Zynga sues former CityVille exec, accusing him of stealing game ideas
Found on Ars Technica on Tuesday, 16 October 2012
Zynga, the company that has long been accused of stealing other companies' game concepts and adding the word "Ville" to them, is now accusing a former employee of stealing ideas from them.
In a statement to AllThingsD, a Kixeye spokesperson said that the company is not involved in the suit. "Unfortunately, this appears to be Zynga's new employee retention strategy: Suing former employees to scare current employees into staying."
Meanwhile, Zynga still faces legal challenges of its own, including suits filed by Electronic Arts and Maxis over wholesale copying of EA's The Sims Social for Zynga's The Ville, accusing Zynga of stealing "private information" about the game.
“I don’t want innovation, you’re not smarter than your competitor. Just copy what they do and do it until you get their numbers.” (by Mark Pincus). Case dismissed.