FarmVille maker Zynga announces plan to go public

FarmVille is headed to Wall Street.

Zynga, the maker of that massively popular Facebook game — and several others — has filed the paperwork for an Initial Public Offering.The four-year old firm says it expects to raise $1 billion in the process, though it’s possible (and, in fact, expected) that it could offer more shares and raise more money when the stock eventually begins trading.

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Zynga files for IPO

The biggest company in social network gaming is poised to become the biggest publicly-traded company in the video game industry.

Zynga, the maker of massively popular Facebook games like FarmVille and Mafia Wars, has filed the paperwork for an Initial Public Offering, where it says it hopes to raise $1 billion. That’s lower than some investors were expecting, but is likely to increase as bankers determine the offering price and how many shares should be sold.

Read more at Daily Variety