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PopCap EXPAND STORY TEXTSSubscribe to this tag Peggle Nights add-on hitting LIVE on November 18 12 Two days from now, PS3 owners are getting their chance to sniff the Peggle-powder with the planned release of Peggle and the paid add-on Peggle Nights over PSN. The simultaneous release of Peggle... Ode to Joy: Peggle making it to PS3 this week 17 PopCap's plan to bring the utterly delightful Peggle to every conceivable platform is coming to fruition. This week, the PlayStation 3 version comes out of hiding. On Thursday, PlayStation Networ... Gyromancer team considered using Peggle or Zuma 7 Before Bejeweled Twist became a part of Gyromancer, the Square Enix team responsible for the PopCap Games-powered downloadable considered using Peggle and even Zuma as its puzzle foundation. In a... Gyromancer gets dated, trailerized 13 The offspring of PopCap and Square Enix -- y'know, the one that sounds an awful lot like something you'd stick in your mouth -- is nearly upon us. When we last checked in, there was a discussion... Halloween sale: Plants vs. Zombies for cheap 10 Zombies and Halloween go hand in hand, don't they? Plants? Well, I don't know where they fit in as far as the holiday goes, but they come with the package, so deal with it. We've already told you... PopCap trademarks 'YetiTrain,' we dig the possibilities 15 It appears as if Plants vs. Zombies won’t be the last new PopCap Games IP before the universe drops into oblivion in 2012. The casual company just slapped a trademark on YetiTrain, a name f... PopCap gets $22.5m in funding, buys cool office chairs 9 Sorry. I made up the office chairs part. But PopCap did secure $22.5 million in funding from an investment firm, and I'm sure they'll upgrade their offices in some form. This is the first time th... Plants Vs. Zombies guest star in the NYC Halloween Parade 3 I was just replaying Plants vs. Zombies on the plane ride home from Tokyo and thinking it's the perfect game to play when you need to waste some time, but don't want to spend it on something comp... Gyromancer began life as a joke 4 PopCap and Square Enix's Final Fantasy Bejeweled, or as I like to call it, Gyromancer, started similar to how most videogames do: as a joke. Alright, maybe that's just how it happens in my mind a... TGS 09: Love Puzzle Quest? Then check out Gyromancer 10 PopCap Games has teamed up with Square Enix for a little RPG/puzzle hybrid action that's bound to hit Steam and Xbox LIVE Arcade. Gyromancer, as it's called, could easily be mistaken for Puzzle Q... Flash-based Plants vs. Zombies is tiny, still awesome 10 For a while, Plants vs. Zombies was everywhere you looked. People wouldn't shut up about it -- myself included -- but sure enough, the pure gaming excitement everyone was dispensing finally died ... Check out this Zuma's Revenge voodoo doll and keyring 2 This is one of those “Hey, look what we got,” kind of posts, but do stick with the text for a second. There’s a cool story here and an opportunity to learn a little bit more abo... Review: Zuma's Revenge 9 Sometimes I imagine the puzzle game masterminds at PopCap as mad scientists, all hunched over a table in a dark underground laboratory, doing something unworldly to their games to make them as ad... Peggle Nights expansion coming to XBLA this fall 16 Peggle Xbox LIVE Arcade DLC is a thing that is happening this fall. This morning, PopCap Games announced the existence of Peggle Nights, an expansion for the lauded -- we liked it, at least -- XB... Finally: Plants vs. Zombies announced for iPhone and XBLA 18 No, really now. This isn't something we've heard, or some vague hints -- this is the real deal. A full-blown announcement. PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies is coming to both the iPhone, and as you may... Zuma Revenge announced, hitting in September 6 A Zuma sequel is happening. PopCap Games recently blew the lid off of Zuma Revenge, a proper follow-up to the 2003 downloadable success Zuma. The title hits PC on September 15th for $19.99, with ... Peggle Dual Shot $10 on Amazon today 3 There are very few games out there which are more addictive than Peggle. It's like the crack cocaine of videogames. And when you can get it for ten dollars, there's really no excuse not to buy it... Destructoid review: Bookworm Adventures 2 15 Before I begin my review of Bookworm Adventures Volume 2, I have a dirty confession to make. As a games blogger, I know I really should have played every game ever made, but you know, I haven't. ... Even more hilarious Plants vs. Zombies ads 19 PopCap got a kick out of how funny we thought their Evony-spoofed Plants vs. Zombies ads were, but really, it's stuf flike this that makes me love them so much as a company and look forward to th... PopCap launches Bookworm Adventures 2 in downloadable bits 2 PopCap officially launches the next chapter in the Bookworm series Bookworm Adventures 2 today, and it follows most of the usual signature goodness we expect from PopCap: reasonable pricing ($19.... PopCap parodies obnoxious Evony ads with one of their own 28 I'm sure you've seen those damned Evony ads around the internet lately. Nothing about these ads for the free-to-play online game is memorable, save for the focus on busts and cleavage. We're not ... Plants vs. Zombies coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade 30 Rejoice! Plants vs. Zombies is coming to Xbox LIVE Arcade.On July 22nd at Casual Connect, PopCap Games CEO David Roberts revealed that the charming tower defense title would indeed be making its ... PopCap announces Bookworm Adventures 2 is on the way 12 After Plants vs. Zombies, PopCap had me pretty much signed on for life. Since then, I've spent a considerable amount of time paddling around in their backcatalogue, and I'm not ashamed to admit t... Zuma Web Connect launches, Facebook friendly 1 Downloadable puzzle title Zuma is going social. Earlier this morning, PopCap Games announced the launch of a public beta for Zuma Web Connect, a browser version of Zuma that harnesses the might o... Plants vs. Zombies will hit other platforms 8 Back in May, superhuman (and PopCap Games PR dude) Garth Chouteau told Destructoid that PopCap is “always contemplating where -- and how -- to adapt” their games to different platform... PopCap introduces WoW themed Peggle .... for free! 12 While I'm not big World of Warcraft fan, I do love me some Peggle, so I'll pretty much take any opportunity to play new levels. Hot on the heels of the announcement that you can now play Peggle w... Review: Heavy Weapon: Atomic Tank (PSN) 14 Heavy Weapon has been available since the beginning of time. It was released in 2005, well before humans emerged as the dominant life form on Earth. In 2007, PopCap Games updated Heavy Weapon, ap... Mobile Peggle a top-seller after PopCap slashed the price 5 Repeatedly, we learn that slashing App Store prices is a good thing. On Friday, we pointed out that PopCap Games’ mobile port of Peggle was available for ninety-nine cents via the App Store... Peggle's App Store price slashed, now less than a dollar 16 PopCap Games’ iPhone slash iPod Touch title Peggle is less than a dollar on the App Store and will remain so until June 14. The title debuted on the App Store in May for $4.99. So, that mea... Plants vs. Zombies: Real-life zombie defense plant exists 16 Check out this real-life Zombie Defense Plant that PopCap sent me. My home is relatively free of zombies, so I didn't have much of a sense of urgency when feeding and watering the thing. I plante... Plants vs Zombies, the 'best-selling game PopCap's ever had' 34 PopCap Games went outside of their Peggle comfort zone with the quirky tower defense title, Plants vs. Zombies. Their risk is now their reward -- Plants vs. Zombies is a financial success. So suc... Peggle hits the App Store 12 Take a good, long look at productivity. (He’s hovering over your shoulder, tickling your brain and urging you back to whatever pressing matters you have right now.) Wave goodbye. PopCap Gam... PopCap adds Steam achievements to Plants vs. Zombies 16 This afternoon, PopCap Games updated their Steam version of Plants vs. Zombies with twelve achievements. The Steam Achievements aren’t exactly easy to obtain -- many will require deep conce... PopCap brings Bejeweled Twist to mobile phones 6 We've played the original Bejeweled Twist and liked it, although it's to be noted that the game is harder than the original Bejeweled and definitely presents a steeper level of challenge. Fans of... Destructoid review: Plants vs. Zombies 64 There's one surefire way to amp up the cool factor of pretty much any game on the market, and that's to add zombies. With PopCap's newest offering, Plants vs. Zombies, this winning recipe also ad... Peggle hitting the App Store on May 12 8 Now this is great news: According to Joystiq, Peggle is hitting the App Store next Tuesday, May 12. The price is unknown, but chances are it won’t be ridiculously priced. Joystiq is guessin... Win a copy of Plants vs Zombies plus some swag! 61 We've been looking forward to the release of PopCap's tongue-in-cheek defense title, Plants vs Zombies, since the very first screenshot hit the web. Add in a few hilarious promotional videos and ... Plants vs Zombies: Coming to your iPhone soon? 7 The new trailer for Plants vs Zombies, which you can see after the jump, confirmed for me that this game is going to rank as one of my most wanted summer titles -- it just looks too funny. It was... IRL is dead: World of Warcraft gets Peggle 16 I don't play World of Warcraft, but I do play Peggle, so I know all about losing your workday to a videogame. This partnership kills the alt-tab action known to lovers of both titles. Just like B... Pre-purchase Plants vs. Zombies on Steam, get a free game 14 With nearly two weeks until PopCap's latest creation, Plants vs. Zombies, is thrust upon the gaming world, I am becoming seriously anxious. Having spent entire summers playing custom tower defens... New Plants vs Zombies trailer introduces the Zombie Temp 5 I've been hot for Plants vs Zombies ever since we saw the very first screenshot of the game, and the recent music video that PopCap released to promote it only had me chomping at the bit even mor... New Plants vs Zombies trailer jams out with music video 11 I'm convinced that the people at PopCap games are a bunch of geniuses, otherwise how could I somehow be madly in love with a game hosted by a goddamn unicorn? I've been fascinated with their newe... PopCap CEO: Digi-distribution is foreign to most consumers 12 Popcap Games is best known for its downloadable puzzle game Peggle, but while publishers rush to exploit digital distribution, the small studio is instead trying to expand its retail presence. Qu...		Save cash!   See "Black Friday" video game deals New on Destructoid.TV play all videos Loading Destructoid Videos Win this! 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