On Monday, word surfaced that Zynga purchased mobile games startup Wild Needle – the company behind Shoptown Hero for Apple’s mobile devices. “We hear this was a talent-sized deal, which is in line with most Zynga acquisitions,” reports Tech Crunch. “Zynga usually does smaller deals in the $5 to 20 million range for teams of game [...]

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