Zynga must face U.S. lawsuit alleging fraud tied to IPO

Very curious if this had any correlation with the clawback of pre-IPO shares. Essentially when Zynga wrecked the last social contract between founders and workers by taking back pay in the form of shares, they may have been doing it to restrict the effect of those workers knowledge of falling profits on the IPO price.

Mark Pincus has done more to hurt the environment of silicon valley than any figure in my recent memory.

If they did actually do this, its a death sentence for Zynga. With their already declining prospects and net loss every quarter, this will drain their account and remove any route of public funding. This leaves private funding, and there might be an investor out there willing to go with a private round on Zynga, but I'd hate to see the terms on the round.

They should really be including Pincus as a defendant. There is enough public knowledge of his shady actions surrounding the IPO that he should personally be held accountable, as opposed to the company he pumped and dumped.

One of their whales died, and they didn't disclose it to the SEC.

Mark Pincus really should be held accountable for his shady dealings. He is a general blight on the tech industry.

Games like Farmville seem like the equivalent of a one-hit-wonder. Not an Oracle but a Rico Suave. People who invest in a fad should know it will fade.