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Zynga CEO Makes Sudden Departure

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Zynga CEO Don Mattrick has abruptly left the company, to be replaced by his predecessor, company founder Mark Pincus, according to a press release from the company. The company made the announcement...

Zynga buying ‘Clumsy Ninja’ maker, cutting staff

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Zynga buying 'Clumsy Ninja' maker, laying off 15 percent of employees in turnaround plan SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Zynga Inc. said Thursday it was buying NaturalMotion, the company behind the hit mobile...

Big Viking Rush in To Save ‘YoVille’ From Zynga’s Axe

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I get a lot of social media messages from people who are all attempting to sell me on one video game-related cause or another. It might be a new game they’re working on, a freshly debuted Kickstarter...

Facebook launches "Donate" feature for non-profit organizations

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When typhoon Haiyan struck the Philippines last month, the Red Cross partnered with the giant social networking site, Facebook, to offer donations directly from the platform. The relief effort turned...
    






Former Social Gaming Giant Zynga Loses $600M in 5 Years

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The pages of Facebook used to teem with Zynga-based social games that titillated and stimulated appetites for novel experiences among gamers. Farmville and Mafia Wars are just two examples of marvels...

Kabam Now Valued at $700 Million After Employees Sale Common Stock

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Kabam, after a sale of $38.5 million in former workers’ common stock, ended up worth a hefty $700 million. However, according to the Wall Street Journal, the company is not keeping any of the money....

Microsoft Reportedly Tried to Buy Zynga Before Mattrick Became CEO

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Don Mattrick joined Zynga in the capacity of CEO some time back. After leaving Microsoft, he expressed his delight since he had always admired Zynga. The gaming company was in dire straits and Don...

Zynga CEO Mark Pincus is Replaced by Microsoft Xbox Head Don Mattrick

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Don Mattrick was the Microsoft's head of Xbox team. Mattrick left Microsoftis and join Zynga as CEO. King.com is the maker of Candy Crush Saga. The game reached a record number of hits on Facebook...

Zynga Announces Layoffs for Cost Reduction

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Sometimes what hurts you can heal as well. This seems to be the case with Zynga, the video game producer, which is to downsize over 500 of its employees in an unprecedented move, the first of its...