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To match the recent price cuts all major consoles have been going through, less popular ones are forced to also drop prices. In this context, Brazilian manufacturer Zeebo announced that its console's new price would be of BRL 399 or $223, as opposed to the current BRL 499 or $278, and the price cut is expected t... |
30 September 2009
13:01 GMT |
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Fans saw a mixture of Final Fantasy and Bejeweled when they dove inside Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords. And they liked what they saw. The game was developed by Infinite Interactive and published by D3 Publisher and was greatly rewarded by fans and critics. It even won MTV Networks' GameTrailers title of... |
25 September 2009
11:01 GMT |
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PopCap Games, the company that has made a fortune on the back of casual experiences designed to charm the player with their personality and their simplicity, has announced that it plans to bring two Bejeweled Twist and two Bookworm releases to the Nintendo handhelds. The company is aiming to deliver content for both ... |
24 September 2009
02:39 GMT |
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Video games are largely reserved for recreational purposes as many people find them a great way to unwind after a hard day spent at the office or doing other things that weren't that fun. But lately there has been an “invasion” of sorts of fun and addictive video games from which we cannot escape not... |
21 August 2009
12:41 GMT |
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Zuma's Revenge, the latest incarnation of the popular puzzle series from PopCap Games, has been confirmed to arrive on Mac next month. Zuma's Revenge is said to reinvent the immensely addictive game with high-resolution graphics, new game mechanics, new game modes and power-ups. “The original Zuma ha... |
19 August 2009
13:11 GMT |
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PopCap has announced having released a new version of its popular Zuma casual game, which uses the Connect technology created by Facebook in order to introduce a variety of social elements to the game. Renamed Zuma Web Connect, the videogame will allow players to send to Facebook medals and other statistics related t... |
14 July 2009
03:55 GMT |
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Video games are becoming more and more addictive these days, with many companies trying to find that secret formula that guarantees massive popularity with the fans and, at the same time, develops their loyalty. Two companies that have found ways of achieving this are PopCap and Blizzard, the first being the biggest ... |
9 July 2009
03:20 GMT |
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In a move that will threaten the productivity of the whole wide world, it seems that World of Warcraft developer Blizzard has hired former Xbox Live Arcade manager and PopCap vice president Greg Canessa and has placed him in an executive position in the company. After managing the Xbox Live Arcade ever since the rel... |
12 May 2009
02:51 GMT |
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First of all, let's get one thing clear: I'm a hardcore gamer who sometimes prefers pure action and adventure to puzzle titles. But this doesn't mean that I can't enjoy a good casual game every once in a while. That's why when PopCap revealed Plants vs. Zombies, a tower-based casual title, I... |
6 May 2009
15:01 GMT |
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PopCap never ceases to amaze. The company, specialized in creating videogames featuring simple and clear mechanisms, like the much talked about Bejeweled, Zuma and Peggle, but engaging the player for a huge amount of hours, has released a new videogame, called Plants vs. Zombies, which can be played on the PC or the ... |
5 May 2009
03:56 GMT |
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World of Warcraft is one of the most popular video games out there, gaining a cult-like following in the over 11,5 million subscribers it has. It has won for its developer and publisher, Blizzard, a huge amount of money, but now it seems that the massively successful MMORPG can also generate a decent amount of income... |
27 April 2009
03:04 GMT |
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PopCap Games, the company that profits the most from the increased popularity of casual games, has released all the information a player needs related to the launch of its flagship title, Peggle, on the Xbox Live Arcade service provided by Microsoft for gamers who have bought an Xbox 360 console. The videogame is set... |
10 March 2009
08:16 GMT |
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PopCap has always pushed the various iterations of Bejeweled as being the biggest successes of the casual game company. Now, it is shifting the weight of the promotional power to the Peggle franchise, launching an event called Peggle Fever that is set to last three months, until June, and is designed to celebrate the... |
5 March 2009
03:32 GMT |
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PopCap Games, the creator of Peggle, announces that it has launched the first edition of the Peggle Art Contest, which aims to use the power of the crowds and players in order to get the very best art for the next game in the series.The contest is set to begin today and will run until June 3, as part of the Peggle Fe... |
4 March 2009
15:21 GMT |
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Sony Online Entertainment and PopCap Games have announced having entered into a publishing agreement set to deliver five new casual titles to the PlayStation Network. Bejeweled 2 should be downloadable right now and Sony says that classics like Zuma, Heavy Weapon Peggle and Feeding Frenzy will be released in the comi... |
30 January 2009
14:51 GMT |
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PopCap, a company that develops and publishes casual games, announces that retail sales for its PC game line up went up by 85.3% in 2008, even as it became one of the top twenty publishers in the United States.During the fourth quarter of 2008, as the credit crunch hit the gaming industry hard, PopCap saw the biggest... |
30 January 2009
03:36 GMT |
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Since PopCap, the leader in casual game development and publishing, released the Bejeweled Twist six weeks ago for PCs, the game has received nothing but the most favorable reviews. At the same time, it has also been enjoying great success on the market, becoming the best sold game of its kind, and not only.The reaso... |
10 December 2008
08:49 GMT |
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Earlier this month, we reported that the mobile version of Peggle, PopCap's blockbuster game, should become available starting this fall. Well, now, the game is ready for our (or your) handsets, as PopCap has just announced its commercial availability.Released until now only for Windows, Mac and iPod, Peggle is ... |
30 September 2008
11:21 GMT |
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PopCap announces that a new game will be launched in the Bejeweled franchise. It will be called Bejeweled Twist and it is the first fresh addition to the series since 2004.Initially, PopCap will only make the game available through its own site and the full unveiling will take place in Seattle, on October 27.Since th... |
30 September 2008
03:36 GMT |
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PopCap, the well known developer of casual games that also dabbled in the business of conducting surveys that show how good its own releases are for you, has just launched the sequel to Peggle, one of the most addictive games of 2007. The new title is called Peggle Nights and you can get it from the developer&r... |
19 September 2008
03:30 GMT |
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PopCap Games, the famous North American game developer based in Seattle, has just announced that its highly-popular, award-winning Peggle game will be soon launched in a mobile version. Simply called Peggle Mobile, the "made for handsets" game will be unleashed in North America (via major mobile carriers), as well as... |
5 September 2008
10:47 GMT |
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East Carolina University's Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies has recently announced the findings of a study aimed at measuring the impact playing casual games has on the individual. The results should be taken with a pinch of salt as the study itself was funded by the most successful of casual publish... |
29 April 2008
03:54 GMT |
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You probably remember the story we posted a while ago about Bernie Peng who created from scratch, for the Nintendo DS, a version of Bejeweled, his girlfriend's favorite game, to propose - and the girl, Tammy Li, said yes. It seems that the couple is doing great and even greater things are coming to them, since P... |
16 April 2008
04:21 GMT |
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Earlier this week, news broke out about the 100,000 SDK downloads, garnered in no more than four days since the kit's official release on March 6. It has recently been confirmed that big names such as THQ, PopCap, Namco NetSuite and more, are eager to bless iPhone users with their products.Apple's March 6 e... |
13 March 2008
07:00 GMT |
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Yes, there are at most 10 types of casual game concepts out there and developers keep rebuilding them, changing the graphics or the story a little - but they are still the same. Yes, all these games keep selling. PopCap, at least, is one of the companies that came with some new things and, why not to admit it, they r... |
11 March 2008
03:59 GMT |
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PopCap.com's latest and largest survey of casual gamers has recently revealed that nearly three quarters (72%) of parents/grandparents forbid their kids/grandkids to play hardcore video games. Why? Only they know exactly, but it has been proved that "parents tend to be somewhat more protective of their daughters... |
11 October 2007
03:17 GMT |
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Since Peggle is ridiculously popular nowadays, PopCap has considered a free version of the game. As such, an official report coming from the casual games developer says that they've launched this web version of the game, which can be played for free on PopCap's official site and MSN's Game Zone with ot... |
6 September 2007
05:00 GMT |
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PopCap Games has just announced that Chuzzle will be available on BlackBerry smartphones from now on. The game has managed to be highly successful at retail and on the Web, where millions of people have already played it.What is bound to surely make a mobile phone game successful is just how addictive it turns out to... |
3 August 2007
04:57 GMT |
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PopCap Games has just launched a version of its Bejeweled game for the Safari Web browser. The best thing about the offer is that the game comes fully for free.Bejeweled is the first puzzle game to be available for free on mobile phones. The iPhone comes with no games packed, which makes this news even more appealing... |
31 July 2007
06:00 GMT |
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No one needs an update on how successful casual games such as Zuma and Bejeweled are. Some say that the video games market is packed full with them leaving less room for bigger titles that deserve more attention. The truth is somewhere in between as both genres (so to speak) are equally important. The thing is, some ... |
28 June 2007
04:40 GMT |
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Why don't we leave aside "cold" and shallow titles lacking a great storyline and characters, and which focus mainly on violence and primary instincts, and talk about a more retro-action kind of game, set in the dampness-filled canals of Renaissance Italy's famed Venice. This PC title launched by PopCap Game... |
22 June 2007
10:10 GMT |
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Electronic Arts Inc. recently announced that PopCap Games, Inc. has extended the licensing agreement for Bejeweled which grants EA Mobile the exclusive worldwide mobile publishing rights to Bejeweled and Bejeweled 2 through 2008. According to internal data, Bejeweled has been a consistent top-10 selling mobile game a... |
12 March 2007
05:47 GMT |
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