[casual_games] Another one bites the dust.

[spocilujko at comcast.net]

December 9, 2005
Technology: A Maker of Games Is Bought
NYT
By MATT RICHTEL
Electronic Arts, the video game publisher, said it had reached a $680 million 
deal to acquire Jamdat Mobile, which makes games to be played on mobile phones.

Full Story: 
http://select.nytimes.com/mem/tnt.html?emc=tnt&tntget=2005/12/09/technology/09vi
deo.html&tntemail0=y

AP via Yahoo! News, Thu, 08 Dec 2005 5:25 PM PST
Electronic Arts to Acquire Game Provider 
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20051209/ap_on_bi_ge/electronic_arts_jamdat_2
Video game giant Electronic Arts Inc. has agreed to acquire mobile game provider 
Jamdat Mobile Inc. in a deal worth approximately $680 million, the companies 
said Thursday.

USA Today, Thu, 08 Dec 2005 2:57 PM PST
Electronic Arts to acquire mobile game provider 
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/gaming/2005-12-08-ea-jamdat_x.htm
Video game giant Electronic Arts has agreed to acquire mobile game provider 
Jamdat Mobile in a deal worth approximately $680 million, the companies said 
Thursday. The acquisition would quickly give the world's leading video game 
publisher a stronger foothold in the mobile game market.

San Jose Mercury News, Thu, 08 Dec 2005 9:23 PM PST
Electronic Arts buys cell phone game publisher 
http://www.sunherald.com/mld/mercurynews/business/technology/13363001.htm?source
=rss&channel=mercurynews_technology
Electronic Arts, the world's largest independent video game publisher, agreed 
Thursday to pay $680 million in cash to acquire a cell phone games publisher, 
Jamdat Mobile, to fuel its growth into cell phone entertainment.

Sydney Morning Herald, Thu, 08 Dec 2005 2:45 PM PST
EA to buy mobile game provider 
http://www.smh.com.au/news/breaking/ea-to-buy-mobile-game-provider/2005/12/09/11
33829747611.html
Video game giant Electronic Arts Inc. has agreed to acquire mobile game provider 
Jamdat Mobile in a deal worth approximately $US680 million ($A907 million), the 
companies said on Thursday.

Electronic Arts scores Jamdat for $680M
12/08/05 17:54 PM, EST
Electronic Arts Inc. said Thursday it would buy Jamdat Mobile Inc. in a $680 
million deal to increase its share of the fast-growing mobile gaming business.
Read the full story at 
http://money.cnn.com/2005/12/08/technology/ea_jamdat.reut/index.htm