Zynga
It has come out that the new CEO of Zynga wanted his old company to by the Facebook and mobile developer years before he jumped ship.
The now ex-Xbox president Don Mattrick has left Microsoft for his new position as CEO of the social games publisher Zynga, a job he will officially take on July 8. In addition to a much loftier title, Mattrick is also set to earn quite a hefty payday.
Don Mattrick, the now ex-president of Xbox, is leaving Microsoft to become the new CEO of Zynga.
Zynga New York's general manager Dave Porter has gone on the record about he feels about originality in the video game industry. Specifically, he defends his stance in a blog post on the company's website about comments he made stating the company copies other games.
Zynga, the mobile game developer responsible for Words With Friends and other mobile games have announced that they are closing down three offices in an effort to ensure long-term profitability.
Zynga shut down its formerly popular game “PetVille,” as well as 10 other underperforming games.
Zynga's stock has fallen 70 percent since it went public in December, but the company hopes to revitalize the brand with its Wednesday release of "FarmVille 2," the follow up the Facebook hit.