EA's bought "PopCap". more than $ 750 million

"EA's" game. Initially spend more than U.S. $ 750 million. Casual to acquire in a "little pop" as well as a special bonus for another 550 million U.S. dollars. If you pop off the caps of the total revenue.

Back in late June. Have revealed the news that "The Art Of Electronics" or EA's big games in the final stage negotiations to acquire the "Popcap Games" game's Casual (Casual) with capital over 1 billion U.S. dollars.              Most evident in those subjects have been exposed. The EA states that the disclosure itself. Has made 650 million dollars in cash to acquire a little pop. It is expected that the details will be agreed upon in August. The EA will pay another $ 100 million dollars to buy shares of a little pop. And offered 50 million dollars to keep and motivate employees to pop caps.              Only it was not enough. EA also has a special offer for extra money if you pop caps. The performance targets have been defined. At the end of 2013 had little pop. Can earn up to U.S. $ 343 million in bonus payments to the EA 550 million U.S. dollars. If successful, this will cause the value of acquisitions rises to reach 1.3 billion U.S. dollars. However, if Popcap revenue targets were not reached above. And reached 200 million U.S. dollars. The bonus is 275 million U.S. dollars. If you do not have a bonus of U.S. $ 110 million to 100 million U.S. dollars. If income is below U.S. $ 91 million. The EA will not pay anything for the bonus.

"John Riccitiello" the CEO of EA said, "the casual to the EA and pop caps combined. Great talent, the studio's games, pop caps, and the influence of the studio. This is combined with the grandeur of the EA and will be able to push the digital game business. They can earn up to 1 billion U.S. dollars. EA's studios worldwide distribution network and EA games will pop. Capital expanding rapidly into various digital devices. To spread out in more countries. And spread out in various ways.              Pop caps (PopCap) is a studio game Casual playing with that big of a game series "Bejeweled" that global sales of more than 50 million copies since its launch in 2000 by Our newest game "Bejeweled 3" is released on the PC. In December. With plans to leave the party platform this year, with the game, Bejeweled, there are a series of games in the other cache is Peggle, Zuma and Plants vs. Zombies.              On this occasion, EA has come out publicly about the future performance. The first quarter from April to June. The EA states that the income will be between U.S. $ 975 million to 1 billion U.S. dollars. Higher than earlier estimates indicated that it will earn between 900 to 950 million U.S. dollars. From the figure above can be thought of as income per share of between 0.63 to 0.66 dollars higher than expected at first to have earnings per share of $ 0.44 to 0.53 dollars per share.              EA forecast adjusted earnings in the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, more than a year by EA expects to earn between U.S. $ 3.725 billion to 3.95 billion U.S. dollars. Increased slightly from earlier estimates that it will earn between U.S. $ 3.7 billion to 3.9 billion U.S. dollars. However, the amount of earnings per share are adjusted to reduce the negative to positive U.S. $ 0.04 to $ 0.26 per share.              During EA's acquisition of the company that made the game cache unit. And games on social networks, which "little pop" is the latest studio to come under the EA. Earlier in November 2009, EA has spent 400 million dollars. To acquire "Playfish" on a game pad interface. Then in October of 2010 I bought the game Chillingo Angry Birds by spending 20 million dollars.              Information and pictures from gamespot.com.