Mark Pincus On Zynga Revenue

via http://www.vimeo.com/3738428 - Zynga CEO Mark Pincus talks about doing anything for revenue. Spring 2009

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[tredlow]

Pincus: "I did every horrible thing in the book to just get revenues right away. I mean, we break into people's houses and rape their pets when they sleep if they download this toolbar which was like... I dunno, My cat got raped once, and I couldn't get rid of it"

Audience: "lololololol"

[thereaIblackcerberus]

I have yet to play a Zynga game. I'm going to make sure it stays that way. People like Pincus are the very reason gaming is dying. It's going to be a slow, painful death, so remember when you harvest your tomatoes in FarmVille, or kill another player in Mafia Wars, just remember: YOU helped.

[brief1226]

@LOLinFEVER Who said anything about a zwinky bar? Not me, I wasn't even referring to any info in this vid...Actually, Farmville is the one that looks like its predecessors, so I am not sure which one you are talking about...I agree, Pincus is an amateur, and apparently not well respected, but they (some) will continue to do business with him as long as there is money to be made, but idk...I don't even think it's worth it-his "shareholder mentality" is too extreme imo

[LOLinFEVER]

@brief1226 a zwinky bar is not a scam, it's a VERY annoying advert for a much more annoying and useless game.

If it's about the other game that looks like Farmville, then believe me...that shit has nothing against REAL company scams.

Trust me, once you're in the buisness world (the one Microsoft, Apple, Sony, and many other companies participate in), Mark Pincus looks like an amateur

[brief1226]

@LOLinFEVER Mark Pincus has openly admitted that he has scammed and that Zynga has used shady business practices, for which they received some trouble and are still fighting off a bad reputation

[kentuckyfriedplus]

"controlling my destiny"...why does it usually involve one turning into a amoral ahole?

[SolomonGrumpy]

google this: zynga-to-employees-give-back-o­ur-stock-or-youll-be-fired/

[momschips]

where was this video filmed?

[TrueComradeRichard]

What a horrible man, I hope he and Kotick meet each other...in the form of a fiery wreck that leaves them dead. Men like this stifle creativity to appease stockhounds instead of turning out a genuinely decent product.