Screenshot by Lance Whitney/CNETSay goodbye to PetVille, FishFille, Mafia Wars 2, and a slew of other games from the folks at Zynga.The video game studio has reluctantly, as detailed by blog site TechCrunch.The list of casualities encompass some of the company's most popular games, most of which were playable online through Facebook and a few that were available as iOS or Android apps. Shut down as of yesterday. Shut down to new players as of yesterday.

Zynga just released another building mini-game for Petville, and just like in all the others, you only get 2 of the 5 pieces needed to help your friends build their yard. But not really. Below you can links to all 5 of the pieces.

Shut down December 5th. No longer available. No longer available. Closed to new players as of November 14.

Due to go offline for everyone on January 14. Terminated as of December 21. Mafia Wars Shakedown - App no longer available. Forestville - App no longer available.

Mojitomo - App no longer available. Word Scramble Challenge - App no longer available.Some games that escaped the chopping block include Castleville, Chefville, Farmville 2, Mafia Wars, and Yoville. Zynga is encouraging players whose favorite titles are gone to give these other games a shot.Of course, many players of PetVille, Mafia Wars 2, and the others spent a great deal of time and effort playing and growing these games.

I know several friends on Facebook who were heavily invested in certain Zynga titles. But it seems the company had little choice at this point.Zynga, but its life as a public company hasn't gone well. Following a string of losses and an 80 percent drop in the stock price, Zynga CEO Mark Pincus revealed a this past October.

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Zynga has decided to terminate 11 games in a cost-cutting measure, according to TechCrunch. The closures are a part of the cost-reduction plan put forth by chief executive officer Mark Pincus in November. At the time, Pincus said that a total of 13 titles were on the chopping block, but only Treasure Isle and FishVille were mentioned. The current closure list covers 11 of those 13.

Mafia Wars Shakedown, ForestVille, Mojitomo and Word Scramble Challenge have been pulled from app stores already. Vampire Wars joined Treasure Isle and FishVille as games shut down on December 5. Montopia was closed on December 21, with PetVille and Mafia Wars 2 following on December 30. Finally, Indiana Jones Adventure World has been closed for new players, with a sunset date of January 14.

Zynga has already offered players of PetVille and other titles a free bonus package of virtual items for Castleville, Chefville, Farmville 2, Mafia Wars or Yoville. Players of mobile titles - like Mafia Wars Shakedown - have been told to contact Zynga Customer Support for possible compensation.

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