Zynga COO Bails

[Berithil]

Yup, things keep getting worse for them. Not that I care a whole lot. Crappy, unoriginal flash games using cheap skinner box psychology to draw in players. I have never cared for zynga, and I borderline hate them due to my mom constantly using my computer hours on end to play farmville or some other crappy flash game. Although, it is sad seeing people lose their jobs, especially in this economy.

And doesn't he think it might look a bit suspicious jumping ship right now?

 

[Spartan212]

I could see EA suing them into submission, then buying them out when their stock price is in the toilet. Since every interview I see with an EA rep states that "casual, micro-transaction games are the future" I could totally see this scumbag tactic working to their advantage

 

[TyrunnAlberyn]

This entire Zynga debacle will end with the execs (like this one) making off with a few million each and the regular Joe and Jill working for them will suddenly be out of a job. No good will come of this.

 

[insanelich]

Zynga picked a really bad time to go in the shitter. Normally I'd expect to see them get bought up and the most likely candidate would probably be EA. However, EA has it's own problems now and I don't see them being in much of a position to spend that kind of money currently.

Activision might be a possibility but Zynga really doesn't seem to be something they'd be interested in. The only other candidates I can think of would possibly be Microsoft or Sony to a lesser extent. With the direction they are slowly moving consoles it wouldn't be outside of the realm of possibility to see social gaming end up there. I think Microsoft is a rather massive longshot though and Sony even more so.

Facebook might pick up Zynga too.

 

[WaterDancer]

You know, when your executive who jumped ship and "potentially stealing EA secrets", jump ship from a company that is being sued and has questionable business practice. That is when you know they are bad company (punnarific). It isn't the first time that it has happened this year.

 

[yRar_972]

There are two possible ways this could end*. Zynga actually starts to make ORIGINAL (that's the keyword here), non-sucky games that are not related to social media; or they give up and bail. The second one is much better.

*I'm talking positive, the worse thing that could possibly happen would Zynga continue what they're doing now.