PopCap celebrates wedding anniversary of Maryland couple with oversized ‘diamond’ This is a story of love … and video games. Sometimes men propose over dinner or drinks or on the… 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
Morning Radar: Web site wants your Amazon rants; Connors on Cook; and more Amazon.com is starting to get a bit of a PR black eye when it comes to the sales tax issue,… Read More
Weekend Humor: Hitler gets the bad news about HP ditching the TouchPad I am huge fan of Downfall, a classic war film that depicts Adolf Hitler’s last days in Berlin. But even… 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
Games on Google+: PopCap and GameHouse on board Google is escalating its challenge to Facebook by expanding its fledgling Google+ social networking service into games — allowing people… Read More
The dreaded ‘G’ word: Gamification I’ve been spending a portion of the week at the Casual Connect conference in downtown Seattle, a three-day extravaganza which… Read More
Meet the 10-year-old who just released an iPhone game (with some help from PopCap) Remember the story of Owain Weinert? He’s the 10-year-old who dreamed of developing his own iOS game. Well, that dream… Read More
How EA could have spent $1.3B on a company called Sexy Action Cool Do you think Electronic Arts would have shelled out $1.3 billion for a company called Sexy Action Cool? It could… Read More
Dave Roberts just sold PopCap for $1.3 billion, so why does he hate the casual games biz You’d think that Dave Roberts would be all smiles when it comes to the prospects of the casual gaming business.… Read More
Podcast GeekWire Radio: Netflix, Microsoft, EA, and Seattle vs. Portland in tech … and soccer Special bonus this week: An early edition of the GeekWire radio show/podcast, including our take on the Netflix price hike;… 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
Report: PopCap turned down $1B buyout offer from Zynga PopCap Games must be pretty confident in its ability to post strong financial results over the next couple years. Either… 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
PopCap to fans: EA buyout is good One of Popcap Games’ defining corporate traits is the irreverent and lighthearted personality it conveys to the outside world. Following… Read More
Meet the venture capitalist who just made a bundle on PopCap’s sale to EA PopCap Games never really operated by the book. The Seattle game maker eschewed venture capital financing throughout much its history,… 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
Image: PopCap’s zombie greeting to the new bosses at EA It’s a good thing to know that the folks over at PopCap haven’t lost their sense of humor– even though… Read More
EA buying PopCap Games for up to $1.3 billion (Updated) [Updated at 3 p.m.] The rumors were true: Seattle-based PopCap Games, maker of games such as Bejeweled, Plants vs. Zombies… Read More
Facebook-dependent Zynga files for $1 billion IPO Zynga, the maker of FarmVille, CityVille and Words With Friends, filed for an initial public offering today that could add… Read More
PopCap Games: By the numbers Word that PopCap Games is in talks to be acquired — perhaps by Electronics Arts — for more than $1… Read More
Report: Mystery buyer acquiring PopCap for more than $1B TechCrunch reports this afternoon that Seattle’s PopCap Games, maker of hit casual games including Plants vs. Zombies and Bejeweled, is… Read More
PopCap releases Pop Tower on Japanese social networking site PopCap Games continues to expand in Asia, announcing today that it plans to launch Pop Tower on Japan’s largest social… Read More
PopCap’s 4th & Battery studio brings back Candy Train (this time for the iPhone) PopCap’s new game studio, 4th & Battery, is gearing up for the release of its second game. And it’s an… Read More
Amazon’s new Appstore gets first crack at PopCap’s new Android games PopCap Games this morning announced an agreement that gives Amazon.com a limited-time exclusive deal for the new Android versions of… Read More
Meet Rob Ward: A Silicon Valley venture capitalist who loves what’s going on in Seattle At the Seattle 2.0 Awards last night, venture capitalist Mark Suster said that Seattle needs to encourage “foreign direct investment”… Read More
PopCap pushes deeper into Facebook games, buys ZipZapPlay PopCap Games is bolstering its position in social gaming, a move that comes as the Seattle game maker contemplates an… Read More
Unpleasant Horse arrives on the iPhone … ‘uncensored’ 4th & Battery’s first mobile game, Unpleasant Horse, is now available in Apple’s app store, and it arrives “totally uncensored,”… Read More
