Pluto VR raises $13.9M to build out virtual reality communication platform Pluto VR, the Seattle-based virtual reality startup co-founded by PopCap Games co-founder John Vechey, has raised $13.9 million in a… Read More
Inside Pluto VR: First look at this Seattle startup’s communication platform for virtual reality John Vechey greets me at the door of a strikingly spacious one-floor office in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, just off the… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: The Apple Watch hype and the future of virtual reality This week on the GeekWire radio show we go deep on the topic of virtual reality — hearing why Todd… Read More
PopCap Games co-founder emerges with virtual reality startup Pluto VR As the co-founder of PopCap Games, John Vechey helped create some of the most compelling and beloved games for PCs,… Read More
PopCap GM John Vechey leaving after less than a year in top spot PopCap co-founder John Vechey announced today that he will be leaving the Seattle-based game development studio just nine months after… Read More
PopCap boss offers advice to Candy Crush-maker on eve of IPO PopCap’s John Vechey has some very basic advice for King Digital Entertainment: Make great games. The Candy Crush Saga-maker finally… Read More
Interview: PopCap’s John Vechey says mistakes were made, but selling to EA wasn’t one Since PopCap was acquired by Electronic Arts nearly three years ago, the Seattle-based game maker has had its fair share… Read More
PopCap boss John Vechey on life lessons, Electronic Arts and his Plants vs. Zombies strategy PopCap co-founder and General Manager John Vechey sat down to an Ask Me Anything Q&A session on Reddit today, and… Read More
PopCap CEO Dave Roberts retiring, co-founder John Vechey taking over PopCap CEO Dave Roberts will be retiring after eight years at the Seattle-based game studio, the Electronic Arts unit known… Read More
PopCap pulls plug on Dublin office, cutting 96 jobs PopCap Games is cutting back even further, announcing today that it closed its offices in Dublin, Ireland. Ninety-six employees are… Read More
PopCap’s John Vechey on the power of listening, and how they turned down a $300M buyout Entrepreneurs need all sorts of personality traits in order to be effective leaders, from honesty and passion to confidence and… Read More
PopCap co-founder to share startup secrets at Seattle 2.0 Awards One of the coolest things about PopCap Games — which sold to Electronic Arts last year in a deal valued… Read More
Podcast PopCap’s secret? A willingness to kill games if they’re not fun We had a great time talking with John Vechey, one of the co-founders of PopCap Games, on this weekend’s GeekWire… Read More
Newsmakers 2011: PopCap’s founders and their big EA deal More than a decade ago, in the middle of the dot-com bust, John Vechey, Jason Kapalka and Brian Fiete founded… Read More
