Social Gaming

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• Preview of SGN’s Skies of Glory iPhone game (video)

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 148
  Social Gaming Network took iPhone games up a notch in June when it launched F.A.S.T., a fast-action 3-D modern aerial combat game on the iPhone. The game had stunning visuals for an iPhone game, and it shot to the No. 1 spot. Now the company is preparing to launch Skies of Glory, an aerial combat [...]Related posts: ...
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• Preview of SGN's Skies of Glory iPhone game (video) | VentureBeat

  
  CTRL-F5 — Authority: 163
  Social Gaming Network took iPhone games up a notch in June when it launched FAST, a fast-action 3-D modern aerial …
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• Playdom exec: Social gaming to look a lot more like Hollywood

  
  Northloop Neighborhoods - Community News & Directory — Authority: 463
  After raising $43 million in venture funding and acquiring two smaller companies, its no surprise that Playdoms days of running like a Web start-up are numbered.
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• wooga Closes Second Round Of Funding For $7.5 Million

  
  All Facebook — Authority: 679
  wooga, the company behind the popular Brain Buddies application, announced today that they have secured $7.5 million from Balderton Capital as a follow-up to the first round of funding from Holtzbrink Ventures we covered earlier this year. Since August, Brain Buddies has surpassed Playfish’s popular “Who Has The ...
  4 days ago

• Fishville Economics: Points, Experience & Levels

  
  Psychohistory — Authority: 111
  My Zynga addiction clearly knows no bounds.  Last week, Zynga launched a new game called Fishville, and clearly at this point I have no ability to resist any new Zynga game. Fishville has a deceptively simple frame:  you have a fish tank, and you buy fish eggs for it.  The fish hatch, you feed them, and then ...
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• Playdom raises $43M for social gaming

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 148
  Playdom, one of three major social gaming companies, has raised $43 million with a huge valuation that reflects how hot the social gaming space has become.Techcrunch reported that the deal valued Playdom at $260 million, pre-money. Investors included New Enterprise Associates, Rick Thompson, Lightspeed Venture ...
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• 5 Ways Electronic Arts’ Acquisition Of Playfish Impacts Gaming Industry

  
  ToMuse.com — Authority: 124
  Electronic Arts recently acquired Playfish , the second most popular independent social games developer on Facebook . The acquisition of Playfish was for a reported $300 million and rumors surrounding EA’s interest in acquiring a social game developer included the possibility of a Zynga buyout as well. ...
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• Mobile chat community sees great response to mobile games

  
  GoMo News — Authority: 579
  In August, mobile chat company mig33 launched a “premium” gaming service for its subscribers. It is now reporting a pretty impressive uptake in the number of people paying to play these mobile games. How did it go about it? First of all, who is mig33? mig33 is a mobile social network based almost ...
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• Ohai launches massively multiplayer online vampire game on Facebook

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 161
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• Social gaming cleaning up its act?

  
  NetFamilyNews — Authority: 494
  Well, some social gaming companies, it appears. If youre not sure whats meant by "social gaming," you mayve heard of Farmville, an extremely popular little game in Facebook. TechCrunch recently ran an exposé that called this gaming ecosystem "scamville" - great family-discussion fuel. He wrote that the games "try ...
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• Η EA αγοράζει την Playfish

  
  blogZ.gr - 30.000 ?????? ???? ??? blog???????! — Authority: 162
  
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• Tech Talk Around The Internets

  
  MissTheda.com — Authority: 149
  EA Drops $400 Mil for Playfish. The company is the second-most popular games-maker on Facebook after Zynga. Its games include Country Story, Pet Society, and Restaurant City. I’ve been waiting for this one. Starting tonight and tomorrow morning, users of Twiter and LinkedIn can sync their status updates. The ...
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• EA-Playfish: Social Gaming Deals Gain Buzz

  
  Hobbies Fun & entertainment - fun-entertainment.marc8.com — Authority: 164
  ... London startup behind Word Challenge and other online games. The deal, valued at $300 million in ... contribute to further innovation in the space. "Online gaming startups are much more attractive to VCs ...
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• EA-Playfish: Social Gaming Deals Gain Buzz (BusinessWeek)

  
  Stompernet SEO Course — Authority: 164
  Electronic Arts acquisition underscores booming demand for online social games and may prompt rival game publishers to follow suit
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• The Future of Gaming: 5 Social Predictions

  
  Mashable! — Authority: 880
  Earlier today, video gaming giant Electronic Arts (EA) announced its blockbuster acquisition of the Facebook/social gaming company Playfish for between $300-400 million. It’s a major move by EA into the social gaming space and one that places a smart team and a set of top-rated social networking games (e.g. ...
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• Toward the Sentient City: The Future of the Outernet and How to Imagine it?

  
  UgoTrade — Authority: 486
  Amphibious Architecture – “submerges ubiquitous computing into the water—that 90% of the Earth’s inhabitable volume that envelops New York City but remains under-explored and under-engaged.” Toward the Sentient City , brought “architects and urban designers into a conversation that until now has ...
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• It’s a pretty good day — and year — for Accel Partners

  
  Gadget Reviews — Authority: 148
  It’s weird how good news for VCs seems to have come in pairs.This morning, Electronic Arts said it’s buying social gaming company Playfish for up to $400 million in cash and stock, and a couple hours later Google announced that it’s buying mobile ad network Admob for $750 million. The common thread? Accel ...
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• Electronic Arts acquires Playfish for $400 million

  
  Games Galore — Authority: 127
  Electronic Arts acquires Playfish for $400 millionPlayfish has confirmed their deal with Electronic Arts. EA is now acquiring Playfish for around USD 400 million. Playfish is known for their... .
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• Electronic Arts Acquires Playfish

  
  Technology and information news at inertz.org — Authority: 432
  EA acquires Playfish Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS – News ) today announced it has acquired Playfish™, a leading creator of social network games. The acquisition accelerates EA’s position in social entertainment and strengthens its focus on the transition to digital and social ...
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