October 23, 2012 11:24 pm GMT
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Zynga Lays Off 100+ Employees During Apple Event [RUMOR]
Zynga has laid off more than 100 employees in its Austin office Tuesday, a source claims.
According to Justin Maxwell, a designer and former employee of Smule and Mint.com, employees were given two hours to vacate the office. The teams behind its games The Ville and Bingo were most heavily affected, Maxwell indicated on Twitter.
Maxwell relayed the information from a friend who was fired, he said.
Affected employees were allegedly notified -- strategically enough -- during an Apple press event held in San Jose, Calif., where Apple unveiled the iPad Mini and fourth-generation iPad, as well as new a iMac computer and 13-inch MacBook Pro laptop.
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