Comments on: EA Buys Playfish in Deal Worth Up To $400 Million

By: As SimCity Franchise Stagnates, Developers Grow City Building Games on Facebook

As SimCity Franchise Stagnates, Developers Grow City Building Games on Facebook — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:15:47 +0000

[...] also makes games on Facebook, has owned the license to SimCity for years. Especially now that it owns Playfish, one of the successful social game developers on [...]

By: CrowdStar Getting More Acquisition Interest, But May Raise Funding

CrowdStar Getting More Acquisition Interest, But May Raise Funding — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 18:26:19 +0000

[...] November, Electronic Arts acquired Playfish in a deal that could total up to $400 [...]

By: Social Gaming Roundup: Square-Enix, Zynga and Haiti, and More

Social Gaming Roundup: Square-Enix, Zynga and Haiti, and More — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:56:15 +0000

[...] developer will be following in the footsteps of Electronic Arts, in reference to its recent purchase of social developer Playfish. At the moment, the speculations are all merely rumors, but based on past confirmations from [...]

By: Doing Right by the Consumer: Going Beyond Compliance

Doing Right by the Consumer: Going Beyond Compliance — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 23:01:26 +0000

[...] virtual currency sales at over $1B in 2009 and growing at a clip of 60%. Recent events such as EA’s $400M acquisition of Playfish, Playdom’s $43M Series A and DST’s $180M investment in Zynga demonstrate that investment and [...]

By: The Early Social Game Winners and Losers After Facebook’s Platform Changes

The Early Social Game Winners and Losers After Facebook’s Platform Changes — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 23:42:33 +0000

[...] both MAU and DAU over the last 30 days. Playfish appears to be continuing their decline since the purchase by Electronic Arts in early November. Pet Society rebounded a bit with the launch of a daily lottery in early [...]

By: Taking Stock of Facebook’s Top Social Game Developers in 2009

Taking Stock of Facebook’s Top Social Game Developers in 2009 — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:34:22 +0000

[...] After its seminal sale to Electronic Arts earlier this fall in a deal worth up to $400 million, the company has appeared somewhat distracted as its leaders and teams are integrated into the [...]

By: EA Launches Dante’s Inferno RPG with Lolapps to Promote New Console Title

EA Launches Dante’s Inferno RPG with Lolapps to Promote New Console Title — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:56:28 +0000

[...] why EA is partnering with another Facebook app developer when it just bought a market leader, Playfish, in a deal worth up to $400 million. “Anything going live now was in progress well before Playfish acquisition was known,” [...]

By: Playfish Preparing to Launch Poker Rivals, Its Newest Facebook Game

Playfish Preparing to Launch Poker Rivals, Its Newest Facebook Game — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:29:11 +0000

[...] off its up-to-$400-million purchase by Electronic Arts, Playfish is getting ready to roll out a Facebook poker game, called Poker [...]

By: The Latest Stats on Zynga: New Traffic, Revenue and a $1 Billion Valuation?

The Latest Stats on Zynga: New Traffic, Revenue and a $1 Billion Valuation? — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:03:20 +0000

[...] acquisition for up to $1 billion, we heard last month. Instead, EA bought smaller rival Playfish in a deal worth up to $400 million. But, the $1 billion price tag has shown itself again, in a Bloomberg report that cites a number of [...]

By: As Playfish Becomes Part of EA, Deciphering Its Latest Moves

As Playfish Becomes Part of EA, Deciphering Its Latest Moves — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:23:07 +0000

[...] you get purchased by someone as huge as Electronic Arts (EA), there is definitely a bit of turmoil as everyone tries to understand how the two companies will [...]