Warstorm To Shut Down

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It's been a little short of a year since I posted about a new big Zynga game called Warstorm (1). You may remember it was all over Mafia Wars. We anticipated a cross game promotion but that never happened.

Now we know for sure there will never be a cross game promotion because Warstorm is going to be shut down at the end of the month for existing players. If you never played the game, you won't be able to as all access has been shut down.  For some history, Cerulean Masters first position was a Super Moderator with this game and here is one of his last posts.

#1       08-31-2011, 08:45 PM

Cerulean Master  Super Moderator   Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ummm, The Forum Posts: 7,295

Important Announcement Concerning Warstorm (8/31/2011) Dear Warstorm players, Our goal at Zynga is to bring players the most fun and social games, but despite a strong and passionate community, we have decided to shut down Warstorm in 30 days to focus our efforts on bringing new and innovative games to our players. As of today, Warstorm is no longer available to new users and will not accept additional purchases. Existing players will be able to access the game until September 30, 2011. Below are some frequently asked questions that may help. To help us bid a fond farewell to the game, we’d love to hear your favorite memories about your experiences with Warstorm. Thank you again for choosing Zynga as your favorite place to play. Sincerely, Zynga

Here are some frequently asked questions. I would pay attention to the last one. If you spent any money on this game it looks like you will be compensated with bonus packages and you can move it to Mafia Wars. 3 other little known word games are also shutting down. I imagine they are doing much better in the word game department with Words With Friends.

#2       08-31-2011, 08:46 PM

Cerulean Master  Super Moderator   Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Ummm, The Forum Posts: 7,295

Faq FAQ Why is Warstorm shutting down? Our goal at Zynga is to bring players the most fun and social games on the web, but despite a strong and passionate community, we have decided to shut down Warstorm in 30 days and focus our efforts on bringing new and innovative games to our players. When will Warstorm shut down? Warstorm will be shut down on September 30, 2011. Will other games be shutting down? Scramble, Pathwords and Word Twist will also shut down on September 30, 2011. I paid money in Warstorm, what now? Zynga is committed to helping Warstorm players find a new game to enjoy. We will be offering bonus packages for Warstorm players to try other Zynga games like CityVille, FarmVille, and Empires & Allies (to name a few). If you purchased Warstorm currency in the last 90 days, Zynga’s Customer Support department will transfer what you have spent plus 10% to another game of your choice. Please click here to contact Customer Support.

You can see by the history of the application metrics it never really took off.
(image from appdata.com)

Comparing the metrics to Mafia Wars shows that there is quite a gap and we shouldn't worry about Mafia Wars being next. Mafia Wars is still on a decline and hasn't flat lined as Warstorm has.
(images from allfacebook.com)

Thanks to Hayden from the Mafia Wars Maniac Blog for finding this information.

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