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Zynga's creative chief exits, plans Zynga-backed start-up

Zynga chief creative officer Mike Verdu has quit

Photo credit: AP | Zynga chief creative officer Mike Verdu has quit to start his own company, becoming the latest top-level executive to depart the struggling social games maker in past weeks. (June 2, 2011)

Zynga chief creative officer Mike Verdu has quit to start his own company, becoming the latest top-level executive to depart the struggling social games maker in past weeks.

Verdu, who led many of Zynga's studios and creative projects for over three years after a stint at Electronic Arts, announced his exit from the company behind the online game Farmville just three weeks after chief operating...

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