Zynga (ZNGA) Begins Housecleaning, Will Shutter Four OMGPOP Games

Zynga (Nasdaq: ZNGA) is lower on the session following news that it plans to close down four OMGPOP games. The titles are:

• Gem Rush
  
• Pool World Champ
  
• Snoops
  
• Cupcake Corner

On the news, Zynga commented, Our goal at Zynga is to give players the opportunity to play the most fun and social games on the web. With this goal in mind, we have decided to close some OMGPOP games to make way for new and exciting gaming opportunities.

Zynga acquired OMGPOP in 2012 for about $200 million. The deal has largely been a flop for the mobile gaming giant.

Shares of Zynga are down 1.7 percent.

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