This is a story of love … and video games. Sometimes men propose over dinner or drinks or on the Jumbotron at sports stadiums. But Chris Sheriff ended up popping… 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
Amazon.com is starting to get a bit of a PR black eye when it comes to the sales tax issue, and a new Web site called “Drop a Dime on Amazon” surely… Read More
I am huge fan of Downfall, a classic war film that depicts Adolf Hitler’s last days in Berlin. But even better than the film are the number of parodies that… 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
Google is escalating its challenge to Facebook by expanding its fledgling Google+ social networking service into games — allowing people to invite each other to play games, and trumpet their… Read More
I’ve been spending a portion of the week at the Casual Connect conference in downtown Seattle, a three-day extravaganza which highlights everything you could possibly imagine about the casual games… Read More
Remember the story of Owain Weinert? He’s the 10-year-old who dreamed of developing his own iOS game. Well, that dream is now a reality, thanks in part to the help… Read More
Do you think Electronic Arts would have shelled out $1.3 billion for a company called Sexy Action Cool? It could have happened if PopCap Games stuck with its original name.… Read More
You’d think that Dave Roberts would be all smiles when it comes to the prospects of the casual gaming business. After all, the CEO of PopCap Games just sold his… Read More
Special bonus this week: An early edition of the GeekWire radio show/podcast, including our take on the Netflix price hike; some words from the most quotable Microsoft executive ever; and… 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
PopCap Games must be pretty confident in its ability to post strong financial results over the next couple years. Either that or the company likes Electronic Arts for more than… 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
One of Popcap Games’ defining corporate traits is the irreverent and lighthearted personality it conveys to the outside world. Following the announcement yesterday that gaming giant Electronic Arts is buying… Read More
PopCap Games never really operated by the book. The Seattle game maker eschewed venture capital financing throughout much its history, with founders John Vechey, Brian Fiete and Jason Kapalka choosing… 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
It’s a good thing to know that the folks over at PopCap haven’t lost their sense of humor– even though many of the employees were transformed into multi-millionaires today when… Read More
[Updated at 3 p.m.] The rumors were true: Seattle-based PopCap Games, maker of games such as Bejeweled, Plants vs. Zombies and Peggle, has reached a deal to be acquired by… Read More
Zynga, the maker of FarmVille, CityVille and Words With Friends, filed for an initial public offering today that could add $1 billion to its coffers. The fast-growing social gaming powerhouse… Read More
Word that PopCap Games is in talks to be acquired — perhaps by Electronics Arts — for more than $1 billion certainly has the technology community buzzing. But what exactly… Read More
TechCrunch reports this afternoon that Seattle’s PopCap Games, maker of hit casual games including Plants vs. Zombies and Bejeweled, is “in the process of being acquired” at a value of… Read More
PopCap Games continues to expand in Asia, announcing today that it plans to launch Pop Tower on Japan’s largest social network, GREE. Owned by Taito Corp., GREE boasts more than… Read More
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… Read More
PopCap Games this morning announced an agreement that gives Amazon.com a limited-time exclusive deal for the new Android versions of two favorite titles from the Seattle game company. It’s a… Read More
At the Seattle 2.0 Awards last night, venture capitalist Mark Suster said that Seattle needs to encourage “foreign direct investment” from venture capital firms located outside the region. While Suster… Read More
PopCap Games is bolstering its position in social gaming, a move that comes as the Seattle game maker contemplates an initial public offering and contends with increasing competition from powerhouse… Read More
4th & Battery’s first mobile game, Unpleasant Horse, is now available in Apple’s app store, and it arrives “totally uncensored,” according to the studio. You may recall that Apple rejected… Read More
