 | |
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Video games, social network service |
| Founded | 2007 |
| Founders | Kristian Segerstrale Sebastien de Halleux Sami Lababidi Shukri Shammas |
| Defunct | 2013 |
| Fate | Replaced by Electronic Arts |
| Headquarters | , |
Number of locations | London, San Francisco, Beijing, Oslo (former headquarter) |
| Parent | Electronic Arts (2009–2013) |
| Website | playfish.com |
Playfish was a short-lived developer of free-to-play social network games. Playfish was founded in 2007 by Kristian Segerstråle,[1] Sebastien de Halleux,[2] Sami Lababidi, and Shukri Shammas.[3] It closed in 2013.[4] Playfish in the past had tended to attract up to 55 million users a month, with over 37 million users coming from Facebook users.[5]
In October 2008, they secured US$17 million in venture capital funding from Accel Partners and Index Ventures.[6] The company was acquired by Electronic Arts in 2009, with the last of Playfish's games being retired in 2013.
- ^ "Business big shot: Kristian Segerstråle, computer games entrepreneur". The Times. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Sébastien de Halleux, me encanta et 30 millions de joueurs". Trends Tendances. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "About Playfish company & founders". Playfish. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "EA shutting down Playfish games". GamesIndustry.biz. 15 April 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ Eric Caoili. "Playfish Social Games Reaching 55 Million Monthly Players". Gamasutra. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
- ^ "Playfish Completes $17 Million Financing and Continues Success as Social Games Leader". Playfish. 28 October 2008. Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 30 January 2016.