A Quote by Mark Pincus
Zynga made social gaming and play a worldwide phenomenon, and we remain the industry leader.
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Poor quality of representatives... is not a purely Australian phenomenon - it's a worldwide phenomenon.
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Social media is a great way to get discovered in the industry because it's free, it's worldwide, and everyone's on it - a very powerful combination.
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I've always been interested in gaming, growing up as a kid. I played games all my life. So once I got into the music industry and I was successful with my music, I always wanted to get into the gaming world.
The notion that gaming was not for women rippled out into society, until we heard it not just from the games industry, but from our families, teachers and friends. As a consequence, I, like many women, had a complicated, love-hate relationship with gaming culture.
As I said in my state of the state address, we can no longer rely on gaming and sales taxes to pay our way. Indian gaming next door in California is eroding our major industry in Nevada.
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Cinema is a worldwide phenomenon.
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