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… Read More
Buoyed by the strength of PopCap Games and new titles such as Star Wars: The Old Republic, Electronic Arts today posted the highest operating cash flow in 31 quarters and… Read More
The New York Times published an unflattering story this past weekend about the hard-charging culture of game maker Zynga, noting how the maker of FarmVille and Mafia Wars operates like… Read More
Is PopCap Games getting ready to launch a series of casino-style games on Facebook? Some new domain purchases, as well as changes to a Facebook page and a recent trademark… Read More
Electronic Arts, which just spent up to $1.3 billion on Seattle-based PopCap Games, is discovering even more talent from the Seattle region. The company just announced that Rajat Taneja —… Read More
PopCap Games appears to be on a mission to prove that casual games can help cure big societal and health problems. Just last month, the Seattle game company commissioned a… Read More
One of the largest technology acquisitions in the Seattle area is now in the books. On Friday, Electronic Arts completed its buyout of PopCap Games, the maker of Plants vs.… Read More
Electronic Arts’ buyout of PopCap Games is a whopper by most standards. But just how big is it in relation to other M&A deals in the Seattle area? I wanted… Read More
Given the timing, EA’s blockbuster deal to acquire Seattle’s PopCap Games for between $750 million and $1.3 billion is destined to be Topic No. 1 in the hallways at next… Read More
John Vechey was one of three guys who started PopCap Games eleven years ago, defying the dot-com bust to create one of the most successful companies in casual games, with… Read More
A quick rundown of news stories catching our attention this afternoon … Google Maps is going indoors with panoramic photos inside businesses. Microsoft’s chief identity architect, Kim Cameron, has left… Read More