Rumored for about a month, EA’s purchase of Facebook social game company Playfish (for $300 million) has been confirmed today. Playfish are known for their popular games Restaurant City and Pet Society, which are both in the top 20 Facebook applications.
The gloomy side of this? EA have now reportedly laid off 40% of Mythic staff (I can confirm several in fact) and several other EA studios including Tiburon in Orlando, FL and Black Box in British Columbia. My condolences goes out to the folks affected, including the awesome Jess Folsom who was the Community Coordinator at Mythic. Snatch her up quick folks!
Edit: Gamasutra has a better scoop with more details. Looks like around 80 Mythic employees were affected.
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