PopCap Games

PopCap Games is an American video game development and publishing company, based in Seattle, Washington. It was founded in 2000 by John Vechey, Brian Fiete and Jason Kapalka, and currently employs more than 200 people. PopCap specializes in "casual" games, and often allow people to play their games for free during a brief trial period before the game must be purchased.

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 games are available for Web, PC and Mac, XBox, Play Station 3, Zeebo, cellphones, PDAs, iPod Classic, iPod Touch, Nintendo DS, and other mobile devices.

List of Games
Some of PopCap's games are: See here for a complete list.
 * Bejeweled- Switch jewels around to make matches
 * Bejeweled Twist- A sequel to Bejeweled
 * Bejeweled 3- Another sequel to the Bejeweled series
 * Feeding Frenzy- Eat other fish to become the top of the food chain
 * Peggle- Shoot objects to clear pegs
 * Peggle Nights- An addition to Peggle
 * Plants vs. Zombies- A tower defense game in whch zombies try to invade your house.
 * Bookworm- Move tiles around to build words
 * Bookworm Adventures- A sequel to Bookworm
 * Insaniquarium- Feed fish with fish food
 * Zuma- Eliminate all balls rolling around a screen
 * Zuma's Revenge!- A sequel to Zuma
 * Heavy Weapon- Shoot high-flying vehicles down with heavy artillery.

Plants vs. Zombies
In 2009, PopCap games came out with Plants vs. Zombies, the very subject of this wiki. It is a Tower Defense game where the player defends his/her house with plants against an oncoming horde of zombies. The game received a positive response from critics, and was nominated for multiple Interactive Achievement Awards, alongside receiving praise for its musical score by Laura Shigihara.

News

 * Electronic Аrts (EA) bought PopCap for 750 million dollars.
 * In September 24, 2012, Popcap shut down its studio in Dublin.