Rupture was a social networking site for gamers. Users were able to create profiles and interact with one another with the standard array of social networking tools.

History

Rupture was founded by

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and Jon Baudanza in June 2006. He did so because he wished to foster communication between players, find out what they're playing, and provide a showcase where they could display their accomplishments. In June 2008 Electronic Arts, Inc. purchased ThreeSF, Inc., parent company of Rupture for $15 million. The website is no longer accessible and redirects to EA.com.

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Official website
Internet properties established in 2006 American social networking websites Adobe Integrated Runtime platform software {{Videogame-website-stub