John Riccitello

Zynga Hires Top Digital Executive Away From Electronic Arts

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on January 12 at 2:47 pm PT

Zynga has hired away Barry Cottle, the EVP of Electronic Arts’ interactive division, marking the third high-profile steal it has made from the rival videogame maker over the past year.

Why Didn’t Zynga’s Billion-Dollar Offer for PopCap Win?

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 14, 2011 at 11:20 am PT

As the Web’s hottest games company, Zynga was one of the most aggressive bidders for PopCap over the past couple of weeks, according to many sources close to the situation. So, why didn’t it win the hit-driven maker of the popular Plants vs. Zombies?

PopCap Picked EA as Its New “Zomboss” After Intense Bidding War

Tricia Duryee in Commerce on July 12, 2011 at 5:32 pm PT

In the end, Electronic Arts may end up spending as much as $1.3 billion to acquire PopCap, but both leadership teams say it was the complementary nature of the businesses and the overlap in cultures that ultimately got the deal done.