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Gaming giant EA has acquired social gaming company Playfish in a deal potentially worth $400m (£240m). Playfish, which is behind some of the most popular games on Facebook,... More »
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New Media Age - Nov. 12, 2009
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| Playdom exec: Social gaming to look 'a lot more like... |
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Except the people aren't as pretty. But maybe the avatars are. Yes, yes, we know that social games are : earlier this week, gamemaker Playfish announced its , and on... More »
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CNET News.com - Nov. 12, 2009
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| Games maker EA to cut jobs |
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US video game maker Electronic Arts (EA) has said it is cutting 1,500 jobs. The cuts, in addition to the 1,100 jobs already shed this year, came even as EA bought social... More »
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BBC - Nov. 12, 2009
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| EA changes focus with Playfish purchase |
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As its packaged video games business lags, Electronic Arts has snapped up Playfish, the creator of popular social networking games such as Who Has the Biggest Brain and Pet... More »
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The Independent - Nov. 12, 2009
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| UPDATE 1-DEALTALK-Little games could see big deals after EA... |
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* EA-Playfish may trigger other social games deals * Playdom seen as M&A target, Zynga more likely as IPO * Playdom gets $43 million in new funding * Social gaming... More »
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Reuters - Nov. 11, 2009
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| Playdom Raises $43 Million in Series A Funding |
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. - (Business Wire) Playdom, a leading social gaming company, announced today that it has closed $43 million of financial investments as part of its... More »
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Earthtimes.org - Nov. 11, 2009
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| Playdom Raises $43 Million in Series A Funding |
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First Outside Financing Round to Fuel Playdom's Explosive Growth MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.--(Business Wire)-- Playdom, a leading social gaming company, announced today that it... More »
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Reuters - Nov. 11, 2009
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| Playdom Raises $43 Million in Series A Funding |
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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (Business Wire) -- Playdom, a leading social gaming company, announced today that it has closed $43 million of financial investments as part of its... More »
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Globe Investor - Nov. 11, 2009
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| Playdom Grabs $43 Million |
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Playdom -- the company behind the Mobsters social networking game -- and told the startup to go buy, and build, new games. Following EA's announcement Monday that it will buy... More »
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Forbes.com - Nov. 12, 2009
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| Gaming takes over cellphones |
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Cape Town - Gaming is no longer the pastime of nerds. Itâs actually cool, and people want to interact with their friends to play games. Social games in particular are a... More »
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News24.com - Nov. 12, 2009
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