Dean Takahashi on the relentlessness machinery of Zynga’s game-cloning operation, whereby it minimally modifies others’ work and sues those who treat it likewise.
Nimblebit drew some blood last week when the developer of Tiny Tower cast a stone at Zynga, via an infographic, for copying Tiny Tower in an upcoming mobile game called Dream Heights.
Buffalo Studios is using the same tactic tonight as it calls out Zynga Bingo for being a copycat of Buffalo’s popular Facebook game Bingo Blitz. In the infographic at right, the company points out the similarities in graphics, layout, and game play between Zynga’s recently unveiled Zynga Bingo game and Bingo Blitz.
“Zynga rips off game” is the tech journalism equivalent of “Plane lands safely”.