Legendary Game Designer Brian Reynolds Joins Zynga as Chief Designer announces Brian Reynolds has joined social gaming developer Zynga, in spite of indications just a month ago that Reynolds would continue to serve as a consultant for Big Huge Games after the developer he helped found was acquired by 38 Studios. Word is: "Reynolds will head up operations at Zynga East, expanding the company’s presence on the East Coast. In 2009 this office will begin with 12-15 employees, including game designers, web developers (PHP, MySQL, Flash), artists, and producers. Based in Baltimore, Md., production efforts will be focused on creating new social network games on Facebook and other platforms--particularly games with a strategic emphasis."