EA Buys Social Network Gaming Site Rupture for $30M
By Chris on Monday, May 19th, 2008 at 5:21 PM PST In Computer, Electronic Arts, Game Companies, Game Consoles, Game Platforms, Gamer Life, Games, Microsoft
Some of you who have been around the internet for a long time will likely recognize the name Shawn Fanning as the man who founded Napster, thereby bolstering many a music libraries. More recently he’s been at work on a site called Rupture, which describes itself as “[a]n online destination connecting gamers around the world, allowing them to share gaming experiences, events, challenges and achievements.”
Social networking continues to be all the craze, and Electronic Arts will attempt to take advantage of that with its recent purchase of Rupture for a cool $30 million, according to TechCrunch. Given that it was in a closed beta, EA’s investing in the technology more than it is the userbase.
Currently the site suports five games: Halo 3, Team Fortress 2, Guitar Hero III, World of Warcraft, and Madden 08. EA Mythic’s Warhammer Online is set for a release in the latter half of 2008, so expect to see the site emerge as a destination for Warhammer Online users, among other games.
Going from being sued by RIAA to getting $30M from EA….not bad.