Not long ago I wrote an opinion piece about how Microsoft’s track record of having execs leave the company to bring their new employers into the Microsoft fold painted an intriguing picture for the potential of Zynga – Ex Xbox head, Don Mattrick’s new gig – and Microsoft becoming a…
Read MoreThe big news from today was that Microsoft’s former President of Interactive Entertainment, Don Mattrick, would be making the move from the American giant to join the struggling social gaming developer and publisher, Zynga, as its CEO. This is obviously a big win for Zynga, which has been hit by…
Read MoreXbox boss Don Mattrick is making the move from Microsoft to Zynga. Updated portion: Zynga has officially named Mattrick CEO and he will indeed join Pincus at the company that the former Zynga boss started. Pincus isn’t really going anywhere though as he’ll be taking the Chief Product Officer position…
Read MoreMore unfortunate news on the Zynga front; the once-darling of social gaming has announced it will close its Boston office and lay off five per cent of its global workforce. This also puts its Japan and UK offices in immediate danger. In a memo circulated to staff, Zynga CEO, Mark…
Read MoreIt’s no secret that Zynga, once the paragon for social gaming, is facing some significant difficulties, having seen its share price plummet and losing some of its key executive staff. That law suit from EA won’t help either. If one single game was going to be able to reverse its…
Read MoreZynga, once the darling of the social games industry, has reported some very disappointing results as its share price continues to falter. For the company’s Q2 results, it reported a loss of $22.8 million – and that’s despite a climb in revenue on the previous year of 19 per cent…
Read MoreEach year Konami does this pre E3-show thing. Seems a little pointless to us, since it means less surprises at the show, but oh well. This year’s pre E3 show is some interesting watching nonetheless. You can have a look for yourself here. The big one from our perspective is…
Read MoreFollowing our report on the rumours that Draw Something developer, OMGPOP, was up for acquisition, we can now confirm that Zynga has acquired the developer. I don’t think this should come as any surprise. Draw Something is the new Angry Birds, and Draw Something will actually fit in nicely with…
Read MoreFollowing our report on the rumours that Draw Something developer, OMGPOP, was up for acquisition, we can now confirm that Zynga has acquired the developer. I don’t think this should come as any surprise. Draw Something is the new Angry Birds, and Draw Something will actually fit in nicely with…
Read MoreIf you have an iPhone or iPad, you’ve probably heard of the next big mega-app; Draw Something by OMGPOP. It’s already sold 30 million copies in just six weeks. That kind of meteoric rise was always going to attract the attention of big game companies with lots of money. One…
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