Monthly Archives: November 2011

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    Plants vs. Zombies on the Kindle Fire

    Surprise! In case you haven’t heard, Amazon’s Kindle Fire started shipping yesterday  – one day early. For all those who ordered one, are expecting to receive one for the holidays, or just silently placed it on your wish list, you’ll be happy …
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    Bejeweled 3 is Everywhere!

    We are thrilled to announce that our big shiny baby, Bejeweled 3, is now available for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Nintendo DS. Each new version is packed with 8 game modes – including Classic, Quest, Lightning and Zen – …
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    Rejected Game Taglines

    One of my jobs here at PopCap is creating — or at least helping smarter people create — game taglines. Usually, after we’ve decided on a tagline, we totally forget about the other ideas. I mean, for every “Get ready …
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    Or in Canada, Remembrance Day

    Wow, it’s 11/11/11! Feels like we ought to do something to celebrate… but amidst the hoopla surrounding this numerological coincidence, we’d like instead to remind you what else today is: Veteran’s Day. There are a lot of ways to support …
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    Get Ready for PopCap’s “Free Code Friday!”

    Hello everyone! Have we got a good deal for you! Starting tomorrow, November 11, we here at PopCap are going to make every Friday a good day for five lucky people, who will each get a code for a free …
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    Ask a Zombie… DO IT!

    Dear Zombie, How are you going to kill us all if 2012 comes first? Nobody will be threatened or scared of zombies anymore. Your Fan, That Guy That’s Not Afraid Of Zombies Anymore Dear That Guy, Zombie think mabey you …
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    In Llove with Llamas. Smitten with Kittens.

    It’s one thing to make charitable donations, and it’s a great thing to do. But PopCap takes community involvement to the next level by also sending on-the-clock employees to work up a sweat and earn some blisters for a good …
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    From the PopCap Vault: AstroPop

    Welcome to another exciting edition of “From the PopCap Vault,” in which we grab our flashlights, say a quick prayer, and then pry open the iron doors of our storied gaming library to peer into the darkness and shadows at …
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    GeekGirlCon Video

    Guest blogger: Kelsey Wesley, Workforce Culture Last month PopCap and EA helped sponsor the first annual GeekGirlCon, which took place in our own backyard at the Seattle Center. GeekGirlCon offered a variety of events, panels and activities for every geeky …
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    Postcard from Dublin: I’m a PopCap Localiser!

    “Locali-what?”– A Brief Introduction to Localisation Hello everyone! I’m Marta from PopCap’s Dublin office. I’m originally from Spain and I have recently joined the PopCap team – actually, last August.  And what do I do? I’m the new Social Games …
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