John Vechey

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• "Arrogance is the enemy of a franchise": PopCap explains why it stepped back from Zuma

  Zuma, Plants Vs Zombies and Peggle developer PopCap Games has explained why arrogance can kill any attempts to establish a long-running hit franchise. The studio knows a thing or two, as it has several hit franchises under its belt.

• PopCap - redundencies hit Seattle and Dublin studios

  PopCap has laid off over 50 employees at its Seattle headquarters and its studio in Dublin has also seen redundancies, according to the firm’s co-founder John Vechey.

• PopCap co-founder John Vechey to deliver GDC Online keynote

  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.

• EA: Competition from Zynga was not a factor in PopCap acquisition

  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.