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0	Video game publisher EA announces decent earnings but will lay off 1,500 Electronic Arts said today it would lay off 1,500 employees as it focuses more tightly on its best-selling video games and digital media businesses.... Source: venturebeat.com Date: Nov 9, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	It’s a pretty good day — and year — for Accel Partners 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... Source: venturebeat.com Date: Nov 9, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Announcing DiscoveryBeat: an event on how to get your apps noticed in an age of noise VentureBeat is throwing a new mini-conference and networking event, DiscoveryBeat. DiscoveryBeat addresses one of the biggest conundrums for Silicon... Source: venturebeat.com Date: Nov 6, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Spore Islands launches on Facebook as EA tries social games expansion Rumors persist that Electronic Arts plans to buy social gaming startup PlayFish to break into the fast-growing market of Facebook games. In the... Source: venturebeat.com Date: Nov 5, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Electronic Arts übernimmt Playfish REDWOOD CITY, Kalifornien (USA)--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Wie das Unternehmen Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) heute bekannt gegeben hat, hat es Playfish™,... Source: businesswire.com Date: Nov 9, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	EA to Cut 17% of Staff and Buy Playfish Videogame publisher Electronic Arts said it plans to cut 17% of its work force while acquiring a U.K. online-videogame concern to build up its digital... Source: wsj.com Date: Nov 9, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Google Acquires AdMob and Gizmo5, Plus Playfish Acquired by EA It has been a very big day in acquisitions for both Google and Accel partners. Google has announced that they have acquired Admob and Gizmo5. Admob is... Source: crenk.com Date: Nov 9, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Electronic Arts buys social game maker Playfish NEW YORK (Reuters) - Electronic Arts Inc has acquired privately held Playfish for $275 million in cash plus other consideration as the maker of the... Source: reuters.com Date: Nov 9, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Biz Break: Google's online ad empire grows; EA cutting 1,500 jobs Google is acquiring mobile ad startup AdMob. Electronic Arts is cutting 1,500 jobs and buying social networking game maker Playfish. Silicon Valley... Source: mercurynews.com Date: Nov 9, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Where Are They Now: Atlas VCs Reemerge Earlier this year, Atlas Venture thinned its personnel roster after raising far less than it had hoped for its eighth fund ($293m compared to $500m... Source: pehub.com Date: Nov 9, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Electronic Arts acquires Playfish for $275 million NEW YORK) — As its packaged video games business lags, Electronic Arts has snapped up Playfish, the creator of popular social networking games such as... Source: mercurynews.com Date: Nov 9, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	EA acquires Playfish for at least $275M Game developer for social sites like Facebook attracts big money from big game publisher Electronic Arts, one of the world's largest third-party game... Source: vator.tv Date: Nov 9, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Google Acquires AdMob For $750 Million Google has just announced that it has acquired AdMob, the mobile ad platform that has been especially popular on the iPhone, for $750 million. This... Source: techcrunch.com Date: Nov 9, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	BREAKING: Google Acquires Mobile Ad Network AdMob for $750 Million Merger Monday is back in the tech space. Just hours after Electronic Arts announced it was buying social gaming outfit Playfish for up to $400... Source: mashable.com Date: Nov 9, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	EA Buys Playfish Redwood City-based Electronic Arts said this morning that it has acquired social games maker Playfish. EA said it will pay approximately $275M in cash... Source: silicontap.com Date: Nov 9, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	BREAKING: EA Acquires Facebook Game Maker Playfish For Up to $400 Million If you needed proof that social gaming is huge business, look no further than today’s blockbuster news. Video gaming giant Electronics Arts (EA for... Source: mashable.com Date: Nov 9, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Not Playing Around. EA Buys Playfish For $300 Million, Plus a $100 Million Earnout. After lengthy negotiations, Electronic Arts closed it's anticipated acquisition of social gaming startup Playfish for $275 million in cash. An... Source: techcrunch.com Date: Nov 9, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Electronic Arts Acquires Playfish REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced it has acquired Playfish™, a leading creator of social... Source: businesswire.com Date: Nov 9, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	FishVille Launches on Facebook; It’s Like Underwater FarmVille We were sort of surprised to discover how many of you proclaim your love for FarmVille, the social farming sim game from Zynga. We reported that the... Source: mashable.com Date: Nov 6, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0
0	Playfish sees social games as industry driver LONDON (Reuters) - The video games sector has yet to gain from a downturn where consumers stay home to play, but social games creator Playfish says... Source: reuters.com Date: Nov 4, 2009 Submitted by: VentureBeat Profiles Comments: 0