Zynga explains why its games wouldn't work as well on Xbox Live as they do on Facebook. Angry Birds was a massive success on iOS, so Rovio is doing what it can to get the game on as many platforms as possible. Zynga's line of social networking games, like FarmVille and CityVille, dominate Facebook, so one might expect those games to start showing up on more platforms. But there's a key difference about what makes those games work and why that makes it unlikely that they'll be showing up on Xbox Live or PlayStation Network anytime soon. Microsoft announced earlier this year that Xbox Live has surpassed 30 million members. Facebook, on the other hand, claims that it has more than 500 million active users. Even if all 30 million Xbox Live users were Gold subscribers, that's still only 6% of the potential user base on Facebook. And the magic in Zynga's games is getting friends and family to see what it is you've been doing in them. "We're after a lot of demographic," Zynga chief game designer Brian Reynolds explained to IndustryGamers.

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We all know that the Super Bowl is right around the corner, so what better way to show our team loyalty than through yet another Mafia Wars gifting event? Zynga has launched its Super Bowl festivities in Mafia Wars, cleverly avoiding copyright and trademark issues, with the Big Game Faceoff. The showdown takes place between our favorite teams, the Wisconsin Cheddarheads and the Pennsylvania Ironworkers. (If only it were the Pennsylvania [insert majestic bird here.), Find the rest of our guide after the break. Like most gifting events, players will have to gift one another a slew of items. In this case, the items are team members of either the Wisconsin Cheddarheads or the Pennsylvania Ironworkers. In order to own a team by Feb. 6 at 3 p.m. PST, or in time for the Super Bowl, you will need to amass 22 players of either team to fill its 11 offense and defense positions. Just about everything can be done from the home page including asking friends for more players, sending players to your friends or outright buying all 22 players for 22 Reward Points.While owning a team once will score you this event's Mastery item, the Victory Ring (92 Attack, 88 Defense)

Voting has been underway on Facebook’s official sports page, but they’re not wagering on whether the Pittsburgh Steelers or the Green Bay Packers will win Super Bowl XLV. Since Friday, people have been able to vote on commercials scheduled to air on the big day. The ad to get the most “likes” by Thursday, February 10th, will become 2011′s Facebook Replay winner. This is the first year Facebook is trying to be such an active part of the Super Bowl craze, and for good reason: The day the Steelers and the Packers advanced to the Super Bowl, about 4.6 million people shared their thoughts and experiences with their Facebook friends. The two teams each have over a million fans on their respective pages. Currently, all three ads for the TV hit show “Glee” are comfortably leading the vote count. A teen comedy about a group of geeks making waves in the NFL-viewer demographic? Hardly: The new season of “Glee” premieres right after the Super Bowl, and their loyal fans can hardly wait. Apparently, the die-hard football fans have yet to cast their votes.