Disney has hired away OnLive executive John Spinale to be the new head of the Disney Interactive Media Group's social games business. Spinale will run the social game business, which includes Disney's Playdom division, …
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TechCrunch and VentureBeat both have sources claiming Disney is ready to purchase social gaming developer Playdom for over $600 million. There are currently obscene amounts of money being invested in the social gaming arena; …
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