When Zynga (A free casual games developer that created Farmville, Mafia Wars and other very lackluster but popular Facebook applications) was included between the 64 developers qualified for the March Mayhem Developer’s Showdown organized by the Escapist Magazine, many wondered what the criteria for such a choice was.
All the other developers taking part in the competition were core developers, or at the very least developers of high quality commercial games for which the player has to pay.

Facing the sheer power of 80 million casual users and reiterated facebook spam, hardcore gamers and fans of every core-oriented developer put aside they rivalries for four days, taking part in one of the most epic opinion battles of the gaming history. Read more