Playdemic cofounders raise $10M for ForthStar game studio
Playdemic founders Paul Gouge and Alex Rigby have unveiled their latest venture, ForthStar, a new mobile free-to-play game studio. The Manchester, United Kingdom-based studio...
EA’s $1.4B Playdemic purchase strengthens its mobile strategy
Electronic Arts has acquired Golf Clash creator Playdemic from WarnerMedia for $1.4 billion in cash as EA shores up its sports game portfolio. That’s...
Zynga flexes its marketing muscle to support third-party partner games
A third-party Zynga game just reached 1 million daily active users as the Partners program turns a year old.
Social-game developer Playdemic appoints ‘Fighting Fantasy’ author as new chairman
Ian Livingstone will bring his many years of gaming experience to the social-game studio.
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Social gaming startup Playdemic receives $3 million in funding from IBM founder’s family
U.K.-based social gaming startup Playdemic has received significant funding, including $3 million the Watson family.