Getting your player ready...
BURBANK, Calif. — The Walt Disney Co. is buying online social-gaming company Playdom for $563.2 million, the latest sign the company is becoming a formidable player in the video-game industry.
Disney said Tuesday it is buying Playdom to strengthen its digital-gaming portfolio. The purchase will help bring Disney’s characters, stories and brands to customers in new ways, through Facebook and MySpace.
