Comments on: Has Playfish exited to EA for $250m? The VC chatter says yes. http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/10/16/has-playfish-exited-to-ea-for-250m-the-vc-chatter-says-yes/ Tracking European web and mobile start-ups Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:01:36 +0000 hourly 1 By: TechCrunch Classics | Ebay shopping tips http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/10/16/has-playfish-exited-to-ea-for-250m-the-vc-chatter-says-yes/comment-page-1/#comment-481178 TechCrunch Classics | Ebay shopping tips Tue, 30 Nov 2010 23:12:47 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=11956#comment-481178 [...] Has Playfish exited to EA for $250m? The VC chatter says yes. [...] [...] Has Playfish exited to EA for $250m? The VC chatter says yes. [...]

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]]> By: Carl Starrett http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/10/16/has-playfish-exited-to-ea-for-250m-the-vc-chatter-says-yes/comment-page-1/#comment-274245 Carl Starrett Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:23:48 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=11956#comment-274245 Maybe they will take the money and invest it in their infrastructure so that their games will actually load and work. Maybe they will take the money and invest it in their infrastructure so that their games will actually load and work.

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]]> By: AutoBlog » Hold’em Or Fold’em? Looks Like Playfish Is Still In Play http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/10/16/has-playfish-exited-to-ea-for-250m-the-vc-chatter-says-yes/comment-page-1/#comment-274110 AutoBlog » Hold’em Or Fold’em? Looks Like Playfish Is Still In Play Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:57:01 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=11956#comment-274110 [...] Or Fold’em? Looks Like Playfish Is Still In Play October 24th, 2009 | Tags: Last week we reported the rumors that VC-backed Playfish, the social games startup which has had phenomenal growth, was [...] [...] Or Fold’em? Looks Like Playfish Is Still In Play October 24th, 2009 | Tags: Last week we reported the rumors that VC-backed Playfish, the social games startup which has had phenomenal growth, was [...]

]]> By: Hold’em Or Fold’em? Looks Like Playfish Is Still In Play http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/10/16/has-playfish-exited-to-ea-for-250m-the-vc-chatter-says-yes/comment-page-1/#comment-274083 Hold’em Or Fold’em? Looks Like Playfish Is Still In Play Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:39:00 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=11956#comment-274083 [...] week we reported the rumors that VC-backed Playfish, the social games startup which has had phenomenal growth, was [...] [...] week we reported the rumors that VC-backed Playfish, the social games startup which has had phenomenal growth, was [...]

]]> By: Hold everything – Playfish is still in play http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/10/16/has-playfish-exited-to-ea-for-250m-the-vc-chatter-says-yes/comment-page-1/#comment-274077 Hold everything – Playfish is still in play Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:28:57 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=11956#comment-274077 [...] week we reported the rumors that VC-backed Playfish, the social games startup which has had phenomenal growth, was [...] [...] week we reported the rumors that VC-backed Playfish, the social games startup which has had phenomenal growth, was [...]

]]> By: C Prescott http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/10/16/has-playfish-exited-to-ea-for-250m-the-vc-chatter-says-yes/comment-page-1/#comment-272033 C Prescott Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:05:31 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=11956#comment-272033 There's an interview with Kristian from Playfish from last week up on Intruders.tv: http://bit.ly/17GYaB Need to read between the lines to see any clues, but he does look happy. There’s an interview with Kristian from Playfish from last week up on Intruders.tv:

http://bit.ly/17GYaB

Need to read between the lines to see any clues, but he does look happy.

]]> By: Fred Destin http://eu.techcrunch.com/2009/10/16/has-playfish-exited-to-ea-for-250m-the-vc-chatter-says-yes/comment-page-1/#comment-271722 Fred Destin Fri, 16 Oct 2009 12:59:50 +0000 http://eu.techcrunch.com/?p=11956#comment-271722 Rumours rumours ... we live in a world of rumours... I think it would be easy to underestimate the Accel franchise as they have not had an exit, but it's a kickass team and the portfolio has some great gems. I personally would be surprised they sold early given the stunning momentum of Playfish and the overall market opportunity. You need to ride your winners. But then again if the founding team wants to sell... Rumours rumours … we live in a world of rumours…

I think it would be easy to underestimate the Accel franchise as they have not had an exit, but it’s a kickass team and the portfolio has some great gems.

I personally would be surprised they sold early given the stunning momentum of Playfish and the overall market opportunity. You need to ride your winners. But then again if the founding team wants to sell…

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