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  • Swimming Against the Current: Moving from Video Game to Board Game Design
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    Swimming Against the Current: Moving from Video Game to Board Game Design

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    I am a video game designer. Or at least, I was. A few weeks ago I made a seemingly giant leap: from the profitable, growing-like-wildfire world of free-to-play digital games to the low-profit-margin world of board games. I left my awesome job at PopCap Games working with creative, talented people to pursue my life-long passion. Developing board games is still dark and mysterious to me, but I've found that what I've learned from building video games can shed some light on this new world.
  • Has PopCap been hit with layoffs? [Update: Layoffs confirmed by Popcap]
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    Has PopCap been hit with layoffs? [Update: Layoffs confirmed by Popcap]

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    Update: An official statement has been released by Popcap, confirming layoffs and adding clarity to the situation. Text can be found in the body of the post.Say it ain't so, PopCap.  The casual games giant behind notable franchises like Bejeweled, Peggle, and Plants vs Zombies may be gearing up for some layoffs in the near future - or so says the rumor mill on the internet.
  • Plants vs Zombies sequel announced by PopCap, coming in early 2013
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    Plants vs Zombies sequel announced by PopCap, coming in early 2013

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    With PopCap's entrance into the wide world of Plants vs Zombies merchandise, we speculated that it was only a matter of time before the casual gaming giant finally announced a sequel to its blockbuster tower defense title. PopCap's John Vechey has joked that we'd be seeing the new sequel "sometime in the next decade", but it looks like the official release will be on the earlier end of that spectrum: late Spring, 2013.
  • Mobile gamers play … where? PopCap Games releases new survey results
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    Mobile gamers play … where? PopCap Games releases new survey results

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    It's that time of year again - PopCap games has released the numbers to another one of its extensive consumer surveys. This year's topic centered around mobile gaming habits and was filled out by over 1,000 mobile and tablet consumers. While plenty of the survey simply affirmed what we already know about mobile, some of the survey's responses more a bit more surprising. 
  • First Wooga, now PopCap: has the Google+ mass exodus begun?
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    First Wooga, now PopCap: has the Google+ mass exodus begun?

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    We recently reported that developer Wooga was removing their games from Google+ come July 1. If that wasn't bad enough news for the already struggling platform, it looks like PopCap is following suit with Bejeweled Blitz: Come June 18, the game will no longer be available on the social network.
  • Bejeweled heads to Japan courtesy of PopCap and GREE
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    Bejeweled heads to Japan courtesy of PopCap and GREE

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    When it comes to gaming, there are two very distinct markets out there: the East, and the West. In the West, PopCap Games is a household name. Everybody knows the folks behind lovable games like Peggle, Plants vs Zombies and Chuzzle. But in the East? Well… in some parts, PopCap does quite well, but when it comes to Japan, PopCap doesn't have a single self-published game on the market. But that's all about to change with Bejeweled Legend.
  • PopCap invades the real world with Plants vs. Zombies merchandising deals
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    PopCap invades the real world with Plants vs. Zombies merchandising deals

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    You can't walk five steps in a retail store without seeing Rovio's Angry Birds franchise on multiple shelves. There are t-shirts, a card game, iPhone covers, and plush toys from five inches to over a foot in diameter. You can even eat Angry Birds gummy candy. No longer content at watching Rovio extend their brand (while earning millions of dollars in the process), Bejeweled and Plants vs. Zombies creator PopCap is looking to enter the merchandising fray.
  • Bejeweled now on Chrome, PvZ and Peggle coming to Android
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    Bejeweled now on Chrome, PvZ and Peggle coming to Android

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    Popcap is continuing its tradition of making its hit games available on seemingly every available platform, today announcing that an HTML5 version of Bejeweled is now available on the Chrome web store and that both Peggle and Plants vs Zombies will soon be available on Android-enabled devices.