Farmville's creator, Mark Saggs, to join India-based Moonfrog Labs in Bengaluru

Mark Skaggs, best known as the brainchild behind Farmville, has joined India based Moonfrog Labs as a director, reports VentureBeat. Moonfrom Labs recently received $15million in funding and is known for games such as Teen Patti Gold and Bingo Club. When it comes to gaming, Mark Skaggs has quite some experience. He’s worked on the Command and Conquer series, Medal of Honor, Lord of the Rings and, obviously, Farmville. Moonfrog Labs on the other hand is a relatively new company, but one with some success under its belt. Part of Moonfrog Labs’ success stems from the team of ex-Zynga employees who form part of the core team. They’ve also integrated Indian culture into their games, incorporating festivals such as Holi, publish their games in different languages, etc. Mark Skaggs will bring his experience in game design and development to a team with its finger on India’s pulse. “I’m an expert at making games and Moonfrog is an expert at India, so we’ll combine forces and make some really special things for gamers here.”, says Skaggs. For now, he’ll be joining Moonfrog Labs’ as a director and shuttling back and forth between Bengaluru and Texas, his home town.