Zynga, the largest social game provider, announced the opening of its office in Bangalore - the first office outside the United States. The India operation will focus on game development and large-scale infrastructure to support the delivery of Zynga games.
Online gaming in India is rapidly expanding, and Zynga India is aiming to promote its games like FarmVille, Mafia Wars, Café World, and FishVille among Indian players.
In India, 41 per cent of active Internet users played online games in 2008, up 89 per cent from the previous year, according to the Internet & Mobile Association of India. With more than 81 million Internet users, India is projected to become the third largest online market behind China and the US by 2013.
“India offers some of the world’s most sophisticated and rich technical talent bases and we are thrilled to have a local presence,” said Zynga CEO Mark Pincus.
Zynga India will add to its current game studios in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Baltimore. The company will recruit computer scientists and engineers who are experienced in building scalable infrastructure to handle more than 70 million daily active users.
“We are excited to be launching the first international facility for Zynga and will be focused on hiring about 100 of the best and brightest over the next year,” said Shan Kadavil, Country Manager, Zynga India.
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