***UPDATE*** Mafia Wars/Zynga Fail 6/12

***UPDATE***
Games are back up and running as of 11:17 AM Pacific Time.

No, Zynga, the Intertubes are fine. Zynga is broken.  I have tried various ways to discover the problem, and here's what I got: 404 error at Farmville, Mafia Wars, and all Zynga games according to reports from other Facebookers.

At MafiaWars.com a server error, so we cannot log in there to play. 

So I closed the error pop up and clicked "Support" and got this notice:

And as per the usual, the Official Mafia Wars Blog is about as informative as a billboard from 1999.

I guess we'll have to wait and see if Zynga ever comes up for air again.

A Miracle has occured! 1/15

Zynga games are back online! (At least they are here in Southern California as of 8:45 pm)

Sadly, for some players, the games are still not up. I sure hope Zynga gets their collective *items* together before morning!

White Screen of Death  post from 4 hours ago.

White Screen of Death all Games all Zynga'd 1/15

If you have tried to play *any* of Zynga's games in the last 25-30 minutes you're probably getting the white screen of death, or a game loaded, but it won't play, or it is skipping and jumping and acting like a "nutter".

Zynga is aware of the issue. Here is their giant explanation:

It's hard to read, so here is what it says:

"Zynga games are currently unavailable for some players due to technical difficulties. We are working hard to resolve the issue and hope to have things back up and running very soon! Thank you for your patience!"

That's it. On the support page, on "known issues" up at the top, no discussion is allowed, as it is not a "topic". 

Nothing on the Official Mafia Wars Blog since December 24th.

Okay, be back later then.