Zynga's social slots chief leaves for a stealth start-up (exclusive) Posted byby Dean Takahashi September 14, 2014 1 min Maytal Olsha served as Zynga's real-money gambling head and then ran the social slots business. Continue Reading 1 min
Zynga chief Don Mattrick steers the struggling social game publisher into a mobile future (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 11, 2014 7 min The company's chief focuses on the long term, and the NFL may help him deliver on that goal. Continue Reading 7 min
Zynga CEO explains his vision for long-term gaming leadership Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 7, 2014 3 min Don Mattrick says Zynga is being "purposefully competitive." Continue Reading 3 min
Zynga misses Wall Street expectations, but it invests in NFL and Tiger Woods games for the ‘long term’ Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 7, 2014 4 min A year into his tenure, CEO Don Mattrick is having a hard time growing revenues, but he remains an optimist about investing in social mobile games. Continue Reading 4 min
Zynga departures finish new CEO's complete makeover of the management team Posted byby Dean Takahashi June 3, 2014 2 min Travis Boatman, mobile game exec, and Terence Fung, biz dev guy, are the latest to leave. Continue Reading 2 min
The DeanBeat: What the game industry learned from Mark Pincus Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 25, 2014 4 min It's easy to forget what a CEO accomplished in a seven-year run. Continue Reading 4 min
Big Zynga shakeup leaves founder Mark Pincus out of day-to-day operations Posted byby Dean Takahashi April 23, 2014 2 min Former Microsoft Xbox Live veteran Alex Garden will run Zynga's game studios. Continue Reading 2 min
Don Mattrick shows his poker hand for turning Zynga around in mobile (interview) Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 3, 2014 9 min The Zynga CEO is putting his stamp on the company, starting with three new mobile versions of flagship games. Continue Reading 9 min
Zynga tries to retake mobile gaming with FarmVille 2: Country Escape Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 3, 2014 3 min Zynga is launching a new mobile version of its FarmVille 2 game aimed at positioning the embattled social-gaming publisher for the next generation of... Continue Reading 3 min
Zynga launches a major overhaul to its flagship poker game Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 3, 2014 4 min Zynga leaves behind its cartoon style and goes with a more "immersive" look. Continue Reading 4 min