Zynga,the Online game publisher relaunched its website on Thursday, allowing users to play its games without first signing on to Facebook.
”All players will have the option to connect with Facebook and keep your game friends and game progress, while deciding what you share with your gaming community,” Zynga’s Cadir Lee wrote in a blog post.
Tim Catlin, general manager of Zynga.com, told Reuters he believed Zynga’s players wanted to create unique player names that were not tied to their Facebook accounts, which displays their real names.
“It’s a reflection of some changes that we made about a year ago to the site,” Zynga CTO Cadir Lee told AllThingsD. “We’re listening to players who want to bring in friends from other parts of their lives to play.”
Zynga will now use its own currency on Zynga.com, instead of routing payments through Facebook.New players will be able to easily sign up without using Facebook.Previously, a Facebook account was required to sign-up for Zynga.com. The changes will go into effect next week.
