Tag Archives: PopCap
Sun, Dec 09, 2012 | 23:54 GMT
PopCap to make AAA title for consoles
The studio behind Plants Vs. Zombies, Bejeweled and Peggle has posted an ad in search of a generalist software engineer to build a AAA console title and with experience using the Frostbite 2 engine.
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Posted in: Games for Windows, PopCap, iOS
Tags: PopCap
Wed, Oct 17, 2012 | 23:38 BST
Plants vs Zombies downloads offered as sugar-free Hallowe’en treats
Popcap and the American Dental Association have joined forces to help combat “zombie mouth” this Hallowe’en.
Wed, Aug 08, 2012 | 14:27 BST
Zen Pinball 2: PS3 & PS Vita release date confirmed
Zen Pinball 2 is heading to PS3 and PS Vita in September, and will come with a mystery PopCap-flavoured surprise.
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Posted in: PS3, PlayStation Store, Vita
Tags: PopCap, Zen Pinball 2, zen studios
Mon, Apr 16, 2012 | 12:50 BST
Stand down: EA denies reports of imminent lay-offs
EA has denied it’s preparing for a massive rearrangement of staff, with as many as 1,000 jobs reported to be on the chopping block.
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Posted in: EA, Rumour, ea financials
Tags: battlefield 3, layoffs, PopCap, swtor
Wed, Oct 12, 2011 | 23:04 BST
Next PopCap iOS game revealed
EA has announced in New York City today that the latest game from casual game mega-company PopCap will be called Popcorn Dragon. More »
Wed, Aug 17, 2011 | 11:08 BST
Rumour: Social games giant Zynga to acquire mobile dev Astro Ape
The Farmville and Mafia Wars Facebook behemoth looks to be in the process of snapping up mobile gaming studio Astro Ape, according to a report by Business Insider.
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Posted in: Rumour, Trade, Zynga
Tags: acquisitions, astro ape, dessert heroes, ea, facebook, FarmVille, mafia wars, office heroes, PopCap
Tue, Aug 16, 2011 | 12:46 BST
PopCap: Working on EA properties “would really make sense”
PopCap and EA sitting in a tree, working on each others’ IPs.
Wed, Jul 13, 2011 | 13:17 BST
EA puts a ring on PopCap: What fits and what doesn’t
EA and PopCap are officially an item. “Pegglefield” jokes aside, is the sky falling in? Is this a giant, JR-shaped nail in the company’s creative coffin? Nathan Grayson does the thinking for you.
Mon, Jun 27, 2011 | 08:29 BST
The Weekly Wrap – EA-PopCap, TF2 goes F2P
Love, loss, car chases, frequent Godzilla references – The Weekly Wrap has one of these things. Read on for the shocking answer, along with a nice helping of the week’s biggest news.
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Posted in: EA, Featured Story, Nintendo, PC, Weekly Wrap, Wii U
Tags: crysis 2, crytek, ea, PopCap, Team Fortress 2, Wii U
Thu, Jun 02, 2011 | 10:18 BST
PopCap: Working on multiple platforms at once leads to “lowest common denominator thinking”
360-PS3-PC. It’s the simultaneous game release Holy Trinity, and without it, all our goat sacrifices would be in vain. Also, business models. PopCap worldwide game development head Ed Allard, however, isn’t quite so gung-ho about the industry standard. After all, what’s the point of developing for multiple platforms if your game only fits one of them?
Wed, May 18, 2011 | 15:12 BST
Wednesday Shorts: Naughty Bear, TERA, Vindictus, PopCap Android, Black Ops
Loads of little stuff happening for your Wednesday. More than your brain can handle, so, we’ll make it short and sort-of sweet for you.
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Posted in: Shorts, VG247
Tags: 2badcompany, amazon, Android, artwork, bandwith, Black Ops, call of the dead, devcat studios, En Masse Entertainment, escapeVektor: Chapter 1, fox, GeForce GTX 560, Ghibli World, Hayao Miyazaki, hideo kojima, Lynx, Minecraft, naughty bear, naughty bear gold, netflix, ocarina of time 3d, patents, PopCap, Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3D, TERA, vindictus, yoaki
Tue, Mar 08, 2011 | 21:16 GMT
Tuesday shorts – HOARD dates, WOW housing, other STUFF
Because there are loads of little stories and not loads of time.
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Posted in: Activision Blizzard, Casual, MMO, PC, PS3, RPG, Shooter, Xbox 360
Tags: Ecotopia, Hamilton's Great Adventure, harmonix, Harrison Ford, hoard, pokemon, PopCap, Radeon HD 6990, RISK: Factions, Ryzom, world of warcraft
Wed, Jan 19, 2011 | 07:02 GMT
Peggle and Plants vs. Zombies for Android dropping “summer 2011″
After a quick – though hardly subtle – tease yesterday, PopCap’s given VG247 a teensy bit more info on its upcoming Android offerings.
Tue, Jan 18, 2011 | 05:46 GMT
PopCap popping the cap on Peggle, Plants vs. Zombies for Android
Ever annoyed by the way your friends’ iPhones seem to have practically melded with their faces?
Soon, you’ll at least understand why.
Wed, Jul 28, 2010 | 08:27 BST
Michael Jackson estate forces PopCap to re-design dancing zombie in PvZ
Michael Jackson zombie wanted to be bad. He really, really did.
But instead, he just beat it.
Sat, Jul 10, 2010 | 08:19 BST
Plants vs. Zombies vs. cryptic images: PvZ 2 details on the way?
Plants vs. Zombies, presumably the most popular piece of media ever about one incredibly fertile patch of soil’s bid to end the zombie apocalypse, could be getting ready to sprout a sequel, if an image released by PopCap is any indication.
Fri, Feb 26, 2010 | 04:30 GMT
iPhone Plants vs. Zombies rakes in $1 million in only nine days
“So guys, get this: I had this awesome idea for an action-packed videogame. About gardening! Also, there’ll be zombies and bowling minigames and we’ll market it to a casual audience!”
“Wait, what are you doing in the office? Didn’t we fire you?”
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Posted in: Casual, Hot, PopCap, iPhone
Tags: iPhone, one meeeelion dollars, plants vs zombies, PopCap
Tue, Feb 09, 2010 | 04:13 GMT
Plants vs. Zombies showing up on iPhone’s doorstep February 15
In less than one week, we’ll be able to play Plants vs. Zombies on a train, in a plane, in a box, with a fox, and in nearly every other not-so-Suessian location on the planet.
Lord help us all.
Thu, Feb 21, 2008 | 21:26 GMT
GDC: Premium DLC planned for XBLA Peggle
So says this. We hate Peggle, but we can’t ignore it, apparently, because everyone else thinks that watching a ball bounce around for hours on end is a good way to use what little life you own. So, begrudgingly, here’s some news about Peggle. The XBLA version of the PopCap game is supposedly going to have levels you can pay for.
Satisfied now?
Xbox One announced: motion, voice and dash functions shown