I hate to admit it, but I seem to be one of the few who have remained immune to the Peggle phenomenon. I don't even know what it's about! Valve are about to set me straight as they have collaborated with PopCap, casual game developer extraordinaire, in order to bring you Peggle Extreme, their classic [...]
Continue reading...Friday, December 12, 2008
There's trouble brewing in the world of gaming ping-pong rivalries, and GameCyte has an exclusive sneak peek at the next grudge match. On Tuesday night, when game enthusiasts came together for the Child's Play Charity Auction & Dinner, the generous members of our industry were able to raise over $200,000 for children's hospitals worldwide. For [...]
Continue reading...Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Yesterday, we learned that PopCap Games' next title was going to be -- of all things -- a zombie game. Not your standard, "Let's kill these zombies for being different than us" game like Left 4 Dead, either. Said PR rep Garth Chouteau: "It’ll be a few months, but our next new game will be [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 21, 2008
PopCap Games, creators of infamous time sinks Bejeweled, Zuma, Bookworm and Peggle, has today become a part of the equally infamous WildTangent former spyware/bloatware casual game advertising network and digital-delivery platform.
Continue reading...Monday, May 12, 2008
In a study commissioned by PopCap--but that PopCap has not influenced in any way, apparently--a team of academics observed that casual games have positive effects on people's moods. The findings were presented at the Games for Health conference in Baltimore by Carmen Russioniello and Jennifer Parks.
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Saturday, December 13, 2008
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