Comments on: Hold everything – Playfish is still in play

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By: Social Games are making it really Big!!! / Foetron : My Journey is My Destination

Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:06:14 +0000

[...] Possible acquisition talks with EA [...]

By: Technology blog » Social Games: How The Big Three Make Millions

Technology blog » Social Games: How The Big Three Make Millions — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:02:17 +0000

[...] Possible acquisition talks with EA [...]

By: EA、ソーシャルゲームのPlayfishを3億ドル、プラス1億ドルのアーンアウトで買収

EA、ソーシャルゲームのPlayfishを3億ドル、プラス1億ドルのアーンアウトで買収 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:13:13 +0000

[...] マラソン交渉の末、Electronic Artsはソーシャル・ゲームのスタートアップ、Playfish forを$275M（2億7500万ドル）のキャッシュと$25M（2500万ドル）の自社株で買収することに成功した。2500万ドルの株式は、優秀な幹部を買収後も引きとめておくために用意された。またこれと別に、$100M（1億ドル）のアーンアウトが一定の業績を達成した場合に支払われる。つまり買収額は最大で$400M（4億ドル）に達することになる。ただしアーンアウトは実現されない場合が多い（たとえばSkype）。 [...]

By: Big day for M&A « Raja Jasti’s Blog - Renaissance Thinking

Big day for M&A « Raja Jasti’s Blog - Renaissance Thinking — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:28:01 +0000

[...] lengthy negotiations, Electronic Arts closed it’s anticipated acquisition of social gaming startup Playfish for $275 million in cash. An additional $25 million in stock will [...]

By: Not Playing Around. EA Buys Playfish For $300 Million, Plus a $100 Million Earnout. ZamaanOnline

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:46:13 +0000

[...] Crunch After lengthy negotiations, Electronic Arts closed it’s anticipated acquisition of social gaming startup Playfish for $275 million in cash….. Social games are increasingly [...]

By: Not Playing Around. EA Buys Playfish For $300 Million, Plus a $100 Million Earnout. | Tech stuff center

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:02:54 +0000

[...] lengthy negotiations, Electronic Arts closed it’s anticipated acquisition of social gaming startup Playfish for $275 million in [...]

By: Not Playing Around. EA Buys Playfish For $300 Million, Plus a $100 Million Earnout.

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:25:02 +0000

[...] lengthy negotiations, Electronic Arts closed it’s anticipated acquisition of social gaming startup Playfish for $275 million in cash. An additional $25 million in stock will [...]

By: Paid Content : Playfish CEO Coy On Acquisition Reports

Paid Content : Playfish CEO Coy On Acquisition Reports — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:58:17 +0000

[...] and, in another, that Playfish is just playing the field in search of an even bigger sale price (via TechCrunch and [...]

By: Top social gaming company Playfish may be acquired by EA for $400 million « Aalto Media Factory

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 13:43:26 +0000

[...] TechCrunch Europe reporst similar rumors, but adds it’s own twist to the tale. Their estimates of acquisition numbers are in line with other sources ranging from $350 – 500 million. However, they report that recent silence on the deal may be due to Playfish holding out in hopes of a better offer, either from EA or another suitor. Some sources also mention another social gaming site King.com as a potential target of acquisition for EA. [...]

By: Top social gaming company Playfish may be acquired by EA for $400 million « Blog on Monetizing Storytelling

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:14:12 +0000

By: Making Millions in Social Gaming « Raja Jasti’s Blog - Renaissance Thinking

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:32:52 +0000

[...] companies are getting a ton of press and investor attention. Zynga wants to go public next year. Playfish probably already got bought by EA for $400 million or more. And Playdom probably raised an unannounced big chunk of venture capital [...]

By: Social Games: How The Big Three Make Millions | Tech stuff center

Social Games: How The Big Three Make Millions | Tech stuff center — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:05:52 +0000

[...] Possible acquisition talks with EA [...]

By: Steven

Steven — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 22:17:06 +0000

Playfish is certainly profitable. I read somewhere their current revenue is around £75 Million/year. I don’t know what the profit margin is exactly, but the description I have heard is “very profitable”, so that probably makes it a pretty decent acquisition target.

By: Brad Dickason

Brad Dickason — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:15:24 +0000

Although the TechCrunch editors have started to pay attention to the social gaming space, it seems most of the users here have not (based on sparse comments on each Playfish/Zynga thread that isn’t about Mark Pincus being crazy).

If console and PC gaming is bigger than the movie industry that requires you to buy a $250-300 console and $60 games, what’s the potential for a globally accessible microtransaction model that supercharges its userbase by plugging into Facebook and other social feeds? Even bigger, I’d think?

By: jeff

jeff — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:14:47 +0000

Good point, Playfish is worth nothing because they didn’t pay enough attention to your computer problems. Clearly it’s a front for the russian mafia.

By: Carl Starrett

Carl Starrett — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:22:30 +0000

Any amount of money paid to purchase Playfish would be too much. While I initially enjoyed playing a couple of their games on Facebook, they’ve become as buggy as Twitter used to be. The only difference is that Playfish doesn’t have a cute fail whale.

More than 80% of the time, the games won’t load for me. I’ve tried every fix on in the FAQ and their customer service is non-responsive. They just don’t care that I can’t play any of their games.

By: Chem

Chem — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:14:50 +0000

With the amount of media they buy, no chance.

By: tob

tob — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 23:03:58 +0000

Guarantee they are turning a profit right now.

By: Basar

Basar — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:39:41 +0000

It probably won’t turn a profit till 2083.

By: More Rumors on EA-Playfish Deal: Due Diligence, Acquisition Numbers

More Rumors on EA-Playfish Deal: Due Diligence, Acquisition Numbers — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 17:53:23 +0000

[...] Over in London, TechCrunch Europe hears similar things: "Our sources say that Playfish is holding out for another offer, somewhere [...]