Putting Microsoft's premiere shooter franchise on a mobile platform might sound like the Holy Grail, but Halo: Spartan Assault runs the risk of becoming the world's first throwaway Halo game.
After laying off 18 percent of its employees — 520 people — social game publisher Zynga saw its stock price fall 12 percent to $2.99 a share. Zynga’s stock was halted after the news broke around 11:35 am Pacific time. But it fell further when trading resumed. In after-hours trading, the stock rose slightly to $3 a share.