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Re: Zynga, Nimblebit, and Tiny Tower
Zynga have been sued numerous times, not only for copying games, but also for stealing the source code. They always just settle for an "undisclosed amount". Best (and most hilariously ironic) example is when they tried to acquire the developer of MyFarm - the acquisition fell through, but they obtained the source code of… -
Re: Zynga, Nimblebit, and Tiny Tower
if they're outright stealing code, why not hide multiple backdoors in it? that way, if something you make is stolen verbatim, you can go in and shut it down manually. of course, they'll eventually work around this, but can you imagine Zynga trying to explain to hundreds or thousands of people why their latest facebook game… -
Re: Zynga, Nimblebit, and Tiny Tower
I know that a job is a job, and it puts food on the table, but personally I doubt I'd be able to bring myself to work for them. There's a certain amount of moral and ethical code I'd like to see in any employer. If they've got a real culture of fucking other developers over, they're probably willing to do it to their… -
Re: Zynga, Nimblebit, and Tiny Tower
Oh really? I didn't know they also stole the source of the game... Sweet baby raptor jebus! I've heard horror stories about working there, but bloody hell... Food on the table aside, I personally couldn't live with myself if I were asked to steal actual content (code, art, sound, whatever) from another game to put it in a… -
Re: Zynga, Nimblebit, and Tiny Tower
@gsokol haha that's so cool to hear! It's such a primitive game by today's standards but it was one of the first real big games on Facebook that helped pave the way for Facebook games (for better of worse!) I guess if anything you have to applaud Zynga's ability to advertise something that already exists and come out on… -
Re: Zynga, Nimblebit, and Tiny Tower
Wouldn't it be cool if the industry had a company for each genre? and the reality is we are all working together through these few massive companies...only in different offices around the world in different cities/towns/etc.? I think this competition thing would come to a close faster, but then again...no ones ever happy… -
Re: Zynga, Nimblebit, and Tiny Tower
It's supposed to be a question, because their stance is considerably more defensive than anyone else in this thread. Knowing what direction someone is coming from makes a significant difference to how you recieve their argument, does it not? In a debate over which car to buy, you might weight someone's argument differently…
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