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Zynga Launches Matching With Friends as Next Game in the Hit With Friends Franchise
GlobeNewswire
2012-06-26

    Matching With Friends Introduces New Social Puzzle Strategy
               Game for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

SAN FRANCISCO, June 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today at Zynga
Unleashed, Zynga, (Nasdaq:ZNGA), the world's leading provider of social
game services, today announced the global launch of Matching With
Friends, an original With Friends title and brand new social puzzle
game that invites players to wage a battle of wit and strategy as they
move and match colored pieces on the game board. Available now on the
App Store for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, Matching With Friends is the
fifth game in the popular With Friends franchise of games that also
include Words With Friends, Scramble With Friends, Hanging With Friends
and Chess With Friends.

Matching With Friends is easy to pick up, yet includes depth and
strategy that increases as players progress through the game and was
created by the same team behind all the With Friends titles so players
can enjoy the same features they love throughout the series.

Matching With Friends challenges players to strategically compete
against their opponents in the pursuit of victory in an all-out color
war. Each game consists of 11 turns, where carefully placed colored
tiles are matched. A successful match of three or more clears the board
and demolishes an opponent's ability to score. At each turn, players
can choose to drive toward cooperative game play -- collaborating with
opponents to play off of the existing game pieces--or competitive,
going on the offensive with blocked moves, well-placed power-ups and a
few tricks up your sleeve. Additional game features include:


  --  Green with envy: Lay it on the line with special game board multipliers
      where playing certain tiles can account for twice or three times the
      amount of point boosts.
  --  Have Your Opponents Seeing Red: Players can mix up game play by using
      strategic bombs to break up the board, eliminating pieces and creating a
      dynamic experience.
  --  Color Bonus:   At the beginning of each game players' are assigned a
      bonus color, that when matched awards extra points.
  --  Connect and Match: Favorite social features like in-game chat and
      Facebook connect allow you to connect with friends and opponents
      wherever, whenever.




"With Friends games are highly social, snack-size entertainment that
blend well-loved, nostalgic pastimes with brand new game design
concepts," said Paul Bettner, Vice President and General Manager of
Zynga With Friends. "Nearly three years after we launched Chess With
Friends, I am proud to see the franchise grow to five games -- each
with its own special twist - and can't wait to see how Matching With
Friends will connect friends and family around the globe."

Zynga is dedicated to creating and delivering free, social,
high-quality mobile games for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch, including
recent titles Zynga Slots and Zombie Swipeout.Matching With Friends is
available for free from the App store on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch or
at www.itunes.com/appstore. An ad-free version is also available for
$2.99.

For game images and additional information, please visit
https://zynga.box.com/s/2e21cfd6ed11f7784077 or contact
press@zynga.com. More information can also be found at the Zynga blog:
http://company.zynga.com/about/press/company-blog/match-made-zynga-frie
nds-heaven-introducing-matching-friends

About Zynga Inc.

Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq:ZNGA) is the world's leading provider of social game
services with more than 290 million monthly active users playing its
games, which include CityVille, Zynga Poker, Draw Something, Hidden
Chronicles, FarmVille, CastleVille, Words With Friends, Empires &
Allies, Scramble With Friends, Cafe World, The Pioneer Trail, Indiana
Jones(TM) Adventure World and Mafia Wars. Zynga's games are available
on a number of global platforms, including Facebook, Zynga.com,
Google+, Tencent, Apple iOS and Google Android. Through Zynga.org,
Zynga players have raised more than $10 million for world social
causes.

The Zynga Inc. logo is available at
http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=11743

Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements relating to,
among other things, our launch of Matching With Friends, upcoming
features for the game, and the success of Matching With Friends, the
With Friends franchise and our games generally. Our actual results
could differ materially from those predicted or implied. Factors that
could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not
limited to, changing interests of players, competition, our ability to
launch new games in a timely manner and monetize these games,
intellectual property disputes or other litigation, and changes in our
corporate strategy or the Facebook platform.

More information about factors that could affect our operating results
is included under the captions "Risk Factors" and "Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations" in our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months
ended March 31, 2012 and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2011, copies of which may be obtained by visiting our
Investor Relations web site at http://investor.zynga.com or the SEC's
web site at www.sec.gov. Undue reliance should not be placed on the
forward-looking statements in this release, which are based on
information available to us on the date hereof. We assume no obligation
to update such statements.


CONTACT: Morgan Mathis
         Press@zynga.com
         415-503-0303