EA and Zynga reconciliation game patent dispute case

February 16 News, according to foreign http://www.aliyun.com/zixun/aggregation/31646.html "> Media reports, Recent documents show that Zynga and EA abandoned the lawsuit between the two sides. Two of game developers last year launched a legal battle over patents and employee poaching.

Documents submitted to the District Court in North Carolina, California, show that all litigation claims and counterclaim claims in the case have been canceled. A spokesman for two companies did not immediately respond to the media's request for an interview.

EA filed a lawsuit last August, suing social-gaming developer Zynga for violating the patent of EA's "Sims Social edition".

Zynga denies all the accusations and accuses EA of being a worker who has moved to Zynga with resentment. Zynga also sued John Richitiero, EA's chief executive, for a so-called "no hire agreement" between companies to prevent Zynga from digging the corner.

Zynga has had a period of rapid development, with the company listing at the end of 2011, and social games such as "FarmVille" were once popular.

However, the company's recent development is not optimistic. Most of Zynga's new products failed to inspire interest as usual. Last October, Zynga released its performance warning that its "the Ville" failed to win the favor of players, and the company has cut its investment in the product.

EA is a veteran enterprise in the game publishing industry. The company wants to develop a social game similar to the Zynga product, named after The Sims Social edition.