Zynga has launched legal action against two former senior members of staff after alleging that they stole confidential information to support a new employer. According to the Arstechnica.com website, Massimo Maietti and Ehud Barlach, who left Zynga in July and September respectively, took the data to social gaming startup Scopely. In a 28-page civil complaint, Zynga said Maietti was the creative director on “one of Zynga’s most ambitious soon-to-be released games, which goes by the code name Project Mars”, while Barlach was general manager of Hit It Rich! Slots. Both men are alleged to have stolen vast quantities of data,…