Zynga NY studio chief leaves after mobile games disappointment


SAN FRANCISCO: The head of Zynga Inc's New York studio has left the social gaming company a year after its US$180mil (RM556mil) purchase of his mobile game start-up failed to produce the expected results.

Dan Porter, the former chief executive of OMGPOP, will be succeeded by Sean Kelly, an executive formerly in charge of Zynga's smash hit CityVille, the company said in a statement on Tuesday. Zynga's New York office focuses on developing games for mobile devices, a top priority for the company.

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