It seems that the founder of Napster--no, not Seth Green--may have finally cashed in big time on one of his creations.
According to TechCrunch, Napster founder Shawn Fanning has sold his gaming social-media start-up, Rupture, to Electronic Arts for $30 million.
TechCrunch's Erick Schonfeld reported Thursday afternoon that as part of the deal--which EA has not yet announced, "but is expected to do so soon," Fanning and Rupture co-founder Jon Baudanza will become EA employees.
For Fanning, this represents the big-time payday he's clearly been seeking for years. He never made much off of … Read more