San Francisco -- Zynga, the San Francisco-based publisher of social games such as "FarmVille" and "Mafia Wars," said on Tuesday it has acquired Dallas-based developer Bonfire Studios. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Bonfire's management and development team will become Zynga Dallas, giving Zynga a total of eight development studios.. Founded in 2008 from the ashes of Microsoft's Ensemble Studios, Bonfire has developed PC and Xbox 360 titles such as "Age of Empires," "Age of Mythology" and "Halo Wars."
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