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EA’s Plants vs Zombies series is branching out into a third genre. Plants vs. Zombies: Heroes follows the template laid down by other card battlers by allowing players to amass a team of heroes and fending off against rival decks. Old characters will also be joined by a new cast. …
Read More »Plants vs. Zombies 2 invades schools as educational tool
Use Your Brainz Edu aimed at math students to analyse their problem solving skills
Read More »E3 2015: When is EA’s press conference?
EA’s blockbuster E3 press conference will take place on Monday June 15th, at 9pm UK time, or 1pm LA time. The event will last exactly one hour. Expected at the event is a slew of blockbuster games, including the usual Madden, FIFA and Need for Speed, alongside exciting new games …
Read More »Oculus VR adds PopCap producer Bernard Yee
Oculus VR has hired former Plants vs Zombies 2 senior producer Bernard Yee, adding yet another industry veteran to its ranks. Speaking with GamesBeat, Yee discussed his experience with a VR demo visiting Valve earlier this year that prompted his interest in the budding tech. "I was really blown away …
Read More »Plants vs Zombies 2 Far Future update lands tomorrow
Plants vs Zombies 2 will receive its first major update this week on iOS, publisher EA has announced. A post on EA’s website unveils the new content packed in the Far Future update, including a new map, eight new plant types and 10 new zombie classes. According to the post, …
Read More »PopCap senior manager Bilas joins GameAnalytics
Denmark-based company GameAnalytics has announced the appointment of PopCap’s Allison Bilas as its new vice president of product. Bilas joined PopCap in 2010 as a social games business analyst, later rising to become senior manager of the studio’s game analytics department. She’s credited for several titles, including Bejeweled Blitz and …
Read More »EA PopCap pulls new Plants Vs Zombies 2 IAPs after player backlash
Spokesperson claims fees for previously free items were 'part of a small-scale test'
Read More »Plants vs Zombies 2 launches on Android
Plants vs Zombies 2 has launched for Android devices, available now as a free download on the Google Play store. To celebrate the platform release, which requires an Android 2.3 device or newer,PopCap has discounted the in-game Jalapeno item for the week. The Android release arrives two months after the …
Read More »Apple rejects Plants vs Zombies 2 payoff claims
iOS giant denies that it paid EA to ensure Android release for F2P title was delayed
Read More »Apple denies payoff for Plants vs Zombies 2 Android delay
Apple has swiftly denied a statement from Electronic Arts’ executive Frank Gibeau that the iOS device-maker paid EA to delay the Android release of Plants vs Zombies 2. Both Gibeau’s comment and Apple’s denial were reported by Giantbomb, which originally reported on an internal EA presentation today that contained Gibeau’s …
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