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Outspark Names Former EA Exec Mahoney as CEO

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 8, 2009 - 10:23am.
San Francisco - Outspark, a publisher of free-to-play, massively multiplayer online games, announced on Tuesday that it has named Owen Mahoney, a former senior vice president at Electronic Arts (NASD: ERTS), as its new CEO. The company claims a registered user base of 4.7 million, and 5.4 million unique monthly visitors to its website.

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Outspark Lands $8.3 Million for 'Freemium' Online Games

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on July 14, 2009 - 7:57am.
San Francisco - Outspark, a publisher of online multiplayer games that generate revenue through microtransactions, announced on Tuesday that it has closed an $8.3 million third round of financing, led by Syncom Venture Partners.
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Free Online Game Publisher Outspark Raises $11 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on January 10, 2008 - 6:57am.

San Francisco - Outspark, a publisher of free online community games, announced on Thursday that it has raised $11 million in its second round of financing, led by Chinese Internet portal Tencent Holdings.

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Casual Multiplayer Game Publisher Outspark Secures Funding

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on April 10, 2007 - 9:36am.

*A clarification has been made to the original version of this story.

San Francisco - Outspark, a publisher of casual, multiplayer online games, announced on Tuesday that it has raised an undisclosed sum in its first round of financing, led by Altos Ventures and DCM.

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