The news for FarmVille creator Zynga seems to get better with each passing day. Mark Pincus, CEO of the leading social games company, today announced on his blog that Zynga has hired Steven Chiang as president of the company's development studios.
"I am excited that Steven Chiang, a veteran of the video game industry who is strongly regarded for building high-quality games and scaling development teams and operations worldwide, has joined Zynga. Steve brings a unique combination of start-up entrepreneurship with @scale game management to his role as president of our game studios," said Pincus. "Steve helped invent the console gaming business and his deep expertise will allow us to double down and deliver on the promise of social gaming."
Chiang is best known for overseeing the hugely popular Madden NFL franchise, and he was a co-founder of Madden studio Tiburon Entertainment, which was acquired by Electronic Arts in 1998. Chiang has 17 years of game industry experience, 15 of which were spent at Electronic Arts. Most recently, he served as senior vice president and group general manager for EA Sports.
Pincus joked that Chiang's entire family "is addicted to FarmVille so he has extra pressure to deliver great new gaming experiences. When will we see farmer's markets Steve?"
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