| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | e-commerce, internet advertising, social gaming |
| Founded | 2009[1][2] |
| Founder | Chris Benjaminsen  |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Jesper Jensen (CEO)[1] John Vifian (COO)[2] Chris Benjaminsen (CPO)[2] Oliver Pedersen (CTO)[2] |
| Products | Player.IO |
Number of employees | 14 (January 2013)[3] |
| Parent | Yahoo! |
| Website | gamesnet |
PlayerScale, Inc. is a Belmont-based[3][4] gaming infrastructure provider.[4][5] As of 23 May 2013 it operates as a subsidiary of Yahoo!,[2][4] but it is still functioning as a stand-alone business unit.[6]
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- ^ a b c Takahashi, Dean (28 January 2013). "PlayerScale handles behind-the-scenes infrastructure for games — and 100 million players". VentureBeat. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- ^ a b c d Preimesberger, Chris (23 May 2013). "Yahoo Buys Another Startup in Online Gamer PlayerScale". eWeek. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
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