Playdom nabs EA executive, social gaming growing up fast

Playdom is one of the larger game developers on social networks and its making lots of money from virtual goods — unlike older, more established gaming companies like EA , its business outlook is looking good. This explains how the company has pulled off a coup and hired EA chief operating officer John Pleasants as its new chief executive. Pleasants has been busy trying to build out EA’s online business, and the hire…

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