Report: OMGPOP closed in Zynga layoffs

OMGPOP, the studio picked up by Zynga after the breakout success of Draw Something, has reportedly been closed as part of yesterday's layoffs.

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As part of yesterday's layoffs at mobile publisher Zynga, Draw Something developer OMGPOP has reportedly been closed. The closure of the New York office would close OMGPOP by extension, and several staff members took to Twitter to state they had been impacted by the layoffs.

Develop reports that in addition to various executives, the official OMGPOP account tweeted that it was the last day for "many" of its staff. Shacknews has contacted Zynga to clarify, and will update as more information becomes available.

OMGPOP made headlines last year when Draw Something enjoyed a surge of popularity, culminating in Zynga's purchase of the studio for a reported $200 million. Daily usage began to fall after that, though. Former OMGPOP CEO Dan Porter left Zynga earlier this year.

Zynga itself, meanwhile, continues to struggle. This is the third such large staff reduction in the last several months, after closures in Boston, MA and Austin, TX, and a closure in Baltimore, MD.

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    June 4, 2013 3:15 PM

    Steve Watts posted a new article, Report: OMGPOP closed in Zynga layoffs.

    OMGPOP, the studio picked up by Zynga after the breakout success of Draw Something, has reportedly been closed as part of yesterday's layoffs.

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      June 4, 2013 4:37 PM

      gg zynga

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      June 4, 2013 4:41 PM

      Dont worry employees, Dan Porter is kickin' it in his mansion crying for you

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      June 4, 2013 4:44 PM

      Someone pointed out on Twitter that the company was bought for $0.5mil/day. Nice!

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      June 4, 2013 5:44 PM

      You've been EA 'd !!!

      Sucks that so many people have lost their job in this companies decline.

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        June 5, 2013 4:29 AM

        I imagine most of the people who were with OMGPOP at the time of acquisition were pretty well compensated at the time of acquisition. $200 million dollar buyout for a company with 42 employees, and Zynga set aside something like $20 million for employee retention bonuses.

        I beg a lot of them are happy to be unshackled from Zynga.

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      June 5, 2013 8:05 AM

      so they bought draw something for 200 mil, nice

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