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		<title><![CDATA[EA's Acquisition of Playfish: Some More Details From SEC Filing: Earnout Already in Escrow]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Yesterday EA announced buying social gaming company Playfish for $275 million upfront our coverage is here. Now comes more details from an SEC filing by EA. Among those:&#8212;$30 million of $275 million is in escrow, a normal occurrence.&#8212; Kristian Segerstrale, Sebastien de Halleux and Sami Lababidi, all Playfish senior...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:40:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[EA's Riccitello: Layoffs Are 'Essential' For The Company's Digital Transformation]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The main reason for EA&#8217;s second round of mass layoffs within a single calendar year? The company is extremely bullish on digital. &#8220;As we said in previous quarters, we&#8217;re narrowing our focus to invest in core hits and digital,&#8221; said CEO John Riccitello, during the company&#8217;s Q3 (its fiscal...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:55:45 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Playfish CEO Coy On Acquisition Reports]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Social gaming firm Playfish has been the subject of several acquisition rumours recently - in particular, that Electronic Arts (NSDQ: ERTS) has already agreed to buy the social-gaming company for $250 million via Alley Insider) and, in another, that Playfish is just playing the field in search of an...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:35:48 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brainy employees are a mixed blessing. They dislike authority, flout the rules and are convinced they are smarter than you. But they also create a disproportionate amount of value for your business. So learn how to be a 'benevolent guardian', says Rob Goffee, co-author of "Clever". Here, he explains how...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:44:52 -0700</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The founders of Sneakerplay, a social network aimed at sneaker enthusiasts, are aiming to sell the site, blaming a lack of executive involvement. Despite sponsorship and support from brands such as Adidas, Nike, Electronic Arts and Microsoft, the two-year-old network never achieved high user figures. Visits to the site...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[ THQ is hoping to increase poor game revenues after securing the services of Microsoft's Massive division to provide in-game ads for THQ's Xbox 360 and PC titles.          The companies did not list all the games where the ads will be...]]></description>
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