Zynga, Acer and desktop app Pokki have come together to develop a game arcade for Zynga’s vast library of games that will be pre-loaded onto new Acer PCs running Windows 8. Pokki, which was developed by SweetLabs, features desktop versions of popular mobile games such as Angry Birds and Cut The Rope, as well as a start menu app that easily brings all of the free apps together in one place. Ten of Zynga’s games will appear, including FarmVille 2 and Zynga Poker.
The new Zynga cabinet will allow users to install games with one click and play them on the desktop. The app also features a recommendation system that tailors decisions to what players would or wouldn’t like.
As Zynga begins to move its gaming reach beyond mobile and Facebook games, broadening its audience to PC users with prime placement in new Acer systems certainly fits that strategy nicely. In response to the announcement on Tuesday, Zynga’s share price rose nearly eight percent over the course of the day.
Source: Forbes
