Monthly Archives: August 2011

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    We’re Off to the Zoo!

    Last week over 30 folks from PopCap’s Studio and Creative Lab boarded a chartered bus and took an  excursion to Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo. Equipped with pencils, pens and sketch pads, we were ready for a day of sketching and …
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    Ask a Zombie

    Dear Zombie, My best friend is usually pretty cool but whenever I try to talk to a girl I like he comes around and is totally obnoxious and scares the girl away. How can I make him stop? Signed, Stuck …
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    Here There Be Monsters!

    What do you get when you take a bunch of mega-geeks and mash them together with artistic geniuses?   If you’re picturing a giant tentacular (yes, it’s a word, because I say so) beast with palettes, brushes, sidewalk chalk, joysticks, action …
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    In Your Head, Zombie

    It’s hard to believe now, but before we released Plants vs. Zombies, a lot of people at PopCap didn’t think the game would be a big deal. The low expectations actually turned out to be a good thing, because it …
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    PopCap Fashion: Who Wore It Better?

    You may not think that fashion is a matter of particular importance at a video game company, but I think you’d be surprised blog readers. Here at PopCap, not only do we make awesome video games, but I daresay we …
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    Hey, Where Do I Get That Cool PopCap Swag?!

    As PopCap’s Director of Social Media, I spend a lot of time on the Twitter, answering your questions and generally acting like an idiot in 140-character bursts all day. Hey — it’s a living. The question I get asked most …
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    Wonder Woman Lives!

    One of my favorite offices here at PopCap belongs to Ellen Marett, our Senior Director of Global Workforce Culture and Environment. Now, for the uninitiated, let me just clarify a few things. One, that’s her actual job title. Two, we …
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    Random Content

    Much to everyone’s surprise, we have a calendar for this blog that shows who is writing what on which day. Even more surprising is that we have managed to keep to it for the past couple of weeks. Because today …
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    Meet the PopCap Customer Support Wolfpack!

    The name has the feel of legend.  To me anyway, and possibly because it originated on a day when I was running a fever.  When you have a fever, everything takes on a misty quality. The PopCap Games Customer Support team …
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    Magnetic Zombies

    Along with making video games, we like to spend some time making cool toys to play with as well. Just check out these sets of Zombie Magnets our Creative Lab team created: