Saddest Story in Gaming 2013

OMGPOP Team Tried To Buy Back Its Site, But Zynga Killed It Instead | TechCrunch: "Despite the injection of former Microsoft Xbox head Don Mattrick, one source familiar with the internal workings of the company says Zynga is “ruined”, and more specifically faces serious internal challenges going forward. Things apparently went downhill after Zynga’s December 2011 IPO when former CEO Mark Pincus cashed out nearly $200 million in stock. Morale is now supposedly very low, with employees doing as little as humanly possible to get by. People aren’t concerned with making fun games or long-lasting infrastructure, but just with keeping their metrics high enough to keep their jobs."

Zynga To Shut Down OMGPOP’s Online Gaming Portal, OMGPOP.com | TechCrunch: "Zynga is quick to point out that players will still be able to play Draw Something (both the original and the sequel) and Draw My Thing (the game that inspired Draw Something. I mean, besides Pictionary.) after the main portal goes dark."

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