Social game firm Zynga has opened its first non-US studio in Bangalore, India.
The FarmVille and Mafia Wars maker is currently seeking computer scientists and engineers for the new location, which will focus on game and infrastructure development.
Online gaming in India is rapidly expanding, according to Zynga, which says that 41 per cent of active internet users played online games in 2008.
With over 81 million internet users, India is expected to become the third largest online market behind China and the US by 2013.
“Social gaming combines the best of web technical talent with game storytelling,” said Zynga CEO Mark Pincus. “India offers some of the world’s most sophisticated and rich technical talent bases and we are thrilled to have a local presence.”
Zynga also operates game studios in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Baltimore.