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Plants vs Zombies gamescom 2013: players have logged over 15 million hours in PvZ2 

Plants vs Zombies 2 will be getting a new content update called Far Future and players have already logged over 15 million hours in the game, according to EA during its gamescom press conference.

Plants vs Zombies 2

The game was released worldwide last Thursday on the App Store for free on a worldwide basis.

Plants vs. Zombies 2 has been downloaded more than 16 million times and according to PopCap is the "most successful mobile game launch in EA’s history."

The game also achieved one of the biggest opening weekends on the App Store ever for a mobile game title as day one downloads nearly doubled EA’s previous mobile record.

"We are grateful and delighted with the incredible reception Plants vs. Zombies 2 has received from consumers around the globe," said Tony Leamer, franchise business director for Plants vs. Zombies. "We certainly had high hopes for the game, but to see fans playing the game so quickly and in such huge numbers is truly amazing."

To date, the 16 million people playing Plants vs Zombies 2 worldwide have collectively cultivated the following figures:

  • Over 11 billion suns generated
  • Over 2 billion zombie waves
  • Over 4 billion plants planted
  • Over 25 million hours played

The game will become available for other platforms later this year and beyond.

Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare

Also shown, was Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare, which will allow you to play as a zombie and everything shown in the stage trailer was "100% in-engine footage".

The game will come to Xbox One and Xbox 360 first in spring 2014 before releasing on PC and other platforms.

Boss mode will come exclusively to Xbox One Kinect and Xbox SmartGlass.

Garden Warfare will run you €39.99.

Videos are below as well as screenshots.

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