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Zynga stock falls following game launches

Two game launches in two days sends Zynga stock tumbling

The share price of social giant Zynga suffered another drop following the second game launch since it went public last month.

When the NASDAQ closed yesterday Zynga shares were trading at $8.91 each - slightly up from the day's low of $8.85, but significantly lower than its opening price of $9.19.

After the launch of two games in two days - Hidden Chronicles on Facebook, and Scramble With Friends on mobile - a drop in share price is unexpected, and casts further doubt on Zynga's IPO valuation.

When Zynga went public in December its shares were priced at $10 each, but dropped as low as $8.75 in the first week of trading. Since then, the company's share price has remained consistent, reaching a high of $9.75 on December 27.

To read Rob Fahey's editorial on Zynga's post-IPO performance, click here.

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Matthew Handrahan joined GamesIndustry in 2011, bringing long-form feature-writing experience to the team as well as a deep understanding of the video game development business. He previously spent more than five years at award-winning magazine gamesTM.
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