to be a feature of all Zynga games, and players will continue to have access to additional support through email, live premium chat and peer groups through social channels.
[Via CE Gamers]
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