Category Archives: PopCap

PopCap’s next game is a Facebook-only affair, according to IndustryGamers. Solitaire Blitz joins the casual developer’s other social network efforts, Bejeweled Blitz and Zuma Blitz, in March. A social version of Solitaire seems like an oxymoron, but PopCap has promised to work its magic on the classic single-player card game. Expect a small-scale beta soon, and see a trailer through the break.

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ZipZapPlay’s Facebook game Baking Life is to close, giving players no option to transfer purchases and progress to another game in PopCap’s casual stable.

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Sing with me now: There’s a zombie on your la-awn, there’s a zombie on your la-awn. Now put one on your shiny new handheld.

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PopCap has quietly updated the iOS version of Plants vs Zombie to version 1.9, adding in two new ways to play.

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You might remember this video from way back in September. PopCap originally released this video during TGS for no apparent reason at all. Today we’re getting word that PopCap has made the song available for download on iTunes with all of the profits going to charity.

The charity involved is called Concern Worldwide and works to benefit some of the poorest places on Earth. If you’ve got £0.79/$0.99 to spare then head on over to iTunes to pick up a copy for a good cause. The music video is embedded after the break.

Via Destructoid.
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PopCap plans to release two Bejeweled games for iOS, which will retire the current version of Bejeweled 2 + Blitz in order to switch over to a new freemium F2P model, which recently launched on portable Apple systems. Blitz contains the same 60-second gameplay as the previous version, and includes Facebook integration and a new user-interface for the Retina display screen. Coins will act as the currency behind the F2P version, and players will be able to unlock additional coins using The Daily Spin mode once per day. Bejeweled will be re-released with HD graphics and retina display support with the following three game modes: Classic, Zen, and Diamond Mine. Thanks, Shack.

Amazon has announced Facebook, Netflix, Pandora, Twitter, are coming to Amazon’s AppStore, along with EA, Gameloft, PopCap, and Zynga all for the launch of Kindle Fire. Rovio is as well although that was pretty much a given, due to the Angry Birds logo which popped up on screen during the device’s unveiling. The first generation of Kindle Fire won’t have access to Google’s Android Marketplace, this news should be a bit of a reielf to early adopters. Games already announced for the tablet include: Airport Mania, Battleheart, Cut the Rope, Doodle Fit, Doodle Jump, Fruit Ninja, and Jenga. Thanks, IndustryGamers.

EA has announced in New York City today that the latest game from casual game mega-company PopCap will be called Popcorn Dragon. More »

So much of the news out of Tokyo Game Show is so big and serious that we figured we’d kick things off this Australian morning with something a little lighter. A rap video from PopCap, starring Crazy Dave from Plants vs. Zombies.

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PopCap’s compulsive puzzle game has proved staggeringly popular.

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In its continued conquest to monopolize the entire world’s supply of free time, Peggle’s launching a diabolical silver ball at yet another platform. This time, it’s your iPad that’s become a gateway to PopCap’s empire of maniacal compulsion. Still on the fence? Well then, how about a sale to coax you down? Peggle HD‘s currently $2.99 (or £1.99), to which PopCap enthusiastically tweeted: “That’s a price drop!” Ah yes, the most tempting words in the English language. Music to our miserly ears.

PopCap and EA sitting in a tree, working on each others’ IPs.

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EA’s announced tonight that its completed the take over of PopCap Games. The news comes via way of a Form 8k the company has sent out. The buyout was announced last month, with EA buying PopCap for $750 million: $650 million in cash and $100 million in stock options. The pricetag could get as high as $1.3 billion, though. Find some analysis in the wake of the takeover from Nathan here.

PopCap co-founder John Vechey will deliver the keynote at GDC Online 2011, which is titled: “Playing Well With Others – How PopCap Creates Compelling Social Game Experiences.” Vechey will also chat about the firm’s experiences working alongside various mobile and social plaftforms. GDC Online runs October 10 -13 in Austin, Texas. Thanks, GI.biz.

PopCap’s announced it’s to bring a couple of its titles to Android in Europe as part of a global agreement with Sony Ericsson.

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PopCap has sneakily revealed its latest project, Pig Up!, currently in beta on Facebook.

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EA has announced it will borrow $550 million in order to raise funds for its acquisition of Popcap.

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An analyst at Panoptic Management Consultants has said the EA takeover of PopCap is a continued “focus on growth” at the company, but also shows Activision as “too myopic.”

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Whispers say Zynga was ousted from the PopCap acquisition war at the last minute, despite putting more on the table than ultimately successful bidder EA.

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EA’s Barry Cottle has told IndustryGamers the firm doesn’t consider Zynga as a competitor, even with the recent acquisition of PopCap, due to Zynga’s focus on Facebook offerings.

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