Ireland may be traditionally known for its agriculture, however, farming abilities of a different type are connected to a US company with plans to set up an operation here.
However, Zynga, the San Francisco-headquartered gaming company behind the hugely popular FarmVille is remaining tight lipped about its plans for an Irish office.
Zynga, which creates games on social networks and iPhone, is the creator of popular games such as FarmVille, Mafia Wars, Café World, and Zynga Poker, to name a few. Company spokesperson Shernaz Daver would not comment on when the Irish operation is scheduled to open, what types of roles would be filled or how many professionals the company plans to employ in Ireland.
“We are expanding operations in Ireland, but can’t comment further at this time. We will have more to talk about later.â€
Zynga’s most played game is FarmVille, which has over 80 million people playing worldwide. However, it has more games in the pipeline. “We’re always working on new games. You’ll be seeing some more games from us very soon,†Daver told the Prosperity ezine.
Zynga has over 600 full-time employees that work in a variety of roles, from game development, to customer service, to finance. It recently opened an office in Bangalore, India. Apart from that, it has a handful of US offices: San Francisco (headquarters), Sunnyvale, Los Gatos, Los Angeles and Baltimore.
It currently does not have a European presence and would not comment on whether its planned Irish operation will serve as its European headquarters.