Legendary Game Designer Brian Reynolds Joins Zynga as Chief Designer

Reynolds Heading Up Zynga East, Expanding Presence on East Coast
SAN FRANCISCO--(Business Wire)--
Zynga, the largest developer of social games, today appointed Brian Reynolds to
the newly created position of chief designer. Reynolds will lead the product
development team and will be responsible for developing new social strategy
games.

Reynolds, an eighteen-year industry veteran, is recognized as one of the
industry`s most talented and productive game designers and was honored by PC
Gamer as one of 25 "Game Gods." Reynolds played a key role founding two
successful videogame studios: Firaxis Games and Big Huge Games and masterminded
the design of several smash hits including Civilization II, Alpha Centauri, and
Rise of Nations, as well as Catan for Xbox360 Live Arcade. Reynolds` videogames
have sold over six million copies worldwide.

"Brian is not only of the most widely respect game designers, he is also
uniquely gifted in that he has mastered the art of programming," said Mark
Pincus, CEO and founder, Zynga. "Brian`s dual specialty gives him the
substantial advantage of being able to bring his own visions to life. He has
built a reputation for finely tuned game-play."

"Zynga is one of the most dynamic companies that will have a profound impact on
how people connect through games," said Brian Reynolds. "On top of this, Mark
has a created a team of some of the smartest and most talented people in games
and I am thrilled to come on board at this exciting time in the company`s
growth."

Reynolds will head up operations at Zynga East, expanding the company`s presence
on the East Coast. In 2009 this office will begin with 12-15 employees,
including game designers, web developers (PHP, MySQL, Flash), artists, and
producers. Based in Baltimore, Md., production efforts will be focused on
creating new social network games on Facebook and other platforms--particularly
games with a strategic emphasis.

About Zynga

Zynga is the largest social gaming company with 12 million daily users and 50
million monthly users. Zynga`s games are available on Facebook, MySpace, Bebo,
Hi5, Friendster, Yahoo! and the iPhone, and include Texas Hold`Em Poker, Mafia
Wars, YoVille, Vampires, Street Racing, Scramble and Word Twist. The company is
funded by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, IVP, Union Square Ventures, Foundry
Group, Avalon Ventures, Pilot Group, Reid Hoffman and Peter Thiel. Zynga is
headquartered at the Chip Factory in San Francisco. For more information, please
visit www.zynga.com.

Zynga
Lisa Chan, 415-994-2180
lchan@zynga.com

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