PopCap Games formed 4th & Battery, a new experimental label where PopCap's designers and developers have free reign to create smaller, simpler, and sometimes edgier games. We recently caught up with them to get some more details ...

Electronic Arts announced an agreement to acquire PopCap Games, known for blockbuster titles like Plants vs. Zombies, Bejeweled, and Zuma.

If you happen to be an avid casual game player (or not so casual even) you're probably familiar with Peggle. It's on many platforms, but it isn't on Facebook.

PopCap Games announced the formation of 4th & Battery, a new experimental label where PopCap’s designers and developers have free reign to create smaller, simpler, and sometimes edgier games without the typical constraints of an established global games publisher.

UKpublisher Mastertronic has signed a deal with  casual games developer PopCap Games, and bring those titles for PC, handheld and console formats to retail across the UK, Europe and PAL territories.

In 2006, MumboJumbo and Seattle-based PopCap Games reached an agreement whereby MumboJumbo would produce, distribute and sell certain PopCap games in North America. A jury in the 193rd Civil District Court in Dallas County, Texas, agreed that PopCap breached the contract when it decided to market and sell its games on its own.

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PopCap Games has secured US$22.5 million in funding led by Meritech Capital Partners, Larry Bowman and John McCaw. The new funding round represents a minority stake and is the first in the ten-year history of PopCap, which has maintained profitability since its inception while growing to more than 240 fulltime employees in offices around the globe.

PopCap Games announced the upcoming launch of two major adaptations of Bookworm and two, first-ever video game platform adaptations of Bejeweled Twist with all-new, feature-rich versions, fully optimized for the Nintendo systems

In announcing the availability of Peggle Dual Shot, the NDS platform-optimized adaptation of Peggle, PopCap revealed that later this month Peggle will arrive on Xbox Live Arcade, and that Peggle will also be available next month for Xbox 360 as part of PopCap Arcade Volume 2.

PopCap Games announced the acquisition of indie developer Gastronaut Studios, known for several Xbox Live Arcade titles such as Small Arms, Feeding Frenzy 2 and the upcoming adaptation of Peggle.

SOE has signed a publishing agreement with PopCap Games that will bring five hit titles to the PlayStation Network, starting with Bejeweled 2. Fan favorites, Zuma, Heavy Weapon, Peggle and Feeding Frenzy will become available shortly thereafter.

PopCap Hits! Vol. 2 features Heavy Weapon and Zuma, a lighthearted side-scrolling action game and a fast-paced action puzzler requiring quick reflexes and pattern-solving strategy.

PopCap Hits Volume 1, marks the first time that any of the PopCap's games have been available for PS2, featuring Bejeweled 2 and AstroPop.

Earlier this year PopCap denied it was bringing Peggle to NDS, but last month a new office was opened in Shanghai to bring several of its hit titles, including Peggle, to Asian audiences. At the Casual Connect conference in Seattle PopCap's Mark Cochrane confirmed that Q Entertainment, known for Lumines, is developing Peggle for NDS, scheduled for later this year. POpCap is also bringing two hidden object games to NDS, Amazing Adventures: The Forgotten Ruins and Mystery P.I.: Portrait of a Thief.

PopCap Games announced that James Gwertzman, longtime senior business development executive with the company, has been promoted to Vice President of Asia/Pacific and has relocated to Shanghai to direct PopCap’s expanding operations throughout the Asia/Pacific region.

Casual games developer/publisher PopCap Games announced the imminent arrival at retail of a new PopCap Hits compilation for PS2 featuring two of the company’s best-selling puzzle and “arcade action” games, Heavy Weapon and Zuma.

PopCap brings its greatest hits from computers, mobile phones and the Xbox Live Arcade right into the Xbox 360 console. This compilation features perennial favorites AstroPop, Zuma, Feeding Frenzy and the most popular Popcap game to date, Bejeweled 2.

Casual games developer/publisher PopCap Games announced the upcoming retail launch of two new "greatest hits" compilations featuring many of the company's biggest-selling puzzle and "retro action" games.

PopCap Games announced that it has hired former Xbox Live Arcade GM Greg Canessa as its new Vice President, video game platforms. Mr. Canessa will be extending PopCap's puzzle, word and simple action games on new and existing video game platforms, including consoles, handhelds, and related online gaming services.

PopCap Games today announced a partnership with Square Enix that brings PopCap's popular casual computer and Web games, Bejeweled 2, Chuzzle, Insaniquarium and Heavy Weapon, to the Japanese market via its new casual games download service.

Valve and casual game developer PopCap Games today announced an agreement to deliver PopCap's games via Steam.

Bejeweled developer PopCap Games has opened a studio in San Francisco, California, to complement its Dublin, Ireland and Seattle, Washington headquarters. The new studio will serve as a regional hub for PopCap's game design and development activities, tapping the wealth of software engineering and artistic talent found in the area.

PopCap Games today announced the release of the PopCap Games Framework, the in-house development toolset used to create smash-hit titles such as "Bejeweled," "Bookworm," "Zuma," and other wildly popular casual computer games. The PopCap Games Framework is offered under an open source license and can be used free of charge by any developer for commercial or non-commercial use.