Playfish

Playfish was a short-lived developer of free-to-play social network games. Playfish was founded in 2007 by Kristian Segerstråle, Sebastien de Halleux, Sami Lababidi, and Shukri Shammas. It closed in 2013. Playfish in the past had tended to attract up to 55 million users a month, with over 37 million users coming from Facebook users.

Key facts

Company.name: Playfish Ltd
Company.type: Subsidiary
Company.logo: Playfish logo.png
Company.fate: Retired
Company.parent: Electronic Arts (2009–2013)
Company.hq_location_city: London, England
Company.hq_location_country: United Kingdom
Company.num_locations: London, San Francisco, Beijing, Oslo (former headquarter)
Company.founders: Kristian SegerstraleSebastien de HalleuxSami LababidiShukri Shammas
Company.industry: Video games, social network service
Company.homepage: playfish.com

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Wikidata facts

Official website: www.playfish.com

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inception: 2007-01-01
dissolved, abolished or demolished date: 2013-01-01

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Contents

History
List of games
Notable games
''Restaurant City''
''Pet Society''
''Madden NFL Superstars''
''The Sims Social''
''SimCity Social''
Playfish Cash
Marketing
Notes
References
External links

In October 2008, they secured US$17 million in venture capital funding from Accel Partners and Index Ventures. The company was acquired by Electronic Arts in 2009, with the last of Playfish's games being retired in 2013.