Author Archives: Dana

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    The Gift of Games for Father’s Day!

    by Dana Posted on June 15, 2012

    With Father’s Day this weekend, you may be looking for the perfect gift… or, let’s be honest, at this stage you may just be looking for a gift with one-day shipping. Well, we can do you one better! A download …
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    Aerobics for Artists

    by Dana Posted on June 6, 2012

    Creativity is a muscle (not literally). You have to work it, keep it limber and strong, and never take for granted it will be there for you if you haven’t been there for it in the meantime. (Maybe it’s also …
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    PopCappers Assemble!

    by Dana Posted on May 3, 2012

    2012 is one fantastic year, I must say. It’s like the geekiest franchises in Hollywood are all just a tiny bit worried about the Mayan calendar, and they thought: What if the world really does end? We can’t let that …
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    Solitaire Blitz’s April Decks (Your other plans for this week can wait!)

    by Dana Posted on April 24, 2012

    For anyone who’s tried our latest Facebook game, Solitaire Blitz (and if you haven’t, what are you waiting for?), one of the nifty little surprises is the constant flow of new artwork. There are the little treats, like Otis the …
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    Caption Contest: Tax Day Edition

    by Dana Posted on April 17, 2012

    Welcome back, my friends, to the show that never — sorry, wrong room. Welcome, though, to our second caption contest! Once again, feast your eyes on the picture below, spin your wheels until you’ve dreamed up a caption that makes you …
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    Bejeweled Blitz with Key Stones — More Compelling than Ever!

    by Dana Posted on April 12, 2012

    Devoted players of Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook have no doubt noticed a recent addition to the game:

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    Emerald City Comicon 2012: Veni Vidi Vendidi

    by Dana Posted on April 5, 2012

    (Thank you Google Translate for that one.) And technically it was not “I” who came, saw, and sold (vendidi), but rather the PopCap artists whose tables at the con were mobbed all weekend long! Indeed, far from selling, I bought. …
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    PopCap at Emerald City Comicon!

    by Dana Posted on March 29, 2012

    Welcome to my favorite season of the year! I don’t mean spring, though that’s a nice backdrop… I mean Convention Season! For thousands of eager geeks, or if you’re feeling PC, enthusiasts, spring means that either a plane ride away …
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    Here’s a Song for Your Head. You’re Welcome.

    by Dana Posted on March 22, 2012

    Monday morning, I walked into the office to find a whiteboard in the corridor. A fine piece of equipment, in perfect working order, but its previous owner must not have had any use for it, so they wheeled it out …
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    Zuma’s Revenge! comes to iOS

    by Dana Posted on March 8, 2012

    I was up late last night playing Zuma’s Revenge! on my iPad. In part because it was my last chance to be one of the special few who got to play it early, but mostly because launching any version of …
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