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Zynga won’t continue down the avenue of investing into the real-money gambling market in the US, according to the publisher’s recent financial report. The company – which has heavily invested in the UK gambling market – hadn’t officially announced its intentions regarding North America prior to this week, but a …

Newcomer CEO Mattrick outlines a 90 day plan, but says recovery won't be quick

Zynga has announced financial results for the second quarter in its fiscal year, reporting a $15.8m loss for the three month period concluded at the end of June. Revenue saw a 31 per cent year-over-year decline to $213m, versus the $332m brought in for the same period in 2012. Perhaps …

Minecraft developer Mojang has been served a cease and desist letter from US mini golf chain Putt-Putt regarding user-created levels using the likeness of the company’s courses. VG247 reports that Minecraft creator and Mojang founder Markus ‘Notch’ Persson took to Twitter to post an image of the letter, adding that …

Zynga's new CEO tried to buy the social game company while at Microsoft

Man of the moment Don Mattrick has been described as a division head who lives like a Saudi prince”. A profile of the exec on Fast Company claims that he takes a private jet to work, name-drops celebrity friends and lives in the largest house in British Colombia valued at …

Zynga CEO's mostly stock-based compensation totals $92 million over five years

A number of execs in line for new positions in company reorganisation expected next week

The woman in charge of Windows is poised to lead up all Microsoft’s hardware division – including Xbox. Julie Larson-Green is in pole position to lead hardware engineering, a role that Don Mattrick was previously favourite for, reports Bloomberg. It could mean there will be no direct replacement for Mattrick …

Zynga is putting pressure on new CEO to boost share prices