Star Wars: Hunters (Courtesy of Zynga)
Among the city’s growing list of big tech companies, few have helped more people escape massive surpluses of boredom in our post-pandemic society than game developer Zynga. Its popular games, many produced in Austin, offer life buoys of sanity while sitting idle in waiting rooms, testing lines, grocery store lines, and literally every damn Zoom meeting that could have been an email.
And yet, despite having 240 employees at its local offices, Zynga doesn’t register for most people until you mention mobile titles like Words With Friends, Zynga Poker, Harry Potter Puzzles & Spells, CSR Racing, or its dozens of casino-style offerings. The company’s games, played by 183 million users per month, are social at their…
