Social games company Playdom announced the acquisition of Buenos Aires-based developer Three Melons today.
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Disney does own Playdom, which was one of the innovators of social gaming.
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It competes primarily with Electronic Arts, Playdom which was recently acquired by Disney and other independent social gaming studios.
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Investors include Foundation Capital, Google Ventures, and Playdom founder Rick Thomson.
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It came about as a result of the Disney division, Playdom, Inc.
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The same deal has been made with Crowdstar, another popular online gaming company with 58 million users (Playdom comes in third place with 41 million).
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Several weeks ago, Playdom acquired Metro Games, another Argentine company.
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Zynga competes primarily with other social gaming companies like Electronic Arts, Playdom which was recently acquired by Disney and other independent social gaming studios.
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Facebook Credits has finally completed its collection of all the major social game companies, signing deals with Zynga, Crowdstar, Playdom (Disney), and now gaming giant Electronic Arts.
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This combination has resulted in the rapid rise of social gaming properties like Zynga (now in registration for an IPO), Playfish (acquired by Electronic Arts), Playdom (acquired by Disney) and Crowdstar.
Most Playdom content will be original content.
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Playdom acquired Offbeat Creations in early March.
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