Zynga has acquired social game studio DNA Games, making this the 14th acquisition in the past year.
DNA Games is the studio behind Facebook games Casino City, Slot City and Barworld. Casino City, DNA's most popular game, has 1.5 million monthly active users. The San Francisco-based game studio will remain an independent entity within Zynga, as happened after the Newtoy acquisition.
Some of Zynga's other acquisitions from the past year were "acqui-hires," acquisitions of only a company's team and not its assets. The social gaming giant has gobbled up:
Bonfire Studios (founded by the creators of Age of Empires)
The social browser Flock
Japan-based Unoh (now known as Zynga Japan), and
Newtoy, the creators of Words With Friends.
Zynga's massive hiring spree has been fueled by its astronomical growth. Reports pegged the company's value at $10 billion in February. The FarmVille and CityVille creator has been looking for new hit games to keep the revenue pipe flowing.