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Zynga has announced it is shutting down the Baltimore office, and consolidating locations in New York, Dallas, and Austin.

FarmVille is set to be an animated television series, produced by Brett Ratner.

The talent loss at struggling social game company Zynga continues as the company's chief game designer Brian Reynolds, who led the design for Frontierville, has resigned and is looking to get back into the nitty gritty of game design.

Zynga CEO Mark Pincus has confirmed yesterday's layoffs, a 5% reduction in staff and the closure of the Boston studio. Closures are also being proposed to its Japan and UK studios.

Zynga has reportedly laid off approximately 100 employees from its Austin studio, with similar downsizing possible for its Chicago and Boston offices.

Zynga denies allegations made by EA, saying the company has no exclusive claim to the "life simulation" genre. In a prepared statement to Shacknews, Zynga also claims that EA is guilty of "anticompetitive and unlawful business practices," for which the company has filed a counterclaim.

Richard Garriott's first social game, Ultimate Collector, will be published by Zynga on Facebook.

The game that really put Zynga on the map has returned. Three years after the original, FarmVille 2 has launched.

Ramblings and musings of occasional significance to the Shacknews audience. This is the morning edition for August 30, 2012. Topics include: Spec Ops has inoperable 'cancer'; PS3 users are mad about Hearthfire; more desertions hit Zynga. Wake up, scrubs, it's the Morning Caffeinated!

Zynga Chief Creative Officer Mike Verdu has announced his resignation, with plans to start a new company.