PopCap doubles down on Facebook games with grand opening of Lucky Gem Casino This could get pretty interesting. PopCap Games this week launched a new series of casino-style games on Facebook in which… Read More
Electronic Arts posts $1 billion in digital revenues in 2011 Buoyed by the strength of PopCap Games and new titles such as Star Wars: The Old Republic, Electronic Arts today… Read More
Is Zynga’s culture really rotten at the core? Hear how Mark Pincus described the mission in April The New York Times published an unflattering story this past weekend about the hard-charging culture of game maker Zynga, noting… Read More
As Electronic Arts targets Zynga, PopCap preps for launch of casino-style games on Facebook Is PopCap Games getting ready to launch a series of casino-style games on Facebook? Some new domain purchases, as well… Read More
Fresh off its PopCap buy, EA taps Microsoft vet Rajat Taneja as CTO Electronic Arts, which just spent up to $1.3 billion on Seattle-based PopCap Games, is discovering even more talent from the… Read More
Psychologist: Playing Bejeweled will make you mentally sharper PopCap Games appears to be on a mission to prove that casual games can help cure big societal and health… Read More
It’s official: Electronic Arts completes PopCap buyout One of the largest technology acquisitions in the Seattle area is now in the books. On Friday, Electronic Arts completed… Read More
List: How EA’s buyout of PopCap ranks Electronic Arts’ buyout of PopCap Games is a whopper by most standards. But just how big is it in relation… Read More
GameHouse chief: EA’s PopCap deal is ‘huge validation’ for sector Given the timing, EA’s blockbuster deal to acquire Seattle’s PopCap Games for between $750 million and $1.3 billion is destined… Read More
Q&A: PopCap co-founder on the EA deal, and the future John Vechey was one of three guys who started PopCap Games eleven years ago, defying the dot-com bust to create… Read More
Roundup: ID guru leaves Microsoft, Google Maps goes indoors, EA downplays discs A quick rundown of news stories catching our attention this afternoon … Google Maps is going indoors with panoramic photos… Read More
