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Monday, February 10, 2014

NBC News: YoVille Isn’t A Game

 NBC news published a heartwarming article about the YoVille shutdown. While the article does not provide any recent news on the deal between Zynga and BVG, it succeeds in explaining to non-players how YoVille is not just a game. The writer explains how players feel about their virtual town.

 " Now, Zynga is planning to shut down YoVille at the end of March. The town might be built of bytes, but the anguish some players feel about the prospect of its loss is real. And those loyal YoVille residents are determined to save their community. They’ve launched protests via virtual rallies, tearful YouTube pleas and angry Facebook missives."

 NBC is a major news provider. Publishing an article about YoVille means that players have been heard. This will definitely help save YoVille.


Read the full article here.