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Read More »Clive Downie joins Zynga as COO
Mattrick gets former DeNA West CEO as executive wingman
Read More »Zynga cuts losses to $68k even as revenues and users dwindle
Cutbacks are paying off at Social Giant as company approaches black
Read More »Zynga reports small net loss, major revenue decline for Q3
Zynga has posted its latest quarterly earnings report, announcing a net loss of $68k on revenue of $203m – a 36 per cent decline from the same period last year. The social game company’s third quarter revenue was also down 12 per cent from the previous quarter, and daily active …
Read More »EA’s Gibeau: ‘Zynga blew it’
The boss of EA’s mobile business has delivered a scathing verdict on its casual gaming rival Zynga. Speaking to The New York Times, head of mobile development Frank Gibeau said of the company: Zynga blew it. They’re not a mobile business. We’re six or seven times their size in mobile. …
Read More »Pachter: More layoffs coming at Zynga
Analyst says new CEO to make more cuts, but expects a swift return to profitability
Read More »Co-founder Justin Waldron quits Zynga
Zynga’s Justin Waldron is leaving the company he co-founded over six years ago. This comes as the social game maker has swapped out former CEO and founder Mark Pincus for former Xbox head Don Mattrick, and a year of several high-level executive departures. I’ve decided it’s time to leave zynga …
Read More »Zynga loses co-founder Justin Waldron
Another executive heads out after more than six years with the company
Read More »From triple-A to free-to-play: John Schappert on mobile, PC and a changing industry landscape
The former EA COO and Shiver founder on new business models, small development teams and the future of games
Read More »Bang with Friends concedes to Zynga’s brand ownership
Social game company and owner of saucy hook-up app cool off
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