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50 employees let go as casual games developer restructures
Read More »Update – Report: PopCap staff struck by layoffs
Employees have been quietly let go for the past several months, claims source
Read More »Plants vs. Zombies 2 announced as layoff rumours circle PopCap
Popcap has announced a sequel to its hit multi-platform tower defense title Plants vs. Zombies, but it appears all isn’t well for the casual giant. Prior to today’s announcement, VG247 reported comments from 3D Realms co-owner George Broussard on an apparent restructuring going down at the company. Sources say shakeup …
Read More »Devs come together on Twitter to help ex-THQ staff
Insomniac, PopCap and BioWare direct laid-off Vigil and Relic employees to job listings
Read More »GDC: PopCap releases Solitaire Blitz for Facebook
In-game currency available to purchase power-ups
Read More »PopCap returns with Facebook casino game
Lucky Gem Casino offers virtual currency gambling
Read More »PopCap enters gambling sector
EA subsidiary PopCap is to dip its toes in the gambling waters with the release of its fourth Facebook game – Lucky Gem Casino. As the name and platform would suggest, the title will allow players to gamble with virtual currency. It will include a total of seven mini-games. It …
Read More »Recruitment Spotlight – February 2012
Our monthly studio recruitment update looks at The Creative Assembly, Asobo and PlaySide
Read More »EA digital revenue now a third of boxed sales
Mobile sales climb 17% to $70million; PopCap revenues up a third
Read More »PopCap axes 730,000-user Facebook game
EA PopCap has dropped ZipZapPlay’s Facebook game Baking Life, despite the title having almost three quarters of a million players. The free-to-play game will close at the end of the month. Users who have bought in-game currency using real money will not be able to use this in other PopCap-owned …
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