Zynga spares its YoVille social game from the ax

Don’t let anyone ever tell you that a small group of people can’t make a difference. Just look at what fans of the social game YoVille have done.

Zynga confirmed today that it has reversed its decision to close down YoVille. The social game publisher revealed in January that it was ending the city simulator, which launched in 2008, to help cut costs while it shifts from Facebook to mobile. Long-time YoVille fans were unhappy with this decision and banded together to ask the company to keep it running. Those efforts paid off, and Zynga sent a message to its YoVille players today confirming that the game is safe for now: