Hit Mobile Game Reveals Its Word of the Year,
Engages Inspiring Public Figures to Share Their Own Guiding Word
for 2020
Today, Zynga Inc. (Nasdaq: ZNGA), a global leader in interactive
entertainment, announced that its iconic game Words With Friends is
ushering in a new year and a new decade with an inspiring social
campaign, #WordsWithVision. For 20 days, well-known individuals,
activists and innovators across entertainment, business, arts,
journalism and the non-profit sector will share their guiding word
of the year, alongside their reason for making that sentiment their
touchstone for 2020.
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“As we enter not just a new year, but a new decade, it’s a time
to recommit to ourselves and each other,” said Deepthi Menon,
Senior Vice President at Zynga. “We are excited to kick off 2020
with our players, celebrating the power of words in driving focus,
unity and connection in the year ahead.”
The campaign begins with record-breaking music artist and
longtime Words With Friends player Garth Brooks, sharing his word
of the year – CONNECTION – in a special video address. The campaign
will culminate with the ‘word with vision’ selected by the Words
With Friends player community as their word of the year: “UNITY”.
Joining Zynga and Words With Friends fans to share their guiding
word for 2020 will be:
Garth Brooks, Musician GarthBrooks.com
“CONNECTION”
Ken Burns, Documentarian KenBurns.com
“UNUM”
Roxane Gay, Author & Activist
RoxaneGay.com “ENGAGE”
Harold Goldberg, Founder NY Videogame
Critics Circle “JUSTICE”
Hugh Grant, Ambassador Zynga Poker
“RESILIENT”
Wally Lamb, Author WallyLamb.net
“SPEAK”
Dion Lim, Author & Journalist Make
Your Moment “AUTHENTICITY”
Michael Murphy, Artist Super Sonic Modern
“PLACE”
Rob Paulsen, Voice Actor RobPaulsenlive.com “GLORIOUS”
Sam Sawyer, Cartoonist The Salem Series
“ILLUMINATE”
Cathleen Schine, Author CathleenSchine.me
“OTHER”
Anja Scholze, Engineer The Tech
Interactive “ITERATE”
Cameron Sinclair, Chief Alchemist Armory
of Harmony “CADENCE”
Zach Wigal, Founder Gamers Outreach
“PLAY”
Doctors Without Borders Doctors Without
Borders “HUMANITY”
Food Runners Food Runners “SHARING”
Girls Make Games Girls Make Games
“EMPOWER”
Words With Friends Players @WordsWFriends
“UNITY”
The #WordsWithVision campaign begins today and will continue
through February 4, 2020. To participate in the campaign, follow
Zynga on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, and follow Words With
Friends on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
About Zynga
Zynga is a global leader in interactive entertainment with a
mission to connect the world through games. To date, more than one
billion people have played Zynga’s franchises including CSR
Racing™, Empires & Puzzles™, Merge Dragons!™, Words With
Friends™ and Zynga Poker™. Zynga’s games are available in more than
150 countries and are playable across social platforms and mobile
devices worldwide. Founded in 2007, the company is headquartered in
San Francisco with locations in the U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland,
India, Turkey and Finland. For more information, visit
www.zynga.com or follow Zynga on Twitter and Facebook.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, relating
to, among other things, a #WordsWithVision initiative in Words With
Friends’ and Zynga’s other social channels. Forward-looking
statements often include words such as “outlook,” “projected,”
“planned,” “intends,” “will,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “target,”
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Commission (the “SEC”), copies of which may be obtained by visiting
our Investor Relations website at http://investor.zynga.com or the
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