As rumored earlier today, Microsoft’s Xbox chief Don Mattrick will officially be heading over the social gaming developing studio Zynga to become their chief executive. He’ll also be the newest member to the Zynga’s board of directors. Mattrick will assume his new roles starting next Monday on July 8. Current Zynga CEO and founder Mark
We just got the news that ex-head of Xbox, Don Mattrick, was out at Microsoft, and now we know where he’s going: Zynga. AllThingsD reports that Mattrick is officially the new CEO of the casual social gaming firm, and Mark Pincus, the current CEO, is stepping down from that position to make room for Mattrick’s arrival. Fear not for Pincus, however, as the founder of Zynga will maintain a role at the company as chairman and chief product officer. Naturally, Zynga’s thrilled with the hire, though we’re still awaiting word from Redmond on the matter. You can get Pincus’ take on Mattrick at the source below.
Update: Steve Ballmer has posted a memo about Mattrick’s departure, calling it “a great opportunity for Don” and thanking him for his hard work at Microsoft.
Update 2: AllThingsD has Mattrick’s first letter to Zynga’s employees, in which he states the “mission to connect the world through games is just getting started.”
Via: AllThingsD
Source: Zynga
While it’s been mostly about the games for the Xbox One lately (thanks to a huge showing recently from Microsoft at E3), the company briefly discussed the relationship between Windows 8 and the Xbox One at their yearly Build conference in San Francisco. Microsoft provided hints that the Xbox One could run Windows 8 apps,
Last week, Microsoft‘s product planning manager Albert Penello called the next-generation console specs “meaningless,” saying that the games will be the ultimate deciding factor on which console is better. However, it seems many critics took Penello’s words harshly and thought that Penello was bashing the PS4. Of course, there’s nothing wrong with downplaying the competition,
Xbox Music has arrived on the web, with Microsoft launching the promised online music player today. Joining the existing Xbox Music apps for Windows Phone, Windows, and Xbox 360, the new web player supports synchronized playlists across each platform, with access for Xbox Music Pass subscribers and, albeit only for a 30 day trial, free
As teased by Microsoft last week, you can now get your Xbox Music fix on a browser (and non-MS hardware) starting today. The service has now gone live over at music.xbox.com, offering up a music interface similar to its recent Windows 8 app refresh. It’s also curiously able to play music across multiple devices at the same time — something that streaming rival Spotify doesn’t allow. The player itself adjusts to the size of your browser window, like this site, while your playlists can be edited and then synced with your Windows phone, Windows and Xbox 360. At the moment, the web version is for subscribers only. Not sure if it’s the music service for you? Don’t worry, Xbox Music has kept the 30-day trial it’s offered since it first launched on Microsoft’s game console. Sample it for yourself at the source link below.
Steve Dent contributed to this report.
Gallery: Xbox Music for web browsers gallery
Filed under: Gaming, Microsoft
Via: The Verge
Source: Xbox Music
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