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  • EA mobile gaming gets a power-up with PopCap acquisition

    EA mobile gaming gets a power-up with PopCap acquisition

    Huge $750 million deal done 13 July 2011 11:18 GMT

    EA, already a massive player in the mobile gaming arena, has purchased Bejeweled publisher PopCap Games in a deal that could be worth up to $1.3 billion. EA has paid $650 million, plus $100m in stock, with the deal expected to be finalised in August.

    As...

  • PopCap being picked up for over $1 billion. PopCap, Pop cap games, Electronic Arts, EA, Apps, Smartphones,  0

    PopCap being picked up for over $1 billion

    Looks like it could be EA 23 June 2011 13:52 GMT

    PopCap, the mastermind behind the hugely addictive Plants vs Zombies and Bejeweled is set to be bought for in excess of $1 billion. 

    Current rumours point to Electronic Arts as the buyer. Zynga had allegedly been involved in the deal but as...

  • Average social gamer is 43-year-old woman

    Average social gamer is 43-year-old woman

    PopCap poll results surprise no-one 17 February 2010 16:13 GMT

    PopCap, maker of such games as the popular Bejeweled, has revealed a profile of the average social gamer from a recent survey carried out in the UK and the US.

    The "social gamers" survey covered consumers who play games on social networking...

  • PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies hits the iPhone and iPod touch

    PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies hits the iPhone and iPod touch

    Defeat Doctor Zomboss on the go 15 February 2010 18:02 GMT

    PopCap has just announced the launch of its hit game Plants vs. Zombies for the iPhone and iPod touch.

    The game is said to be faithful to the original design of PC and Mac versions, but with some specific adaptations, which includes special...

  • Plants vs Zombies arrives in free online version

    Plants vs Zombies arrives in free online version

    Try before you buy 24 September 2009 16:22 GMT

    The smash hit casual game Plants Vs Zombies, which showed up earlier in the year, has been turned into a free Flash game by developers PopCap. It's available to play now on the company's website.

    If you've not given it a go, you have to place...

  • Plants Vs Zombies heading to other platforms

    Plants Vs Zombies heading to other platforms

    Popcap's undead smash hit migrating 13 July 2009 11:24 GMT

    Popcap's excellent "Plants vs Zombies" tower-defence game, which scored a whopping 9/10 when Pocket-lint reviewed it, appears to be shambling slowly towards other platforms, moaning "braaaaains".

    The company's senior director of public relations,...

  • Plants vs. Zombies - PC. Gaming, PC games, PopCap 0

    Plants vs. Zombies - PC review

    4.5 REVIEW Tower Defence goes green 25 May 2009 16:00 GMT

    As far as gaming reputations go, PopCap Games are right at the pinnacle of all things great and good. With titles like the huge worldwide smash Peggle, the addictive Zuma, and the lovable Bookworm Adventures, PopCap have built themselves into a well recognised...

  • PopCap: Casual gaming can make you thin

    PopCap: Casual gaming can make you thin

    "Scientifically inconclusive" study suggests gamers can beat cravings 24 March 2009 14:03 GMT

    Games maker PopCap has revealed results of a "pilot study" that set out to assess if casual gaming could aid weight loss.

    The company has concluded that "casual gaming could be an effective tool in the fight against obesity by helping dieters...

  • Chuzzle - mobile phone game. Phones, Mobile phone games, PopCap 0

    Chuzzle - mobile phone game review

    4.0 REVIEW Addictive or just plain annoying? 7 June 2007 11:00 GMT

    PopCap Games is probably best known for its sublime puzzler, Bejeweled. Hugely successful, with more than 5 million sold since 2001, Bejeweled was recently inducted into the Computer Gaming World Hall of Fame, the first puzzle game to be honoured like...

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