Recent Press Releases

Mar 2 hi5 Announces Support for Facebook® Compatible APIs Feb 24 hi5 Acquires Social Game Developer Big Six Feb 24 hi5 Expands Management Team with Online Gaming Veterans Dec 1 Gaming Pioneer and WildTangent Founder Alex St. John Joins hi5 as President and Chief Technology Officer Oct 14 hi5 Launches New Social Entertainment User Interface Featuring hi5 Stars™ 3D Avatars Aug 6 hi5 Expands its Social Entertainment Offering with Downloadable Games from RealNetworks July 1 Bigpoint Launches Seafight Game on hi5 in 20 Languages May 19 Playdom Integrates Poker Palace into hi5's Virtual Currency May 19 Hi5 Receives a 2009 "Webware 100" Award for Social & Publishing
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Recent Media Coverage

hi5 latches onto Facebook's coattails, allowing developers to publish on both platforms
VentureBeat; March 2, 2010 hi5 to announce new online games management team, acquisition of Big Six
VentureBeat; February 24, 2010 hi5 Acquires Social Gaming Company Big Six
TechCrunch; February 24, 2010 hi5 Buys Big Six To Bolster Social Gaming Plans
Gamasutra; February 24, 2010 hi5 Buys Social Game Developer Big Six
Industry Gamers; February 24, 2010 hi5 Beefs Up Social Games Platform with Purchase of Big Six
Inside Social Games; February 24, 2010 hi5 Acquires Social Developer Big Six
Virtual Goods News; February 24, 2010 hi5 buys Big Six
San Francisco Business Times; February 24, 2010 Profiting from friendship
The Economist; January 28, 2010 Interview: Alex St. John Reminds Us Why Console Gaming Is Dead
Industry Gamers; January 26, 2010 Socializing Games: Why social networks will overtake consoles as game platforms
Forbes; January 25, 2010 Why Brand IP Doesn't Matter to Online Games
Industry Gamers; January 20, 2010 New generation of online games attracts millions
San Jose Mercury News; December 2, 2009 Lady Gaga, swine flu top '09 Google searches
TODAYShow.com/MSNBC; December 1, 2009 Michael Jackson Rules over Google, Yahoo Searches for 2009
eWeek; December 1, 2009 Google Publishes Zeitgeist 2009
TechCrunch; December 1, 2009 hi5 Appoints Wild Tangent Founder St. John As President, CTO
Gamasutra; December 1, 2009 hi5 recruits a beastly gaming veteran as its president
VentureBeat; November 30, 2009 Hi5 Gets Gaming Veteran as President and CTO
Inside Social Games; November 30, 2009 Game On: hi5 Brings In WildTangent Founder Alex St. John As President, CTO
paidContent; November 30, 2009 Social networking upstart hi5 taps Alex St. John as president
TechFlash; November 30, 2009 Compared to a movie or video game, virtual merchandise is a bargain
WalletPop; October 26, 2009 For social networks, it's game on
USA TODAY; October 15, 2009 Welcome to the New hi5, Now with 3-D Avatars
Games.com; October 13, 2009 Meet The New hi5: It’s Game Time
TechCrunch; October 13, 2009 Hi5’s New Redesign: Another Big Milestone in its Gaming Strategy
Inside Social Games; October 13, 2009 PC Gamers: A Dying Breed?
TechNewsWorld; October 8, 2009 hi5 alive to social gaming
CasualGaming.biz; September 23, 2009 The virtues of virtual
San Francisco Business Times; August 7, 2009 « View all Media Coverage