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EA has revealed that eight million gamers have played Plants vs Zombies Garden Warfare. In an infographic (below), the firm has revealed some stats about the shooter spin-off of the Plants vs Zombies franchise. 1.4 billion games have been played online – which the publisher claims clocks in at 1,600 …
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 »EA: Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2 will blossom early next year
The follow-up to third-person shooter spin-off Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare will bloom early next year. Six new character classes, completely with new weapons and abilities, will be introduced in Garden Warfare 2. These include the Imp, a super-fast character, and the SuperBrainz undead Superman-a-like. And in a turn of …
Read More »Margin Makers: Guide to zombie merchandise
With zombie-filled games continuing to sell in droves, it’s clear that players’ love of the undead never dies.MCV checks out what’s alive and kicking in the merchandise sector Since seminal horror flick Night of the Living Dead kickstarted their cultural domination in 1968, zombies have remained a widely-loved topic – …
Read More »MARGIN MAKERS: Guide to Plants vs Zombies merchandise
The addictive mix of horticulture and horror in PopCap’s tower defence game has sprouted sequels, spin-offs and plenty of products. MCV gets green-fingered The Plants vs Zombies series sees players utilise a variety of weaponised florae to fight back the undead from entering their home and feasting on their brains. …
Read More »Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare PC release set for June
PopCap’s multiplayer-focused shooter Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare will arrive on PC this June, publisher EA has announced. The Windows version will launch on June 24th, and will be distrusted through Origin as well as other retailers.” It’ll pack the Garden Variety and Zomboss Down DLC already available for the …
Read More »Microtransactions are coming to Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare
EA has said that microtransactions will be added to console title Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare this week. Until now the title’s in-game currency has only been earnable by completing in-game tasks but, as is the way with many EA titles, an upcoming update will soon offer the chance for …
Read More »Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare to receive microtransactions
Latest Plants vs Zombies on Xbox platforms will allow players to pay to advance quicker
Read More »Thief is No.1 as three new games enter Top Ten
Square Enix has claimed its second UK No.1 of 2014 with Thief getting off to a chart-topping debut. The games dominates this week’s UKIE GfK Chart-Track All Formats Top 40 and in the words of UKIE smashes” the week one numbers enjoyed by its predecessor Thief: Deadly Shadows in 2004. …
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'
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