Video game publisher Electronic Arts Inc sued Zynga Inc on Friday, accusing the social gaming company of copying key elements of EA’s “The Sims Social” game in Zynga’s “The Ville.” The lawsuit alleges that “The Ville,” a recently released game for Facebook Inc, “copied and misappropriated the original and distinctive expressive elements” of EA’s title. The complaint was filed in the District Court for the Northern District of California. In its lawsuit, EA said “The Ville” is “an unmistakable copy” of “The Sims Social.” “Zynga’s design choices, animations, visual arrangements and character motions and actions have been directly lifted from [...]