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Sorry Popcap! Looks like your App Store success with Plants vs. Zombies was fleeting. And it’s all because of Final Fantasy. Last week, Square Enix released Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy II on iTunes. And, between February 25, 2010 and today, March, 1, 2010, Final Fantasy sold enough copies to… Continue Reading »

Plants vs. Zombies, one of the silliest tower-defense games available, is causing quite a stir on the iTunes Store. It made it’s debut on February 15, 2010 at anyone-can-own price of $2.99, and has gone on to earn over a million dollars. That’s right, Popcap Games has made over a… Continue Reading »

According to an industry census report by Game Developer Research, despite the recession there were more people employed in the videogame industry in 2009 than in 2008. That’s due to some explosive growth in the Canadian game industry, which experienced a 30 percent increase in the number of employees between… Continue Reading »

If you’ve grown tired of playing Peggle Nights, then today could be a good time to get back into the game. PopCap held a 2009 Peggle Art Contest a while back, and the five best entries were turned into an Art Contest Level Pack. The pack is a free download,… Continue Reading »

PopCap is always prepared to provide content to keep its Peggle addicts happy, even ones who are playing on consoles instead of computers. Peggle Nights has been confirmed for Xbox Live Arcade, and will be released on the service before the end of Fall 2009. There is a catch though… Continue Reading »

Confession time: I have never played Peggle before playing Peggle Dual Shot. I’ve spent the past few years since it was released listening to many of my friends, gamers and non-gamers alike, raving about this seemingly miraculous game. So when the opportunity presented itself to try Peggle Dual Shot, I… Continue Reading »

Casual games are both convenient and relatively inexpensive. For $20 you can often download a game that will last you for many weeks, offering addictive puzzles and plenty of finger-flickin’ fun. Hoping to cash in on the market, online sales behemoth Amazon now offers several games in its beta download… Continue Reading »

PopCap is known for creating some rather addictive puzzle games that can be played on PC or handheld devices such as an iPhone or DS. Thanks to a deal struck between Sony Online Entertainment and PopCap, five games will be coming to the PlayStation Network in the near future. Bejeweled… Continue Reading »

Who likes free stuff? We like free stuff! Especially around the holidays. Apparently, PopCap understands this, as they have released a free Holiday 2008 level pack for Peggle Nights. Maybe the company realized that people might be (gasp) neglecting games and thought a freebie would lure people back. Its a… Continue Reading »

Get ready to spend more hours killing time in front of your computer - PopCap has just released Bejeweled Twist. Currently, the casual puzzle game is available only through the official Bejeweled Twist site, both as a free demo and a 19.95 full version and is designed for Windows XP… Continue Reading »