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Yearly Archives: 2011
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Free Zuma for You… ma
Hello friends! As we gear up for the season of buying stuff for other people, we wanted to send you a little something for nothing. Now through November 29, when you sign up for the PopCap newsletter, we’ll send you …
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Ask a Zombie: “You Aren’t Doing Any Work Today Anyway” Edition.
Dear Zombie, How is it that zombies are smart enough to break into any building but not smart enough to use the door knob? Aaron Dear Aaron, Zombie sad to hear you not appreciate Zombie’s flare for the dramatic. Door …
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Eight Questions with Michael Guillory, Bejeweled 3 Console Producer
Hi! So you may wonder, first of all, why eight questions, and not ten? Unfortunately, I don’t have an answer to that. Second, you should know, if you don’t already, that this week marks the launch of Bejeweled 3 on …
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PopCap Mo Bros: Mo Money, Mo Mustaches
In recent weeks, there has been a noticeable pattern emerging on the faces of the men in our Seattle office. While facial hair is in itself unexceptional, there has been a particular strain of facial hair being cultivated this month …
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New Steam Achievements for Bejeweled 3!
Good news, achievement wh… errr, fans! Tomorrow, we are officially incorporating Steam Achievements into the Steam version of Bejeweled 3! Yay! Actually, if you’ve played a lot of Bejeweled 3 on Steam, you’ve probably earned a good number of the …
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Brilliant Boxes
Lots of components go into the release of a video game. Along with the game developers, programmers and artists who work on on making the game, there are designers and marketing folks who design the game logo, write the game …
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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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