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PopCap, the social gaming studio behind hints like Bejeweled and Plants vs Zombies, has laid off dozens of employees from its Seattle headquarters. In addition, two international studios in Dublin and Shanghai have been shuttered.
Daft and unlikely rumours about PopCap making a multiplayer shooter spin-off of Plants vs. Zombies were circulating earlier this month, causing the sensible to groan sceptically. Well, a sequel is officially coming, PopCap announced today, though there was no mention of shooty-shoots--or much else for that matter.
A few job listings and one unnamed source have indicated that a new PopCap team based out of Canada is working on a multiplayer shooter Plants vs Zombies title.
Finally! PopCap has announced a brand new Plants vs. Zombies. Unfortunately, it's not the sequel we've been clamoring for.
PopCap has announced that it has finally finalized a number of licensing deals that will bring its properties to the non-digital world.
It may be late to the party, but Bejeweled 3 is finally hitting the PS3. The match-3 gem-swapping game will be available to download on the PlayStation Network tomorrow.
PopCap and EA announced Solitaire Blitz today, a fast-paced social game based on the classic card game.
Does Peggle no longer thrill you the way it once did? A new job listing reveals that PopCap is looking to give the series a "stylistic reboot."
PopCap's next game may make you hungry. The developers of Plants vs. Zombies and Peggle are working their magic into a new game for iOS this winter called Popcorn Dragon.
PopCap's odd unicorn-starring, ball-busting puzzle game, Peggle, has reached more than 30 million downloads since its debut in 2007.
