http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2008/12/08/playspan-virtual-goods-systems/ Tracking Innovation at the Convergence of Games and Social Platforms Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:17:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2008/12/08/playspan-virtual-goods-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-4067 InComm Reporting Growth in Game Currency Cards Fri, 20 Mar 2009 20:22:06 +0000 http://www.insidesocialgames.com/?p=1895#comment-4067 [...] so the cards must be activated at the register before use. InComm says it has partnered with Playspan for card [...] [...] so the cards must be activated at the register before use. InComm says it has partnered with Playspan for card [...]

]]> http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2008/12/08/playspan-virtual-goods-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-3505 PlaySpan Raises $16.8 Million to Build Out its Virtual Goods Payment Platform Thu, 19 Feb 2009 02:47:35 +0000 http://www.insidesocialgames.com/?p=1895#comment-3505 [...] Random Feed wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptSanta Clara, California - based PlaySpan, founded in 2006, has just raised $16.8 million Easton Capital Group, Menlo Mentures, Novel TMT Ventures, STIC and others, VentureBeat reports. The company plans to use the money to build out its virtual goods payment platform and transaction system for online games. Many new free-to-play games that have little or no advertisers or subscription are making their income by selling various items and in-game upgrades to players as they need them. The cost i [...] [...] Random Feed wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptSanta Clara, California – based PlaySpan, founded in 2006, has just raised $16.8 million Easton Capital Group, Menlo Mentures, Novel TMT Ventures, STIC and others, VentureBeat reports. The company plans to use the money to build out its virtual goods payment platform and transaction system for online games. Many new free-to-play games that have little or no advertisers or subscription are making their income by selling various items and in-game upgrades to players as they need them. The cost i [...]

]]> http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2008/12/08/playspan-virtual-goods-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-2983 Craig Mon, 19 Jan 2009 04:09:10 +0000 http://www.insidesocialgames.com/?p=1895#comment-2983 ...and at the beginning of the year started laying people off. The company is circling the drain already. Most of those laid off are over 40 and female. The probable law suit should eat up all that funding they received fast!! …and at the beginning of the year started laying people off. The company is circling the drain already. Most of those laid off are over 40 and female. The probable law suit should eat up all that funding they received fast!!

]]> http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2008/12/08/playspan-virtual-goods-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-2880 GamersGate Offers a New Microtransaction Platform Fri, 09 Jan 2009 15:29:44 +0000 http://www.insidesocialgames.com/?p=1895#comment-2880 [...] PlaySpan offers a similar product which is capable of providing transactions the same way. [...] [...] PlaySpan offers a similar product which is capable of providing transactions the same way. [...]

]]> http://www.insidesocialgames.com/2008/12/08/playspan-virtual-goods-systems/comment-page-1/#comment-2764 PlaySpan Announces Several Partners for Virtual Goods Marketplace Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:47:52 +0000 http://www.insidesocialgames.com/?p=1895#comment-2764 [...] also announced recently that it had raised a $16.8 million round of funding. According to PlaySpan chief executive, Karl Mehta, this new site will be simple, [...] [...] also announced recently that it had raised a $16.8 million round of funding. According to PlaySpan chief executive, Karl Mehta, this new site will be simple, [...]

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