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Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Zombies remain hot in comics, movies and in TV shows, but that wasn’t enough for Plants vs. Zombies maker PopCap Games, which this week laid off 50 employees at its Seattle office. The company, which also made BeJeweled, would likely hawk any jewels it has may instead look to close its Ireland Studio. The layoffs account for about 10% of PopCap’s staff. “Today’s news is something you expect periodically from a company in a...
DUBLIN, September 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Earn or Purchase Game Currency 'Coins' to Unlock Nine New Mini-Games and More PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual video games, today announced a major update to its smash hit Plants vs. Zombies(TM) for the iPhone(R). The update adds nine new mini-games all from the original PC/Mac edition of the game, accessed via Crazy Dave's Store, and including an all-new...
Electronic Arts has been given the go-ahead by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to purchase PopCap Games.EA struck the deal to help compete against Zynga Inc. The deal, which was approved on Thursday, was estimated at up to $1.3 billion. PopCap has popular games such as "Bejeweled" and "Plants vs. Zombies."EA is investing more in online content as consumers flock to the Internet and smartphones to play games. The company said earlier this month that EA expects to...
SEATTLE and DUBLIN July 20, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual games, today announced that it has signed a global agreement with Sony Ericsson to pre-load Games By PopCap on Sony Ericsson Xperia(TM) mini and Xperia(TM) mini pro smartphone models. The partnership will officially mark the arrival of PopCap's game titles on Android devices in Europe. As part of the agreement, PopCap hits such as Plants vs. Zombies(TM), Peggle® and Chuzzle® will be embedded...
SEATTLE, July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting at noon PT today, PopCap Games launches the fourth and final wave in a month-long series of online art auctions giving consumers a chance to bid on once-in-a-lifetime items from the PopCap vault. This final week's auction items include a Bejeweled 3 ceramic lemonade set, a Bejeweled 3 introduction...
SEATTLE, June 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Starting at noon PT today, PopCap Games launches the third wave in a month-long series of online art auctions giving consumers a chance to bid on once-in-a-lifetime items from the PopCap vault. This week's auction items include a Plants vs. Zombies Dr. Zomboss original concept sketch, a Plants vs. Zombies zombies concept sketch on canvas, a Plants vs....
DUBLIN, June 23, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- - Mobile Gaming Leader Expands Footprint in Smartphone Market PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual games, today announced the global launch of mega-hit game Plants vs. Zombies(TM) as part of the Must Have Games program for Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone, the cutting-edge mobile operating system from Microsoft. The Xbox LIVE on Windows Phone adaptation of Plants vs. Zombies is available immediately for a list price of EUR4.99 and...
SEATTLE, June 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers have always spoken with their wallets when it comes to their fanatical appreciation of PopCap Games' titles. And they've done so again. In the first week of PopCap Games' month-long charity art auction, consumers from across the world have bid nearly $1,700 to get their hands on the first nine of 34 one-of-a-kind art pieces from the PopCap vault....
SEATTLE and DUBLIN, June 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual games, today launched a series of online auctions that will continue through July 12 located at www.ebay.com/popcap, and involve the sale of 34 pieces of PopCap-related art. Each weekly wave of 7-day auctions will consist of up to 9 items, with all proceeds benefitting two leading non-profit organizations: the Starlight Children's Foundation in the United States and SpecialEffect in the United...
SEATTLE, May 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual games, today announced the launch of Plants vs. Zombies(TM) for Android, available immediately in an exclusive two-week offer on the Amazon Appstore for Android. The game is available for FREE today only, (beginning at midnight) and can be purchased and downloaded thereafter for a list price of US$2.99. "Plants vs. Zombies for Android is one of our most widely anticipated mobile titles in recent memory,"...
