Social butterfly Zynga
Further bolstering its autonomy and independence, the game maker also recently disclosed that it is weaning itself off Amazon.com's
Zynga's platform still relies on Facebook Credits as the virtual currency, so it's not quite ready to go it alone yet. But you can be assured that it wants to. There's no other reason for the company to make such a major initiative, and at very least it would give it more bargaining power with Facebook when the pair's revenue-split agreement expires in May 2015.
An important aspect of the platform is that it will include support beyond Zynga's own games and be available for third-party game developers to tap into Zynga's growing user base. The company has now announced that it's landed three early developer backers: Konami
Konami is the most recognizable in the bunch; its well-known franchises include Metal Gear Solid and Contra, and it has made its social ambitions clear in recent years. The other game makers are less well-known, but the more developers that Zynga can herd into its FarmVille-esque stable, the more likely it becomes that it can eventually reduce its reliance on Facebook's floundering gaming platform and become a platform operator.
Who will be next to join its forces? Would Activision Blizzard
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