Mark Pincus, the founder of
video game company Zynga Inc, must face a lawsuit alleging he unfairly benefited by selling $ 192 million of stock in 2012 when other early investors were under a lockup agreement, according to a court ruling.
Zynga, which has enjoyed explosive growth with
games such as FarmVille and CityVille, is gaining an executive with deep experience in leading a publicly traded
video game company, which could help it gear up for an initial public offering, analysts said.