Add-on Acquisition • Gaming

Electronic Arts Acquires Pogo.com

On February 28, 2001, Electronic Arts acquired gaming company Pogo.com

Acquisition Context
  • This is Electronic Arts’ 1st transaction in the Gaming sector.
  • This is Electronic Arts’ 7th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Electronic Arts’ 2nd transaction in California.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date February 28, 2001
Target Pogo.com
Sector Gaming
Buyer(s) Electronic Arts
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target Company

Pogo.com

San Francisco, California, United States
Pogo.com is a provider of online gaming website. Pogo.com was founded in 1995 and is based in San Francisco, California.
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Buyer

Electronic Arts

Redwood City, California, United States

Category Company
Founded 1982
Sector Digital Media
Employees13,700
Revenue 7.5B USD (2025)
DESCRIPTION
Electronic Arts' corporate headquarters in Redwood City, California.
Electronic Arts' corporate headquarters in Redwood City, California.

Electronic Arts is a producer of video games. Electronic Arts develops and delivers games, content and online services for Internet-connected consoles, mobile devices and personal computers. Electronic Arts was founded in 1982 and is based in Redwood City, California.


Deal Context for Buyer #
Overall 14 of 46
Sector: Gaming 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition 12 of 42
State: California 2 of 11
Country: United States 7 of 23
Year: 2001 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
1999-11-22 Kesmai

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

Kesmai Corp. is a developer and publisher of multiplayer online entertainment. Kesmai specializes in the design and development of multiplayer games delivered directly to consumers over the Internet and is a major provider of game content to the Games Channel on the America Online service.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2002-06-11 Black Box Games

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Black Box Games is a video game developer.

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