John Vechey, one of the founding members of Peggle and Plants vs. Zombies developer PopCap, has left the studio and its parent company Electronic Arts. "The future is bright for PopCap," Vechey said ...

PopCap’s new game studio, 4th & Battery, is gearing up for the release of its second game. And it’s an oldie, but a goodie. PopCap is re-releasing Candy Train, a game that the company first introduced ...

The acquisition for the maker of "Bejeweled" and "Plants vs. Zombies" could be worth more than $1 billion if earn-out provisions pan out. By Paul Bond Games Split 2011 Electronic Arts said Tuesday it ...

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 ...

PopCap co-founder John Vechey keynotes the 2012 GeekWire Awards. PopCap CEO Dave Roberts will be retiring after eight years at the Seattle-based game studio, the Electronic Arts unit known for such ...

Five years after being scooped up by Electronic Arts, PopCap Games’ Seattle home still resembles a quirky startup. A human-sized zombie statue greets visitors in the lobby. A main meeting room is ...

Plants vs. Zombies was one of the first major mobile hits. Launched in 2010, the light-hearted tower defence title launched just not a successful series of games, but a popular brand. 2013 follow-up ...

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 ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. After the end of trading yesterday, Electronic Arts made a big splash with the acquisition of PopCap Games, picking up the developer of Bejeweled and ...

PopCap has acquired social games developer ZipZapPlay. ZipZapPlay is a venture-backed developer that primarily works on games for Facebook. The developer previously released the Facebook game Baking ...

PopCap is working on a new property for consoles, it has been revealed. Franchise marketing manager Gary Clay also revealed its console division is developing updates and ports for Peggle 2, which ...

Casual games are the stuff that fuel mobile gaming. If you play on a cell phone, a PDA, a Blackberry, an iPod or even on an airplane seatback, chances are your games of choice are the simple, yet ...