EA buys 250 million dollars to buy Facebook game developers

Beijing time October 15 morning news, according to foreign media reported today, sources revealed that EA spent 250 million of dollars to buy the Facebook game developer Playfish. The source said EA may have bought Playfish a few weeks ago and will announce the deal in the next few days.　　Industry insiders estimate that Playfish's operating income this year will reach $75 million trillion. There have been rumours that another Facebook game developer, Zynga, will have an IPO this year (the last Thursday in November).　　If the hype about EA's takeover of Playfish is true, it will further boost the popularity of social networking gaming. One source said that although the news could not be confirmed, there were indications that the deal had been completed and that EA's contribution would be $250 million trillion. "I think there is some credibility to this," the source said.　　"There are also sources that EA did acquire Playfish, but did not confirm the 250 million acquisition price." A spokesman for Playfish said there would be no comment on the rumours. (PEI)