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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...

Microsoft to Release 6 Original TV Shows for Xbox in June, Over 12 Projects in Progress

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Hollywood awaits Microsoft! The corporation may be late to the game of showmanship but as they say: better to be late than never. The comedy classics of Sarah Silverman and Seth Green are coming to...

New Head Of Xbox Considered Selling The Business

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A months ago during the search for a new Microsoft CEO, former Nokia head and candidate Stephen Elop made headlines throughout the tech world by saying that he would consider selling healthy...

Zynga Needs A Cash Cow – Buys A Peacock

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Don Mattrick, Zynga’s new CEO, clearly wants to show he is the opposite of his predecessor. The previous guy spent $200 M buying OMGPOP, the creator of a faddish drawing game that took the world by...

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...

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...

Xbox chief: we have a product for people who can’t get online, it’s called Xbox 360

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Xbox chief we have a product for people who can't get online, it's called Xbox 360

Did you think the Xbox 360 was being kept around just for the budget market? It turns out Microsoft's got another sort of customer in mind for the revamped last-gen hardware: the crews of nuclear submarines. Xbox chief Don Mattrick, in response to the backlash over the Xbox One requiring an internet connection, said that "fortunately, we have a product for people who aren't able to get some form of connectivity, it's called Xbox 360." As an example, he referred to a crew member on a nuclear submarine, who would be better off with the 360, as it's an "offline device." The full quotes are after the break, along with the video -- oh, and Sony's message to submarine crews too.

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Xbox One Revealed

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The new Xbox One is here. Microsoft revealed today at an event the new Xbox One all-in-one gaming and entertainment system.“Xbox One is designed to deliver a whole new generation of blockbuster games...