Zynga has acquired game studio Area/Code for an undisclosed price. The indie game developer that is based out of New York City is the ninth acquisition in eight months for Zynga.

The casual game maker has made the Facebook game CSI: Crime City, along with Parking Wars and Drop7 for the iPhone. Area/Code will become Zynga New York, with the studio s executives Demetri Detsaridis and Frank Lantz becoming general manager and creative director, respectively.

Source: VentureBeat