Zynga shoots for blockbuster hit with Dawn of Titans mobile game

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"There are about 7,000 characters on screen, all moving in real-time with real-time lighting, real-time shadows, and all controllable by tapping on them and saying where you want them to go. It feels like an epic movie battle, but it is over in 30 to 60 seconds..."

Dawn of Titans is a long way from FarmVille and the other casual games that made Zynga the first giant of the social games industry, but didn't stop it being overtaken by the publishers of games such as Candy Crush Saga and Clash of Clans.

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