EA Executive Quits, Reportedly Headed to Zynga

[kurupt87]

So, he's a merc.

 

[Heart of Darkness]

ITT: Barely reportable story acts as an excuse for journalist to opine on Zynga hate. If this article was any fluffier, I could make a quilt.

 

[ThisIsSnake]

The average IQ of both EA and Zynga just went up.

 

[rsvp42]

Sounds like he has a long history with EA, but he's been jumping around a bit recently. Sounds like he's not quite sure where he wants to be. I'll reserve judgment about EA because in general, I like the games I've played that they've published.

 

[Wandrecanada]

Leaping from a top executive position at one of the world's foremost videogame publishers to take on an as-yet-unspecified role at the relatively young Zynga kind of says something about the state of the industry, don't you think?

I think it says a lot more about the kind of person John Schappert is and what he's really after than the state of the industry. Someone who was looking to lead a revolution in innovation would not be going somewhere without a clear role up front. This is about money and I think gamers should say good riddence to a bad influence at EA.

 

[commodorejohn]

Executive from one hack-job sausage mill moves to another hack-job sausage mill, film at 11.

 

[Sniper Team 4]

I'll take the empty position!

No, it's mine! I call dibs! Universal Dibs rule applies here!