The co-founder of online casual games provider PopCap has questioned EA’s potential in the sector – telling MCV sister site
that the Redwood publisher doesn’t know how hard it’s going to be”.
In an exclusive interview, Vechey likened developing a best-selling casual game to writing a great novel – and discussed the possibility of being bought out by a bigger company.
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Playing for the Planet today announced the official go live launch of the 2026 Green Game Jam, with 70 participating games beginning to roll out new in-game environmental activations to players worldwide. The games are launching exclusive coral reef and rainforest themed content, events and challenges to celebrate World Environment Day, with yet more titles joining the festivities in September of this year making this year’s Green Game Jam the biggest to date!
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