Comments on: Disney Announces Playdom Acquisition for $563.2M, Plus Up to $200M Earn-Out

By: Marvel Avengers Alliance marries turn-based combat to rich comic book IP

Marvel Avengers Alliance marries turn-based combat to rich comic book IP — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:51:06 +0000

[...] the rights to develop the game from Marvel after Marvel was bought by Disney in 2009 but before Disney acquired Playdom in 2010. When the game finally debuts on Facebook in North America, Marvel Avengers Alliance will have been [...]

By: Inside Social Games · Disney’s first branded Facebook game will be Marvel: Avengers Alliance

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:10:18 +0000

[...] than a year. According to USA Today, Playdom and Marvel were already at work on the game before Disney’s 2010 acquisition of Playdom for $563 million put both companies under the same umbrella. Disney acquired Marvel in 2009 for more than $4.24 [...]

By: Inside Social Games · Disney Playdom Staffs Up at Dream Castle for Social Games Based On Disney IP

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:11:53 +0000

[...] The Walt Disney Corporation is ready to release social games based on its core intellectual properties through Sorority Life developer Playdom, more than a year after the $563.2 million acquisition. [...]

By: Disney Interactive Segment Reports Losses, Including $34 Million Accounting Charge For Playdom Acquisition

Wed, 11 May 2011 18:25:47 +0000

[...] the Interactive Media segment’s results for the rest of the year. Disney acquired Playdom in late July of 2010 for $563.2 million with a $200 million [...]

By: What Core Games Bring to Social Games

What Core Games Bring to Social Games — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 18:45:27 +0000

[...] Where these big names went, bigger companies followed. EA bought Playfish in 2009 and Disney acquired Playdom less than a year later. Today, even core game franchises like Red Dead Redemption and Dragon Age 2 [...]

By: Social Games & Advertising « MauricioGochez's Blog

Social Games & Advertising « MauricioGochez's Blog — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 04:25:23 +0000

[...] Network. Además, grandes compañías están incursionando dentro del mundo del social gaming como Disney, que recientemente adquirió Playdom y Google compró el desarrollador de social games para móviles, [...]

By: Media conglomerates turn their backs on consoles | Games Brief

Media conglomerates turn their backs on consoles | Games Brief — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:42:56 +0000

[...] has been on an acquisition spree recently, acquiring social games publisher Playdom for up to $763 million in July 2010 and iPhone games company Tapulous just a few weeks before that. Iger has promoted [...]

By: What Disney Got in the Playdom Acquisition

What Disney Got in the Playdom Acquisition — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 22:36:48 +0000

[...] Disney’s July acquisition of Playdom has certainly had that effect, setting off a new round of speculation on some familiar themes: Is social gaming a real business, or a bubble? Has the industry produced viable companies? Is Playdom worth what Disney paid? [...]

By: New Hires In Social Gaming: iWin, Playdom, Wooga, & More

New Hires In Social Gaming: iWin, Playdom, Wooga, & More — Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:34:19 +0000

[...] Robertson — In an internal change, stemming from Disney’s acquisition of Playdom, Robertson’s official role changes from Director of Technical Operations at Playdom, to [...]

By: Rayman Raving Rabbids Go Home

Rayman Raving Rabbids Go Home — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 13:06:59 +0000

Raving Rabbids Teil fünf erscheint im November.