Facebook Poker and Mafia related games seem to hand in hand so this could be a great way to get players interested in one game to try out the other for the first time or get them back in if they haven’t played in a long time. This seems to be a new trend with social game makers as they try to grab more and more of gamers’ valuable gaming time. Though we probably wont be seeing mafia weapons being cross promoted in family games such as Yoville or Farmville anytime soon.
One of the perks of having 130 million active players enjoying your games is that when you come out with a new one or if an old one needs a little boost, you can always cross promote them. That’s what San Francisco based Zynga Games has been doing lately, with their in game promotions of Mafia Wars and Facebook Poker. Certain Mafia Wars items, for example, are only attainable by playing to a certain level in Facebook Poker.
