Zombies, a game created by George Fan, was first released was on the PC in May 5, 2009. PopCap games are available for Web, PC, Mac, Xbox and PlayStation consoles, Zeebo, Cellphones, PDAs, iPod Classic, iPod Touch, Nintendo DS, and other mobile devices. PopCap's first game, a gem-swapping game called Bejeweled, has sold more than 50 million units and was awarded the Computer Gaming Hall of Fame in 2002. PopCap specializes in "casual" games, and often allows people to play their games for free during a brief trial period before the game must be purchased. As of July 12, 2011, PopCap was acquired by Electronic Arts and is now a subsidiary of one of the leading game development companies. It was founded on Jby John Vechey, Brian Fiete, and Jason Kapalka, and currently employs more than 400 people. We're thrilled to be the first casual game publisher to distribute our games via this new channel we're all Steam users here in the studio, and it's going to be very cool to see our own titles up alongside such awesome content as Half-Life 2," stated Bryan Fiete, PopCap's co-founder and chief technology officer.PopCap Games, or simply known as PopCap, is an American video game development and publishing subsidiary company based in Seattle, Washington.
"This is a great opportunity to put our content in front of a large and passionate audience. PopCap games by themselves are larger by an order of magnitude than the next-gen consoles online gaming services," he added.īoth companies have praised the past and current success of PopCap's games, quoting "175 million downloads and three billion player minutes per month." In addition to the initial selection of titles, the two companies plan to introduce PopCap collections and specific compilations at a later date. "The benefits of Steam will now be provided to a much wider group of games and game customers. Gabe Newell, Valve's president and co-founder, commented: "The addition of PopCap Games' expansive library of leading casual games is an important step for the growth of Steam and direct distribution channels." Casual games provider PopCap Games and Valve Software have jointly announced a new agreement that will see a significant number of casual games digitally distributed through Valve's Steam platform.īeginning 30th August with a selection of seventeen titles, PopCap's casual word, puzzle and arcade titles will be made available for a free trial period, with the option to buy the full game via digital download.
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