Playfish co-founder leaves EA to go back to startups
Kristian Segerstrale, Playfish co-founder and executive vice president of Digital at Electronic Arts, is moving on.
TechCrunch published an internal memo sent by EA chief John Riccitiello yesterday announcing Segerstrale's departure. In the letter, Riccitiello said that the Playfish co-founder has "elected to return the world of startups where we first met him."
Segerstrale confirmed the news on his Twitter feed yesterday, but declined to say where he might be headed.
Segerstrale was one of the founders of Playfish, the social-game developer that EA acquired in 2009 for $400 million. He stayed on at EA, helping the … Read more