Forbes - Yesterday, Don Mattrick shocked many when it was revealed he was leaving his lofty position at Microsoft to take over the CEO job at Zynga. Reports are Mattrick made the move because his role wasn't going to be expanding enough at Microsoft, while Zynga would give him the much coveted CEO spot. Well, much coveted for most companies anyway.
Vince Zyle writes "Star Wars Hunters is a really fun game! It’s not as good as other Star Wars games like Star Wars Battlefront 2 but coming from a developer like Zynga who worked on very underwhelming and low-quality titles before, this is a major upgrade.
There’s not much objectively wrong with the game aside from the work needed to make visuals smoother during animations. That’s one of the biggest issues at present alongside frame drops that occur from time to time when there’s too much going on which isn’t too bad but certainly noticeable.
In conclusion, Star Wars Hunters is a game for arena shooter fans who are looking for an action-filled game. Some of the other issues will hopefully be ironed out with future updates."
The acquisition of Zynga by Take-Two Interactive might become the video game industry's version of the AOL Time Warner merger.
I have to give props for the use of Electric Boogaloo reference. I don't think many young folk will even know what that is.
On topic... wasn't that where Don Mattrick went after leaving XB?
Mobile publisher and developer Zynga, with the hiring of Matt Wolf as VP, seeks to reaffirm its intentions to enter blockchain gaming.
He turned the gaming division at Microsoft from a money bleeder to a money maker. That is no small feat.
So long Don, thanx for Kinect (not really) and your focus on entertainment rather than games (again, no).
It really sucks that gaming on its own just doesn't cut it anymore unless you're Nintendo and even they are struggling with the Wii U.
I mean I'm happy the 360 was a financial success for MS because it means more games and consoles but that success came at a steep price for me as a gamer.
Anyway, back on topic. The man may not be the most popular gaming exec around, he is however good at righting financial wrongs. Good luck Don.