Seismic seizes $2 million in funding for social ga...

Published Jan 04 2012 by Company Town

Seismic seizes $2 million in funding for social games

Seismic Games Inc. became the latest start-up company to dive into social games, announcing Tuesday that it had snagged $2 million in funding from DFJ Frontier, investor Tom Matlack and others.

The funding came before the company...

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"We think there’s an opportunity to focus on letting people play with identity, customization and character development" Borrud said in an...

Seismic seizes $2 million in funding for social games [Company Town - Jan 04 2012]

...in an interview. "It ties into Facebook as a platform, where it’s a reflection of you as an individual. It starts with letting you build your character, giving yourself a name, determining what you look like, what you like to do, who you'd like to be. Traditional games have been doing this for years, because people love doing that. I’m surprised at how shallow that aspect of play is in most social games, and we see an opportunity in that."

Seismic seizes $2 million in funding for social games [Company Town - Jan 04 2012]

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Entities: Electronic Arts Inc, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Lawsuit, Conspiracy

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Entities: Electronic Arts Inc, Dead Space, Gen4, Peggle

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Entities: Electronic Arts Inc, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Old Republic International Corporation

First Reported May 03 2012 - Updated May 03 2012 - 4 Documents

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