Playdom
| Steamboat Ventures | |
| logo de Playdom | |
| Création | février 2008 |
|---|---|
| Disparition | |
| Siège social | Mountain View |
| Actionnaires | Disney Interactive |
| Activité | Sites internet et contenu associé |
| Produits | jeux sociaux |
| Société mère | Disney Interactive |
| Filiales | Acclaim Games |
| Effectif | 470 |
| Site web | http://www.playdom.com/ |
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Playdom est une éditeur de jeux sociaux en ligne fournissant principalement des sites comme Facebook et MySpace. The company was founded in the San Francisco Bay Area[1] by University of California, Berkeley graduates Ling Xiao and Chris Wang.
Historique
On February 14 Playdom will be shutting down their popular online game heroes.[2]. In 2009, together with games providers Zynga and Playfish, Playdom contributed to a market worth $300 million in online sales of virtual goods through social networking sites.[3]
On March 31, 2010 Playdom announced acquisition of Argentina-based online game developer Three Melons.Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.[4] On May 19, 2010 they acquired Acclaim Games[5].
In May 2010, Playdom was recognized as one of the “2010 Hottest Silicon Valley Companies” by Lead411.[6]
On July 8, 2010, Playdom announced it acquired Metaplace. The pricing of the deal was not disclosed. [7]
Filiales
- Green Patch (12 novembre 2009)
- Trippert Labs (12 novembre 2009)
- Three Melons (31 mars 2010)
- Merscom (26 avril 2010)
- Acclaim Games (18 mai 2010)
- Hive7 (24 juin 2010)
- Metaplace (8juillet 2010)
Production
- Bloodlines
- Big City Life
- Bola
- Fish Friends
- Lil Farm Life
- Mobsters
- Mobsters: Overdrive
- Mobsters 2: Vendetta
- Own Your Friends
- Poker Palace
- Super Farkle
- Social City
- Sorority Life
- Tiki Farm
- Tiki Resort
- Treetopia
- Verdonia
- Wild Ones
Notes et références
- (en) Brad Stone, « Russian Facebook investor adds stake in Zynga », New York Times, (lire en ligne)
- (en) « Facebook games that have web surfers in their thrall », Philadelphia Inquirer, (lire en ligne)
- (en) Alex Wawro, « Online sale of digital content breaks $1bn in 2009 », PC World, (lire en ligne)
- (en) « Playdom Acquires Argentine Game Developer Three Melons », {{Article}} : paramètre «
périodique» manquant, (lire en ligne) - Playdom Acquires Acclaim
- Lead411 launches "Hottest Silicon Valley Companies" awards
- Dean Takahashi, VentureBeat. "Playdom buys Metaplace, which forsook virtual worlds for social games." July 8, 2010.
