We are all aware that cloning games, monetization ideas or even whole game mechanics is daily business on Facebook. Now EA didn't like that Zynga did clone their beloved "The Sims Social". It seems Zynga this time stole one of the favourite toys of a publisher and they are not amused.
What is amusing though is the level of detail at which Zynga cloned Sims Social. They even copied textures down to the exact RPG color value.
This doc reads: http://www.scribd.com/doc/101954002/EA-v-Zynga-Complaint-Final
The question is what comes out of this trial. Can they force Zynga to remove the game? And the key question is: does this change how EA's own Playfish "clones" games?
Update: History of Zynga cloning lab
