UPDATE: Zynga CEO Mark Pincus has confirmed the company will be reducing its staff by 5%, but did not detail the number of layoffs at its Austin office.
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.
Zynga just laid off 100+ employees (incl. my friends) in its Austin office during the Apple Event. Gave them 2 hours to vacate. RT please.— Justin Maxwell (@303) October 23, 2012
zynga teams laid off this morning: theville and bingo— Justin Maxwell (@303) October 23, 2012
Zynga did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Its stock was trading down 4.3% to $2.22 Tuesday afternoon.
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Zynga Lays Off 100+ Employees During Apple Event
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