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June 6, 2012 04:54 am GMT
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Hey Zynga, Cut It Out With This Far East Crap
This morning Zynga announced that it's expanding its FarmVille franchise into an exciting new territory: Orientalism!Yes, there's a new FarmVille add-on called wait for it Jade Falls. Now, fantasy stories set in exaggerated "Asian" locales are a familiar part of popular culture. But at leastDisney (Mulan), DreamWorks (Kung Fu Panda), and BioWare (Jade Empire) offered some creativity, humor, and nuance. Jade Falls is ... something else.Original Link: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Techcrunch/~3/Bi643A1sgaQ/
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