popcap-games posts

Gyromancer release date revealed

by John Callaham Nov 6th 2009 @ 7:00PM

Last September during the Tokyo Game Show, publisher Square Enix announced a collaboration with casual game developer PopCap Games with their upcoming puzzle-RPG Gyromancer. Today it was revealed via a new trailer that the downloadable game would be released for the PC on November 18 for $15.

The game itself has that Square Enix art style for the RPG portion of the game mixed with a Bejeweled Twist puzzle gameplay experience. You can expect to have access to over 50 monsters that can be used in your puzzle-RPG battles across 12 different stages. An online leaderboard will also be made available to compare your scores with others.

Download HD Gyromancer Trailer (73 MB)

Filed under: Downloads, Puzzle, RPG

Zuma's Revenge gets lite version for $9.95

by John Callaham Sep 29th 2009 @ 6:00PM

If you have been thinking about buying the full version of Zuma's Revenge but feel that the price of $19.95 is just too much money to pay for the sequel to PopCap Games' popular casual puzzle title, then you might just be interested in Zuma's Revenge Adventure. This "lite" version of the full game is priced at just $9.95 and should be available now via a number of download outlets.

Zuma's Revenge Adventure has just the one gameplay mode, the Adventure mode, to play but does not contain any of the extra modes that you can access in the full version of the game. It still has all of the features of the full game's Adventure mode which includes 60 levels, new power ups, boss battle levels, support for up to 1920 x 1200 resolution and more.

Download the Zuma's Revenge demo at Big Download (98 MB)

Filed under: Downloads, Puzzle

Square Enix and Popcap team up for Gyromancer

by John Callaham Sep 24th 2009 @ 8:00PM

The Tokyo Game Show is the place for some of the more unusual announcements in games and this year is no exception. Square Enix has announced plans to team up with casual PC game king Popcap Games to create Gyromancer, a downloadable PC title that will be released via Steam.

A la Puzzle Quest, this is a fantasy puzzle-RPG combo that has a distinct Square Enix art style mixed in with some Bejeweled gameplay options. Your character of Rivel has to naturally fight off creatures and you can even use the beasts to your advantage to join the fight. Pricing and a release date for the game have not yet been announced.

Filed under: Downloads, Puzzle, RPG

Plants Vs Zombies available in free Flash version

by John Callaham Sep 23rd 2009 @ 6:00PM

You might have heard about Popcap's successful tower defense-style game Plants Vs Zombies. While you can download a free demo of the game, Popcap is making things even easier by launching a free Flash based version on their official web site.

The Flash versions doesn't have all of the content and features of the downloadable PC game but it does have an extra Zombie unit that isn't in the full PC version of the game. There are three available gameplay modes, 14 levels, a total of six zombie types and a total of 12 plant units. All in all this should be a huge distraction for people at work as well as an effective way to sample the full downloadable PC game.

Filed under: Browser, Casual, Strategy

Zuma's Revenge coming from PopCap September 15

by John Callaham Aug 18th 2009 @ 11:30AM

Casual game publisher PopCap Games has had big success with sequels to their hit games like Peggle Nights and Bejeweled Twist. Today PopCap revealed their plans for yet another high profile game sequel, Zuma. The sequel to the addictive ball-based puzzle game, Zuma's Revenge, is scheduled to be released for the PC and Mac on September 15 for $19.95.

Zuma's Revenge will have 60 new levels, new power ups, new "boss batles" and new gameplay modes. PopCap also promises the game will have three time the resolution of the original Zuma along with support for widescreen monitors and "cool 3-D particle effects". PopCap even hired the highest scorer known in the original Zuma, Rick Fortinm to beta test the sequel. MTV's Multiplayer site has some screenshots from the game.

Filed under: Casual

Bookworm Adventures 2 announced

by John Callaham Jul 15th 2009 @ 4:00PM

A few weeks ago, PopCap Games' PR rep told us that their next big casual game release would be " . . . a sequel to one of our best selling franchises." Today PocCap let the cat (or worm as the case may be) out of the bag with the announcement of Bookworm Adventures 2, the sequel to their 2007 best selling word puzzle-oriented title.

Like the original game (which you can see above; no screenshots of the sequel have been released yet), Bookworm Adventures 2 has you playing Lex the worm who has to form words via letter tiles in order to fight enemies and collect power-ups. The sequel will have features like a infinity Replay mode, six mini-games, an arena mode, achievements and more. Look for the game to be released on July 30 for $19.99. We are guessing that a free demo will be released at the same time.

Filed under: Downloads, Puzzle

PopCap releases free stand alone World of Warcraft Peggle game

by John Callaham Jul 8th 2009 @ 11:00AM

You may remember a few months ago that Popcap Games released a free add-on to World of Warcraft, allowing folks who play Blizzard's best selling MMO to play their casual game Peggle while still inside World of Warcraft (there's also another free add-on that let;s you do the same thing with Bejeweled). Well, in an unexpected move, Popcap has now released a stand alone free World of Warcraft version of Peggle.

The PC only release (sorry Mac users) has 10 levels, each with a Blizzard-created World of Warcraft background and support for a Duel mode with a friend or a computer AI opponent. PopCap did something similar with an Orange Box themed Peggle game that can be downloaded for free via Steam some time ago.

Filed under: Downloads, Casual, MMO, World of Warcraft, Full Games

Plants Vs Zombies giveaway winners announced

by John Callaham May 22nd 2009 @ 6:00AM

Once again we want to thank everyone who entered our First Anniversary giveaway contest where we gave out five free game codes to download the full version of Plants Vs Zombies, the recent hit tower defense game from Popcap Games. We can now announce the winners of the contest. Congrats to Jeff Pigden of Winnipeg Manitoba Canada, Tom Vongbandith of Brooklyn, NY, Christian Araujo of Brooklyn, NY, William Brittain of Harrison, AR and Ab Aburawi of Woodbury, CT. Thanks once again to PopCap Games for the donation of the prizes.

Download the Plants Vs Zombies demo at Big Download

Filed under: Contests

Hint about next PopCap game revealed

by John Callaham May 21st 2009 @ 6:00PM

Casual game developer and publisher PopCap Games has been on a roll in the past year or so with a number of major sellers including Peggle Nights, Bejeweled Twist and most recently the addictive tower defense game Plants Vs Zombies. All three games have sold very well and Plants Vs Zombies was recently declared to be, " . . . the best-selling game PopCap's ever had"

So what's next for the superstar casual game company. Big Download managed to get one big hint via PopCap's PR head Garth Chouteau: "It will be a sequel to one of our best selling franchises." Hmmmm.... That's all the hint Garth would give us for the moment but we can speculate...how about a new Zuma game? Or maybe a Heavy Weapon sequel? Hopefully we won't have to wait for long.

Filed under: Downloads, Casual

Plants Vs. Zombies turning into big sales hit for PopCap

by John Callaham May 21st 2009 @ 9:00AM

Zombies are all the rage in games these days, even in casual titles like the recently released Plants Vs Zombies tower defense game from PopCap. The game has generated lots of good reviews but according to a new article on Gamasutra it's also generating high sales as well.

How high? According to a quote from PopCap's PR head Garth Chouteau, "At this very early point in its history, it's the best-selling game PopCap's ever had." And that's saying something considering PopCap has also had huge casual game sales with the Peggle and Bejeweled series. Part of the reason is that the game, while still in the casual genre, also appeals to another audience. Chouteau says, "At the moment, we'd estimate that at least half of all buyers of PvZ would fall into the 'hardcore' category." Yep, it's a true "hardcore casual' game and in this game that means big bucks all around.

Download the Plants Vs Zombies demo at Big Download

Filed under: Downloads, Casual, Strategy

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