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    Did You Win Yeti? Play the PopCap Prize Plunger!

    by curtis Posted on December 20, 2011

    Today marks the first day of the second week of the greatest instant-win game you’re reading about right now. That’s right! You should trek over to Facebook and play our awesomely weird Prize Plunger game. You could win an iPad …
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    The New PopCap.com: Isn’t She Lovely?

    by curtis Posted on December 16, 2011

    If you’re reading this blog post, you probably noticed the glorious facelift we just gave PopCap.com. PopCap’s crack team of Web designers has been hard at work making the site look as fun as our games (and of course, we …
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    Holiday Gift Guide: Smarty Pants

    by curtis Posted on November 29, 2011

    No matter how you celebrate the holidays, you probably have a gift-shopping list swirling around in your head. We’re here to help you sort that out a bit, and add a little fun to your holiday season. Twice a week …
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    Rejected Game Taglines

    by curtis Posted on November 14, 2011

    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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    Popcorn Dragon — Coming Soon!

    by curtis Posted on October 17, 2011

    Lights! Camera! Fire! There’s a new PopCap game headed to iPhone and iPad: Popcorn Dragon! If you want to know the moment the game is released, keep checking in right here — or sign up for PopCap Passport to get …
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    Bling T-Shirt Winners

    by curtis Posted on September 30, 2011

    Ladies and gentlemen, this is the most important news you’ll read all day. We had a ton of entries to our recent PopCap Bling T-Shirt Contest. To win one of three limited edition shirts, contestants had to translate Cray-Z’s nonsensical …
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    Win a PopCap Bling Shirt!

    by curtis Posted on September 19, 2011

    So last week we premiered the music video by Cray-Z (aka Crazy Dave from Plants vs. Zombies).  We also showed you the awesome T-shirt we made based on the video. Now, we’re giving you a chance to win one of …
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    Bling-oh!

    by curtis Posted on September 12, 2011

    Monday mornings are almost universally recognized as useless. Take today, for example: I planned to write this blog post much earlier. But instead of actually writing it and hitting that fancy little “Publish” button, I navigated a sea of email, …
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    Bejeweled 2 + Bejeweled Blitz for iPhone = Free

    by curtis Posted on August 26, 2011

    I get it. I finally figured out the reason you haven’t bought Bejeweled 2 + Bejeweled Blitz for iPhone and iPod touch. At first, I thought it was because you didn’t know it was even available. But if you read …
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    In Your Head, Zombie

    by curtis Posted on August 15, 2011

    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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