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Bejeweled is an eye-roller. It's The Da Vinci Code of video games or the Lady Gaga or whatever your favorite example is of something that far too many people are into. More »
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It's Christmastime, one of the few times where old-fashioned snail mail matters anymore. Some companies send clever cards, like the ones we featured yesterday. Other companies send ViewMasters, the old-school 3D viewer that told stories through a series of still film frames. More »
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PopCap Games is "retiring" Bejeweled 2 + Blitz from iTunes today, replacing it with another version of Bejeweled that sells for the same price, but which doesn't come with Blitz. More »
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Zynga rocketed to fame with titles like FarmVille and Mafia Wars. When Mafia Wars 2 launched, the number of players peaked at 2.5 million, but dropped to 900,000 earlier this month, with players complaining that the game just wasn't as fun. More »
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It's Pumpkins Vs. Zombies as PopCap's zombie temp worker tries his hand at gourd gutting and cutting. Then a rave breaks out. More »
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At GDC online this morning, PopCap co-founder John Vechey gave a keynote in which he discussed PopCap evolution from a PC game company into a social game company, and how embracing change has allowed them to grow and thrive in a shifting industry. The largest change, he said, came from PopCap's acquisition by EA earlier this year. More »
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Laura and Chris Sheriff will celebrate their first wedding anniversary this week. Among their favorite past-times: playing video games. He's more of a Call of Duty person. She prefers Bejeweled. More »
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Bejeweled 3 is an excellent video game. Normal people play it on computers. But special people—people who work at PopCap, the studio behind the Bejeweled series—get to play it on a massive touch-sensitive TV right in the lobby of their headquarters. More »
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Tanks and Hovercrafts rage against the evil purple Flamions. Shots are fired on both sides as the player attempts to subdue the oncoming hoard of enemies. Sounds like a fun game, if not a little common in it's setting. But Allied Star Police, and how it came into being, is anything but typical. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5823524&view=rss&microfeed=true According to Forbes, Zynga, the folks behind FarmVille, CityVille and Mafia Wars, apparently wanted to buy PopCap, which was recently sold to EA for $750 million, for $1 billion in cash. [Gamasutra] More »
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Whatever Electronic Arts is spending to acquire PopCap, its casual gaming rival Rovio, the maker of Angry Birds, would cost more. That's according to ... well, Rovio. More »
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What will the $750 million buy out of PopCap Games, makers of Plants vs. Zombies and Bejeweled, do to the beloved developer of quirky, casually engaging games? It could mean you get future PopCap Games faster—but it doesn't mean the end of games like Peggle in World of Warcraft. More »
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When you get bitten by a zombie, you turn into a zombie. It's one of the cardinal rules of the undead, but what if you're a sentient plant? Are you immune? Says who? More »
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The makers of Peggle, Plants vs. Zombies and Bejeweled are reportedly in the process of being snapped up by someone with very, very deep pockets. The rumored mystery buyer may be paying more than $1 billion USD for the right to PopCap's brand of casual, commercially successful fun. More »
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The makers of great, time-stealing games like Peggle and Plants Vs. Zombies are bringing one of their biggest successes to consoles and handhelds later this year, with Bejeweled 3 making the leap to five platforms (or three, depending on your point of view). More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5814245&view=rss&microfeed=true PopCap games is auctioning off art from its games for children's charities in the US and UK. The auction runs from now until July 12- and 100% of the proceeds go to said charities. [http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/06/popcap-auctions-sketches-of-zombies-unicorns-for-childrens-charities.ars] More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5813104&view=rss&microfeed=true Kicking off a two week exclusive launch at Amazon.com, Android owners can score Popcap's award-winning flower defense game Plants Vs. Zombies for free today only. Grab it before the price rises to $2.99 at midnight! More »
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Plants Vs. Zombies songstress Laura Shigihara was so impressed by Jonathan Coulton's ending theme "Want You Gone" that she recorded what might be the most adorable version of the song committed to YouTube video. More »
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We're all familiar with the Make-a-Wish Foundation, who it supports, and why. With that out of the way, PopCap Games today announced that Allied Star Police, by the Seattle-area games designer Owain Weinert (pictured) will soon release for all iOS devices on the iTunes App Store. More »
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A public servant working for an Australian politician has asked for "extended internet access" on her work computer. Why? So she could play Facebook games. The cheek of some people! More »
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]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5739052&view=rss&microfeed=true PopCap is bringing the 60-second action of Facebook's Bejeweled Blitz to Xbox Live Arcade later this year with all-new modes, including 16-player party play and head-to-head via Xbox Live. More »
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It only took two years, but there is now a Plants vs Zombies soundtrack available to purchase. That is, should you wish to pretend your working hours are being spent throwing peas at the undead instead of pushing a pencil. More »
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Bejeweled 3, the first "true sequel" to the popular decade-old matching game that more than half a billion people have played, hits PopCap.Com and retailers on Dec. 7 for a nickel shy of $20. More »
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Today is Binary Day, being that it's 10/10/10 - and that goes for both here and Europe. And to continue its 10-month celebration of the 10th anniversary of Bejeweled, PopCap has an offer that is free to you today. More »
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Dave Roberts, boss of PopCap - the guys behind Plants vs Zombies and Peggle - has some none-too-subtle words to say about competitors and Farmville developers Zynga. [image] More »
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Providing one more reason to never stop playing World of Warcraft, it turns out the game's latest expansion includes a quest that's basically a stripped-down version of Popcap's excellent Plants vs Zombies. More »
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PopCap Games, the company behind ridiculously addictive games like Bejeweled and Plants Vs. Zombies, has teamed up with MMO company NCsoft to create PopCap World, an online multiplayer social game service launching in Korea later this year. More »
]]> http://kotaku.com/index.php?op=postcommentfeed&postId=5637773&view=rss&microfeed=true According to a PR rep, Plants vs. Zombies is headed to the Nintendo DS. More »
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PopCap Games' garden of the living dead strategy game, Plants vs. Zombies, gets an upgrade today, touting its "Game of the Year" status with a handful of upgrades (and one downgrade). More »
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This isn't mere cosplay. It's straight-up re-enactment of in-game footage from Popcap's Plants vs Zombies. Mouse pointer and all. More »
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I never thought I'd be this excited about a game I've already played on three other platforms. Take a look at news screens and a trailer for Plants Vs. Zombies for Xbox Live Arcade. More »
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Michael Jackson's estate wasn't too thrilled with the zombie King of Pop lookalike featured in Plants Vs. Zombies. Not wanting to be startin' something legally with Jackson's legal team, PopCap opted to drop that moonwalking zombie for something less litigious. More »
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After more than a year spent dancing into our hearts and gardens, objections from the King of Pop's estate cause PopCap Games to replace the killer Michael Jackson lookalike in Plants Vs. Zombies. More »
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If Plants Vs. Zombies has Xbox Live Achievements, surely there must be a video game to go along with it, right? Yes, of course. PopCap's gardening of the dead smash hit will become an Xbox Live Arcade game in September. More »
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The recently revealed achievement set for Plants vs. Zombies coming someday soon to Xbox Live Arcade, hint that the game will have cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes. More »
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Laura Shigihara, the writer and performer of the adorable "Zombies on your Lawn" song sends us this live rendition of the tune, complete with undead noises courtesy of game designer George Fan. More »
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Liam Brockwood had a much better birthday than you did, thanks to this lovingly crafted and entirely edible Plants Vs. Zombies cake. I haven't been this jealous of a seven-year-old since 1981. More »
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We knew that Left 4 Dead 2's new expansion, "The Passing," paid a graffiti tribute to Dead Rising's Frank West. It looks like the game's creators admire Plants vs. Zombies as well. More »
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We love Popcap's puzzle game Plants vs Zombies. That's pretty clear. But we're video game writers in our 30's, with black hearts, and tired eyes. What do innocent little puddings think of the game? More »
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