Entries in ‘playfish’ (48)

EA 'loses Playfish Euro GM John Earner'
30th January 2012, 5:13pm

News: EA 'loses Playfish Euro GM John Earner'

About ten senior EA execs have departed in the past twelve months

Recruitment Spotlight - January
18th January 2012, 10:00am

Features: Recruitment Spotlight - January

Our monthly studio recruitment update looks at Codemasters, Playfish and West Pier

EA's Segerstrale to replace latest Zynga defector
13th January 2012, 10:44am

News: EA's Segerstrale to replace latest Zynga defector

Playfish boss becomes EVP of digital as Cottle quits for rival

Facebook games giants 'suffer activity decline'
10th October 2011, 3:06pm

News: Facebook games giants 'suffer activity decline'

'Floating core players' becoming a key battleground across the social network

Zynga on the ropes as Sims Social hits 50m
19th September 2011, 3:51pm

News: Zynga on the ropes as Sims Social hits 50m

But Cityville firm strikes back in new Facebook 'brand wars'

OPINION: Sims topples Zynga, and EA's future is sealed
12th September 2011, 11:37am

News: OPINION: Sims topples Zynga, and EA's future is sealed

After nearly veering off the rails, the reinvented publisher may have finally found light at the end of the tunnel

Mobile start-ups 'can now compete with big companies'
6th September 2011, 12:38pm

News: Mobile start-ups 'can now compete with big companies'

Playfish boss says new smartphone studios have a huge opportunity to be successful

Playfish 'taking on CityVille with SimCity'
26th May 2011, 2:35pm

News: Playfish 'taking on CityVille with SimCity'

Zynga's Facebook stronghold challenged by new EA game, sources say

Zuckerberg: We've transformed the games business
26th May 2011, 12:23pm

News: Zuckerberg: We've transformed the games business

Movie and music industries will follow on the same path, Facebook boss believes

Playfish abandons in-game currency in big switch
19th April 2011, 2:55pm

News: Playfish abandons in-game currency in big switch

Social games firms have to use Facebook’s own in-game currency from July 1st

Playfish to axe game despite '40k daily users'
11th April 2011, 2:45pm

News: Playfish to axe game despite '40k daily users'

No refunds as the EA-owned firm suggests people spend credits elsewhere

GDC11: EA expands Partners scheme to mobile and social
1st March 2011, 8:01pm

News: GDC11: EA expands Partners scheme to mobile and social

Playfish and Chillingo to broker publishing deals for App Store, Android and Facebook

'There's no such thing as free-to-play' - EA
16th February 2011, 12:19pm

News: 'There's no such thing as free-to-play' - EA

Publisher lauds the silent success of the freemium model

EA stung as three studio bosses leave
16th February 2011, 10:38am

News: EA stung as three studio bosses leave

Leading Bioware and Playfish managers depart

Playfish hiring for Montreal team
7th February 2011, 6:12pm

News: Playfish hiring for Montreal team

UK-based social giant begins to break away from Facebook exclusivity in new mobile push

EA: Facebook has 290m gamers
3rd February 2011, 5:58pm

News: EA: Facebook has 290m gamers

FIFA and The Sims firm to bank more franchises on the social network

Playfish reaches userbase of 55m
18th January 2011, 4:15pm

News: Playfish reaches userbase of 55m

The Facebook studio's games have been played 340m times

EA: Digital will rise above retail this year
10th January 2011, 1:58pm

News: EA: Digital will rise above retail this year

FIFA Ultimate Team fanatics 'spend thousands of dollars per month'

London calling
21st December 2010, 8:00am

Features: London calling

London’s dev community is growing fast. What does the city offer those who set up shop there?

Playfish: Trust is key after Facebook scam era
8th December 2010, 2:42pm

News: Playfish: Trust is key after Facebook scam era

And developers can no longer win by cloning, says Sergestrale at Evolve in London

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