Posts tagged Playdom
Gravity Bear unveils its first social fighting game on Facebook
Nov 18th
Game startup Gravity Bear is unveiling its first original game for Facebook today. Battle Punks is a “3-D social game” that will debut this holiday season.
The game is set in a variety of fantasy locations, combining in-depth game design with social networking. As such, it’s one of a new generation of Facebook games that aims [...]
Playdom acquires two developers to break into Facebook and iPhone games
Nov 13th
Playdom is one of the red hot companies in social games, having announced a $43 million funding round this week. But its success has been mostly in making games on MySpace. Now it is announcing two acquisitions that will expand its presence in both Facebook and iPhone games.
Mountain View, Calif.-based has acquired Facebook developer Green [...]
Electronic Arts buys Playfish for as much as $400 million
Nov 9th
Electronic Arts confirmed rumors this morning as it acquired Playfish for $300 million in cash and stock. The move gets EA into the social gaming market on Facebook in a big way.
The value of the deal — $275 million in cash, $25 million in stock, and up to $100 million in bonus cash if certain [...]
