iPhone game startup Ngmoco hires top Sega executive
The iPhone keeps playing its siren song. And video game executives are falling for it.
Ngmoco, a high-profile iPhone game startup, is announcing today that it’s lured a top Sega of America executive as its new chief publishing officer. Simon Jeffery, president of Sega of America, said in an interview that he will join San Francisco-based Ngmoco starting today.
“The iPhone is a tremendously exciting once in a lifetime opportunity,” Jeffery said.
The move shows the iPhone is… Continue Reading
Social game company Zynga says it’s not planning for IPO
Rumors circulated earlier today that leading social game company Zynga could have an initial public offering within 18 months. Here’s what chief executive Mark Pincus says in response: “Zynga is a young company focused on building great social games and creating a sustainable long term service business. IPO is not our goal nor our focus.”
Along with rivals like Playfish, SGN and Playdom, Zynga has a network of games that in total get tens of millions… Continue Reading