Rumor: Napster creator to join EA
by Xav de Matos 
{ May 9th 2008 at 11:30AM }
Eons ago, when many of you were in diapers, Shawn Fanning developed a program called Napster. The program was widely praised for its ability to allow users to trade media with each other freely. Eventually the music industry caught up to Fanning and Napster and the whole thing, as they say, is history.Fast-forward to today. According to a report on Techcrunch, Fanning is poised to sign away his new company, the co-founded gaming social networking site Rupture, to publishing powerhouse Electronic Arts for $30 million. According to the story, Fanning and fellow Rupture founder Jon Baudanza will retain positions within EA and further speculates that EA has purchased the site for its data and stat tracking technology that allows users to chat and share gathered information with Rupture subscribers.
What's that old saying? Oh yeah. Big brother is watching you! Look out behind you! We can't believe you fell for that dude.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
James @ May 9th 2008 11:45AM
Wait, Seth Green is joining the game industry?
(a very small cookie for those who get the reference)
Jer @ May 9th 2008 12:04PM
The Italian Job. HAW!
Lewis @ May 9th 2008 12:57PM
The Italian Job = Epic win.
Great movie, Seth Green rocks.
Lewis @ May 9th 2008 12:59PM
Oh and if Rock Band (or rock band 2?) somehow uses Rupture = Epic win.
andyg8180 @ May 9th 2008 1:27PM
omg i can never look at Napster again without knowing who THE TRUE NAPSTER is... oh lyle, you are a god...
"He Called it Napster cuz he stole it from me while i was napping!"
And i really need to get those speakers that would rip a womans clothes off lol...