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Zynga CEO explains his vision for long-term gaming leadership

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Don Mattrick has been the chief executive of Zynga for the past year, and he didn’t hit earnings targets today for the second quarter. But he promised that good things lie ahead.

Don Mattrick, CEO of Zynga
Don Mattrick, the CEO of Zynga

“We aspire to do better and improve execution across our business,” Mattrick said in a conference call with analysts. “We are in the midst of a multiyear transformation, and we are building Zynga and NaturalMotion against a growing market opportunity.”

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.