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    From the PopCap Vault: Typer Shark!

    by Jeff Posted on August 16, 2012

    In the olden times, according to a history book I once skimmed on my way to the anime section, people would communicate by grunting at each other, or by hitting each other with rocks and sticks. Now, in the so-called …
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    Merchandise Update: Where to Buy PvZ Stuff

    by xuyen Posted on August 15, 2012

    It’s been several months since we promised you PopCap merchandise. And we are very excited to finally announce our Plants vs. Zombies online store! The store is stocked full of apparel, posters, mugs and plushies — basically all the PvZ schwag …
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    Caption Contest: Summer Edition

    by xuyen Posted on August 14, 2012

    Happy August! Another month means another caption contest. PopCap artist Nate Simpson has worked his magic again and come up with this awesome image. Take a look at the drawing below and share your best captions with us in the …
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    Just Desserts

    by Philip Posted on August 13, 2012

    You know what’s great? Dessert. Most of us here at PopCap (and by “most of us” I mean all right-thinking people) love a good dessert. Cake in all forms (cup, sheet, cheese, bundt… you name it), cookies, pie, things that …
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    The Future of Gaming*

    by A.J. Posted on August 10, 2012

    Recently, the PopCap group in which the blog overlord and all her minions work (the minions are us that write the nice stuff here, but not the Zombie) had what office workers like to call an “offsite.” Basically, we went …
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    Duel for Solitaire Supremacy!

    by Dana Posted on August 9, 2012

    Looking for a way to make your Solitaire Blitz games a little less solitary? Ready to take your leaderboard rivalries to the next level? Now there is a way to prove your dominance once and for all! Duels present both …
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    Ask a Zombie: “Have an Egg Roll” Edition

    by Zombie Posted on August 8, 2012

    Dear Zombie Why can’t you just make brains? Wouldn’t it be easier than hunting for them and fighting plants? From Tyger101 Dear Introduction to Tyger, Oh, capital idea! Let Zombie just get right on that. It is funny becuz Zombie …
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    Peggle at the Pacific Pinball Museum!

    by Jeff Posted on August 7, 2012

    It’s no big secret that PopCap’s Peggle was at least partially inspired by Japanese pachinko machines, but it is an honor nevertheless that the Pacific Pinball Museum in Alameda, California has chosen to include Peggle in a new exhibit, running …
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    Superhero Day at PopCap

    by Dana Posted on August 6, 2012

    I love the Internet. Really and truly, it’s a glorious thing. When I was a kid, if a school or a neighborhood became aware of a person who needed help or could use a morale boost, it was a big …
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    Rejected Game Titles

    by curtis Posted on August 3, 2012

    We’ve talked a little in the past about all the tinkering and refining and polishing that’s needed to make a great PopCap game. But something people don’t think much about is: game titles are worked on quite a lot, too. …
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