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The Sims Social Overtakes FarmVille

EA’s designated Zynga-killer, The Sims Social just toppled FarmVille from its No. 2 perch in “daily active users”, the key stat describing a Facebook app’s popularity, according to app-watching site AppData.


May 27, 2011
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SimCity Is Coming Back (But You May Not Like How)

SimCity is a series beloved by millions, and one that’s sadly been neglected of late while the Sims franchise went supernova. Now, according to MCV, it’s coming back.


September 1, 2010
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Madden NFL Superstars Launches On Facebook

Madden NFL Superstars, a Facebook card-and-management game anticipated for several months, went live to the public earlier today. The free-to-play game resembles June’s FIFA Superstars in structure while borrowing elements from the popular Madden Ultimate Team of the console game.


May 10, 2010
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FIFA Goes Facebook, From The Makers Of Pet Society

When EA bought casual games developer Playfish, people thought it would mean EA games based on fluffy animals. Nope. Turns out the “well-known brand” the studio has been working on is a Facebook version of football series FIFA.


March 24, 2010
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Why Economists Love Video Games

The billion-dollar business of selling virtual goods in free-to-play games is more than just a financial windfall for companies like Playfish. A controlled economy with millions of active participants gives economists an entirely new way to model consumer behaviour.


February 2, 2010
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Playfish Working On A “Well-Known EA Brand” For 2010 Release

Playfish president Kristian Segerstrale, flush with cash after his casual gaming company was bought out by Electronic Arts last year, has told the Wall Street Journal of his plans for the year ahead.


November 10, 2009
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EA Acquires Pet Society Creator Playfish

And you thought you spent a lot of money on Pet Society. EA just spent $US300 million on leading social network game creator Playfish, the team behind Pet Society, Restaurant City, and Country Story.


October 15, 2009

Did EA Just Drop $250M On Social Gaming Dev Playfish?

Electronic Arts may be expanding its empire with a big buyout of social games developer Playfish, the UK-headquartered company that makes games for Facebook, MySpace, iPhone and Android. Cost to EA is rumoured to be a quarter billion bucks.