No, you didn’t misread the title. Yes, creator of popular social games like Zynga Poker, Farmville, and Mafia Wars is really planning to blow up an armored truck as part of their promotion for the new expansion, Mafia Wars Las Vegas. When it comes to marketing and grabbing peoples imaginations, Zynga is way ahead of the social gaming developer crowd with their ideas and tactics.
They plan to air the event on the internet live once Mafia Wars Las Vegas reaches ten million visitors to the page. They’re also giving out a ton of free stuff like iPads a week and $25,000 in cash (thats real money, not facebook poker chips incase you’re wondering).
The counter for the event currently stands around 4 million as of today. There’s no doubt Zynga will eventually get 10 million players to the site, so for those of you hoping to watch an actual armor car get lit up like a firecracker, it’s only a matter of time..
