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. CNET contributor ...

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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, ...

PopCap Games has been a consistent winner when it comes to making great games for casual audiences, or those who don’t consider themselves to be hardcore gamers. From Bejeweled to Plants vs Zombies, ...

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 ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced an agreement to acquire PopCap Games, a leading provider of games for mobile phones, tablets, PCs and social ...

SEATTLE & DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual games, today unveiled a free, slot-based social game experience, Lucky Gem Casino ™. PopCap’s Lucky Gem Casino will be ...

This could get pretty interesting. PopCap Games this week launched a new series of casino-style games on Facebook in which players compete in slot-based games, playing by themselves or with friends ...

A new survey conducted by Information Solutions Group and commissioned by casual games publisher PopCap Games finds that over 9 out of 10 adult “family gamers” believe casual computer and video games ...

Electronic Arts on Tuesday said it has agreed to acquire casual gaming company PopCap Games to expand its portfolio of games for websites and mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets. EA will ...

SEATTLE, Washington and DUBLIN, Ireland - PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of the world's most widely played video games, today announced that it has secured US$22.5 million in ...