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PopCap Is Ready to Deliver Plants vs. Zombies Merchandise

Video game developer PopCap Games has announced that it has entered into licensing agreements with a number of partners aimed at using its intellectual property to create a number of real world items, starting with products based on Plants vs. Zombies, which should be released before the end of spring. The list of p...

1 May 2012
19:31 GMT

Solitaire Blitz Arrives on Facebook During March

PopCap Games is continuing its foray into the Facebook-powered gaming world and plans to launch a new game called Solitaire Blitz during March. At the moment gamers who like the PopCap way of creating casual games can choose between Bejeweled Blitz and Zuma Blitz on Facebook. The new version of Solitaire will be he...

9 February 2012
04:01 GMT

PopCap Says 31 Million Social Gamers Are Paying for In-Game Items

Video game developer and publisher PopCap Games has talked about the results of a new study that shows that more than 31 million gamers who are engaged with social games are paying for in-game items and more will do so in the coming years.The number represents 26 percent of all those who are engaged with titles in th...

5 December 2011
15:11 GMT

Study: 118.5 Million People Play Social Games Once a Week

A new study conducted by Information Solutions Group and commissioned by video game maker PopCap has shown that 118.5 million people are now playing social games at least once during each week, which is an increase of 71 percent when compared to the level seen during 2010.The study is called the PopCap Social Gaming ...

15 November 2011
17:31 GMT

PopCap Releases Peggle HD for iPad

PopCap Games has launched Peggle HD for iPad with Game Center support, 29 achievements, and an in-app purchase option to get the complete Peggle Nights game, the developer has announced. Peggle has been downloaded more than 30 million times since its introduction in March 2007. The franchise has garnered more t...

26 August 2011
12:41 GMT

More than Half European Adults Play Video Games

Video game developer PopCap Games has announced the results of the National Gamers Survey conducted in a number of European countries by Newzoo that shows that more than half of all the adults in the United Kingdom, Germany and France are playing video games on consoles, using casual game sites, mobile devices and so...

9 August 2011
17:21 GMT

PopCap and Sony Ericsson Team Up to Offer Android Games on Xperia Smartphones

PopCap, the company behind the popular Bejeweled, Zuma and Plants vs Zombies games, and handset manufacturer Sony Ericsson have just announced their mobile partnership that marks the arrival of PopCap's game titles on Android phones in Europe. According to PopCap, the first games to be pre-loaded on Sony Eric...

20 July 2011
05:12 GMT

Electronic Arts Predicts the Death of the Apple Store

Video game publisher Electronic Arts has been interested in developing experiences for smartphones lately, but it seems that the company is no longer too optimistic when it comes to selling its titles through the Apple-powered store for the iOS devices. Richard Hilleman, who is the chief creative director working ...

18 July 2011
14:51 GMT

Plants vs. Zombies Gets Exclusive Content for Chinese Site Renren

PopCap Games, a video games developer and publisher best known for its casual games, has announced that it was entering into an exclusive partnership with Renren, a Chinese social networking site, to deliver an exclusive version of its hit game Plants vs. Zombies. The new release will have the added name Social Ed...

19 May 2011
13:01 GMT

EndWeekGame: April 29

Andrei Dobra: I might be going out of the city this weekend, but this doesn't mean that gaming will take a back seat to scenic strolls on the country side.Quite the opposite, as I'll no doubt squeeze in some Portal 2 before I head off and probably entertain myself with a few PopCap titles on my iPhone.First...

29 April 2011
16:51 GMT

PopCap Study Shows Mobile Gaming as Surpassing Consoles and PC

PopCap Games, the company which dominates the casual video games market, has released a study that shows how the present of gaming is being dominated by those who play on mobile devices, with subjects in both the United States and in the United Kingdom saying that mobile play time is now more important than that spen...

1 March 2011
13:41 GMT

Bejeweled 2 for Android Now Available for Download

Back in January 2011, PopCap teased Android fans with a couple of shots of Plants vs. Zombies and Peggle games running on the Nexus One Android-powered smartphone. After previously announcing in November 2010 that it is working on Android versions for some its popular arcade games available on PC, such as Bejewel...

21 February 2011
06:46 GMT

Bejeweled and Zuma Developer Details Growth Plans

PopCap Games, the developer behind hit casual titles like Bejeweled, Zuma or Plants vs. Zombies, has just detailed its growth strategy for the new year, and even teased at a potential initial public offering (IPO), which could draw in investors. PopCap is currently an extremely profitable independent games develop...

5 January 2011
15:51 GMT

Bejeweled 3 Arrives This December, Video and Screenshots Included

PopCap Games, one of the biggest casual gaming companies, has just revealed that it will launch Bejeweled 3, the latest iteration in the hugely popular match-3 puzzle game franchise. PopCap hit big when it officially launched the first Bejeweled title, offering a new and fresh take on puzzle games, and really send...

2 November 2010
04:32 GMT

Plants vs. Zombies Comes to the Nintendo DS in January 2011

PopCap Games has announced that it will continue to increase the number of platforms for its hit title Plants vs. Zombies with the Nintendo DS handheld being confirmed as getting a version of the game at some point during January 2011.PopCap is saying that the Nintendo DS version of the game will have all the game mo...

24 August 2010
09:02 GMT

EA Mobile to Distribute PopCap's Zuma's Revenge Mobile Phone Game

EA Mobile, one of the leading mobile games publisher announced that it has signed a new partnership with PopCap Games Inc., the multi-platform provider of casual video games. According to the new agreement between the two giants, EA Mobile becomes global distribution partner for PopCap's successful online game &...

3 August 2010
04:55 GMT

PopCap Has Announced XBLA Version of Plants Vs Zombies

PopCap Games has announced the release of Plants vs. Zombies for the Xbox Live Arcade. The developer promises to deliver the biggest version of their hit tower defense game, including two new multiplayer modes. The title will launch sometime in the early days of September for 1200 Microsoft Points, that is 15 dollars...

19 July 2010
10:07 GMT

PopCap Games to Come to Palm Pre

It seems that the owners of the recently released Palm Pre smartphone will soon be able to enjoy some attractive games that PopCap intends to develop for the handset. As such, titles like Bejeweled, Zuma or Peggle, to name only some of the games from the company, might soon come to the Palm Pre, which doesn't so...

8 July 2009
10:59 GMT

Download Peggle for iPhone, iPod touch Now

PopCap Games has released Peggle for iPhone and iPod touch, a title nabbing the Action & Arcade Game of the Year award (Zeeby Awards 2008). The highly addictive puzzle game is already available on Mac, PC, Xbox 360 and Nintendo DS. The iPhone version introduces revolutionary controls and even extra features. Read on ...

12 May 2009
08:54 GMT

Bejeweled Rules the Market: 25 Million Sold

You probably know that Grand Theft Auto is the best selling game, with its 8 million units sold in the first month. What you don't know, however, is that there is one little game that sells much, much better than Rockstar's masterpiece, and it's not Halo, nor World of Warcraft. It is Bejeweled, the cas...

20 August 2008
06:20 GMT

PopCap Games Promises More Titles for Nokia's SNAP Mobile Platform

Nokia and PopCap Games announced at the Game Developers Conference 2008 in San Francisco, that it will bring connected mobile Java games to the SNAP Mobile platform. The award winning Chuzzle is the first game to be re-developed by PopCap under a multi-game agreement. "SNAP Mobile is all about bringing fun multiplaye...

19 February 2008
04:40 GMT

PopCap Games Offers 50% Discount to All Games

This is the best news for casual gamers all over the world: any PopCap game can now be purchased for 50% off their regular value. No, this is not an ever lasting discount - it starts today and it will end on the 3rd of January. But this is still great news for all the Zuma, Insaniquarium or Peggle fans out there.Whe...

20 December 2007
04:36 GMT

Glu Partners with PopCap Games

Glu Mobile has closed an agreement with PopCap Games in order to publish three more of the company's mobile game titles. This deal will result in bringing three of PopCap's most appreciated games, Zuma, AstroPop and Insaniquarium on mobile phones everywhere.As a result of the agreement between the two compa...

24 July 2007
03:45 GMT

Zuma Deluxe Unlockables and Crazy Combo (Xbox 360)

Zuma is a fast-paced puzzle game developed by PopCap Games. An enhanced version, called Zuma Deluxe, is available for purchase in Windows and Mac OS X versions and as an Xbox Live Arcade download for the Xbox and Xbox 360. The objective is to eliminate all the balls rolling round the screen, before they reach the Su...

30 April 2007
05:58 GMT


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