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PopCap gets $22.5m in funding, buys cool office chairs photo

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 that the company has raised cash for operations, though. They've managed to stay profitable for ten years now on their own.

So why take the cash now? PopCap CEO David Roberts says that the time is right to grow their business, especially seeing as how "many other video game firms are retrenching.”

As for what they're going to do with this new influx of money, it sounds like expansion is on their minds. “We’re excited to have additional working capital that lets us be more aggressive with our expansion into social media and reaching new geographies,” Roberts said.

That's great, and I hope they do good things. First item: Put Zuma's Revenge on XBLA, please!


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Sonvar's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 10:24
Sonvar
That and put Plants vs. Zombies on there too.
Shadowiii's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 10:28
Shadowiii
And Bookworm Adventures.
Dale North's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 10:32
Dale North
Yeah, and those.
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 10:36
MrSadistic
That sweet monies can buy an awful lot of casual hookers.
moose39's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 10:50
moose39
Those chairs look uncomfortable.
DocWat232's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 10:56
DocWat232
Is that a modded cockpit seat?
Cowboy TTop's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 11:35
Cowboy TTop
Nice for them, but with such investment comes pressure to perform. Pop Cap are a great example of a small developer doing their own thing well, when no one would have wanted to back most of their ideas.

I wish them the best for the future, and keep those cool games coming. Don't let that money mountain cloud your mind, though.
Holyetheline's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 11:43
Holyetheline
I love the Bookworm Adventures, they make so many fun games... I want them all on XBLA.
Buddyleej's Avatar - Comment posted on 10/06/2009 12:58
Buddyleej
I know their small, but I wonder why they don't push stuff like Zuma's revenge multiplatform day one.
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