Academy EA's four evergreen principles to keep your service games fresh Head of operations Arjun Balaram encouraged India GDC attendees to be flexible with how they update their titles Nov. 15, 2024 James Batchelor
News John Vechey departs Popcap "Maybe I'll stick with non-profit work, maybe start a new company" Sept. 5, 2014 Rachel Weber
News Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare gets micro-transactions "Players will be given the option to purchase coins" April 28, 2014 Rachel Weber 9 comments
News Plants vs. Zombies 2 vs. China PopCap's Leo Liu shares lessons learned from Far East launch of free-to-play foliage defense game March 18, 2014 Brendan Sinclair 1 comment
News PopCap sees layoffs but "no changes to titles" Parent company EA confirmed the job cuts at the studio but would not disclose how many employees were let go March 13, 2014 James Brightman
News PopCap's Todd English joins GameDuell "Todd was the ideal fit to reinforce our management team" Feb. 11, 2014 Rachel Weber
News Peggle 2 no longer available at Xbox One launch PopCap "mischaracterised" time of its release, will hit Xbox Live in time for Christmas Nov. 4, 2013 Matthew Handrahan
News Popcap exec becomes Hipsoft CEO "We have a lot of work to do and we need to invest wisely" Oct. 17, 2013 Rachel Weber
News Plants vs. Zombies 2 downloaded 16 million times Popcap's free-to-play iOS-exclusive sequel dubbed "most successful mobile game launch" in EA history Aug. 20, 2013 Brendan Sinclair 22 comments
News PopCap CEO defends move to free-to-play Plants vs. Zombies 2 downloads have already eclipsed performance of first game Aug. 16, 2013 Matthew Handrahan 47 comments
News PopCap: Arrogance is the enemy of a franchise Hubris will kill your evergreen IP says founder, as he reveals why the company walked away from Zuma July 25, 2013 Matt Martin
News Plants vs. Zombies Adventures brings franchise to Facebook PopCap announces a new Plants vs. Zombies for the social network March 26, 2013 Mike Williams
News Challenges in China have an upside GDC 2013: PopCap exec explains how Plants vs. Zombies benefited from rampant piracy, clones, and counterfeit toys March 25, 2013 Brendan Sinclair
News PopCap recruiting for AAA console title Frostbite 2 Engine powered game could be PvZ shooter Dec. 10, 2012 Dan Pearson
News 96 jobs go as EA closes PopCap Dublin Last month's layoffs escalate to full closure for casual studio Sept. 24, 2012 Dan Pearson 10 comments
News EA's Gibeau on PopCap cuts And investing in next-gen "in a big way" Aug. 30, 2012 Rachel Weber 2 comments
News PopCap confirms "reorganization" and layoffs PopCap Dublin has a questionable future and some in Seattle are fired Aug. 21, 2012 Mike Williams 13 comments
News Popcap leads new Clustering Development Team for Ireland Aims to create 2,500 new jobs in digital games sector by the end of 2014 July 25, 2012 Rachel Weber 2 comments
News Google+ losing key game developers PopCap and Wooga are shutting down Google+ versions of their games June 14, 2012 Mike Williams 9 comments
News Gamers play on mobile far more than consoles - survey Addressable market has grown to over 125 million people playing mobile games in the US and UK June 14, 2012 James Brightman 12 comments
News PopCap Launches Bejeweled Legend in Japan New game was developed specifically for the Japanese market June 5, 2012 David Radd
News Plants vs. Zombies merchandise blowout PopCap looks to leverage its brands with everything from hats and clothing to toys and calendars April 30, 2012 David Radd
Feature How PopCap Nearly Went Public And why John Riccitiello was the man who changed its mind April 2, 2012 Rachel Weber 1 comment
News GDC: PopCap hints at iPad HD reveal Contestabile says devs will scramble to add high res updates to App Store March 6, 2012 Rachel Weber 3 comments
News PopCap kills Baking Life ZipZapPlay Facebook game to shut despite audience of 760,000 Jan. 19, 2012 Rachel Weber 5 comments