Mark Pincus

Blogs
November 29, 2011
Is Zynga's 'Evil' Corporate Culture Now a Business Liability?
Doing evil?In a business sector known for cutthroat, amoral maneuvering, social-game developer Zynga stands out as, well, particularly cutthroat and amoral. At least that's the view of many of its competitors and former employees, some of whom we interviewed for a September 2010 SF Weekly cover s ... More >>
Blogs
November 10, 2011
Zynga Pressures Employees to Give Back Stock Ahead of IPO
Mark PincusSocial-gaming company Zynga, along with a handful of other large tech businesses, was successful earlier this year in getting the city of San Francisco to forgo its share of tax revenue on the firm's stock options. Now it appears that wasn't enough: Zynga CEO Mark Pincus has reportedly ... More >>
News
September 8, 2010
FarmVillains
Steal someone else's game. Change its name. Make millions. Repeat.
Blogs
September 7, 2010
Former Zynga Employees Talk About Copying Games for Mark Pincus' 'Evil' Online Empire
The latest SF Weekly cover story explores Zynga's culture of game-copyingZynga's cutthroat business practices have long been a subject of speculation in the social-gaming industry. The company behind such hit Facebook applications as FarmVille and Mafia Wars has, in the words of a recent tradem ... More >>
Blogs
November 20, 2009
'Mafia Wars' Game Designer, Facebook Forced to Go to Legal Mattresses
What is this YoCash of which you speak, Luca?A class action lawsuit filed this week claims that Zynga Game Network, a San Francisco-based company that develops games for Facebook, lured unsuspecting customers into handing over their cell phone and debit card numbers with "special offers" and othe ... More >>
News
September 24, 2008
Tribe.net: Going the way of Friendster?