Playfish

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Playfish was a pioneering social gaming company best known for creating popular Facebook and mobile games before being acquired by Electronic Arts.

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instanceOf social gaming company
video game developer
acquiredBy Electronic Arts
acquisitionDate 2009
acquisitionValue 300 million USD
businessModel free-to-play
microtransactions
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
defunctAfter 2013
employeeCountAtPeak over 300
founded 2007
foundedBy Juhani Mykkänen
Kristian Segerstrale
Sebastian de Halleux
Shukri Shammas
gameGenre casual game
social network game
headquartersLocation London, England
surface form: London
industry social network games
video games
knownFor highly engaging social gameplay loops
pioneering social games on Facebook
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surface form: Monopoly Millionaires

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operatedIn Beijing
London, England
surface form: London

San Francisco
Tromsø
parentOrganization Electronic Arts
platform Android
Facebook
Google+ (Google Plus)
surface form: Google+ (games)

iOS
reasonForNotability early leader in social network gaming before acquisition by Electronic Arts
shutDownBy Electronic Arts
status defunct

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David Silver coFounded Playfish