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Zynga puts on its game face

Electronics Arts alleges that Zynga’s latest game, The Ville, ripped off EA’s game The Sims Social.

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Electronics Arts alleges that Zynga’s latest game, The Ville, ripped off EA’s game The Sims Social.

Zynga Inc. fired back at rival Electronic Arts Inc., calling EA’s copyright infringement lawsuit against it “baseless” in a countersuit alleging EA prevented its employees from leaving to work for Zynga. Zynga’s counterclaim escalates the fight between two San Francisco Bay Area gaming behemoths, in court and in the fierce market for mobile and social games.