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Leading casual games developer PopCap has stated that High Street retail still forms a vital part of its business plan as it allows the company to reach customers that remain inaccessible through digital delivery platforms. While a platform such as Xbox Live Arcade or PlayStation Network gives us an opportunity …
Read More »PopCap on the look out for new development partners
Having teamed up with Q Entertainment for Peggle DS, casual firm seeks new dev deals
Read More »Peggle prepping console blitz
PopCap’s globally popular Peggle franchise is to make the jump to consoles with three staggered releases over the next three months, starting today with the North American release of Peggle Dual Shot on the Nintendo DS. Following the DS version, Peggle will be released on both Microsoft’s Xbox Live Arcade …
Read More »Amazon’s controversial casual game pricing ‘completely unacceptable’
The pricing at Amazon’s casual gaming portal Reflexive has been causing controversy, and developers are using Casual Connect Hamburg to voice their disapproval. The service launched last Tuesday and offers a sizable range of casual games to download for $9.99 each. At Casual Connect’s Hamburg event, which concludes today, several …
Read More »PopCap titles heading to PSN
Leading casual games vendor PopCap has struck a deal with Sony Online Entertainment that will see five of its leading titles released on the firm’s PlayStation Network for use on PS3. MCV’s sister site CasualGaming.biz has all the details – click here and you’ll be there.
Read More »PopCap: "Nintendo hasn’t stolen our thunder"
PopCap’s creative director and co-creator of the mammoth casual gaming success Bejeweled, Jason Kapalka, has insisted that firms such as Nintendo are not ‘stealing its thunder’ despite the fact that the huge sales numbers for many casual titles continue to go unrecognised. Kapalka was responding to a recent report on …
Read More »Anne Diamond returns to games industry
Just six months ago TV presenter and Daily Mail columnist Anne Diamond was at the forefront of the anti-games movement – but now the former TVAM star has agreed to work with casual games leader PopCap to test whether casual games can help you lose weight. CasualGaming.biz has the full …
Read More »PopCap ‘went through at least 100 ideas’ for new Bejeweled
Sequel to casual giant's flagship title took four years to develop
Read More »PopCap opens D2C UK mobile site
Casual developer launches direct customer mobile portal
Read More »‘A copy of Bejeweled sells every 10 seconds’
Developer PopCap toasts 25m+ sales of flagship franchise
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