GameZone reacts to the passionate response of YoVille players and Zynga's decision to shut the game down.
GameZone: "YoVille has been saved! Big Viking Games and Zynga have officially reached an agreement to transfer ownership of YoVille back to the original developer."
GameZone writes, "As sad as Bliss' video was, it's nothing compared to the story of Amanda, who in 2010 was broken, felt alone, and was an outcast, even in her own family. YoVille was her place to make friends, build relationships, and of course still have fun and be mischevious, as a 13 year old should. She discusses some of the more shady things she's been a part of, like not handing out prizes for pageants, or having her friend somehow hack items and coins into the game, but hey, I was 13 once too."
GamesBeat's Dean Takahashi writes about how hackers broke into 1,000 or so accounts in the social game YoVille.
It's gonna happen. Zynga's big, it's relatively new, it's a target. Probably not the last time we hear something like this.
I hope not. Maybe one of the hackers can find the email and facebook of the CEO's and game developers and send them "Ville" invites every ten minutes for a year?
Yeah, it would be good to make sure that the accounts of 267 million monthly active users are secure.
