There's a lot of talk about the evolving business models of the game industry, but one fundamental is often overlooked: there's no substitute for good games. And there are few in the industry, ...

Layoffs are hitting Seattle-based social game company PopCap (Plants vs. Zombies, Bejeweled, Peggle). Studio co-founder John Vechey has confirmed that 50 employees across PopCap's North American ...

PopCap Games has had no shortage of creativity over the years — its huge casual game hits include Bejeweled and Plants vs Zombies. The company generated more than $100 million in revenues last year, ...

So the rumors turned out to be true: Electronic Arts, one of the world’s largest games publishers, is snapping up PopCap, the company that won’t stop cranking out sequels to Bejeweled (you know, the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Vechey, one of the founding members of Peggle and Plants vs. Zombies developer PopCap, has left the studio and its parent ...

One of the video game industry’s most consistent hitmakers is taking things to the next level. PopCap Games, the creator of titles such as “Bejweled,” “Zuma,” “Bookworm” and “Peggle” – has raised ...

The subtitle to PopCap’s best-selling smash Plants vs Zombies unintentionally has two meanings. The subtitle “It’s About Time,” is specifically a reference to the game’s setup, which sends players ...

Dave Roberts, chief executive of Electronic Arts’ PopCap Games division, is retiring from the game studio that he joined almost nine years ago. Cofounder John Vechey will take over the job of running ...

Electronic Arts will pay $650 million for the maker of popular games like Plants vs. Zombies and Bejeweled. PopCap will also get $100 million in stock, as well as multi-year earnouts. Electronic Arts ...

PopCap, the Seattle video-game studio behind “Bejeweled” and “Plants vs. Zombies,” is laying off about a quarter of its staff in the hope that a “smaller, leaner” studio will be able to find success ...

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