Mendon Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 (edited) "Electronic Arts said today it has reached an agreement to acquire Popcap Games, makers of Peggle and Plants vs. Zombies. The deal will cost EA $750 million total." THE REST OF THE STORY Sigh....... Mendon Edited July 13, 2011 by Mendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ventrra Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Alas, poor Popcap! I knew them, gamers; fellows of infinite fun, of most excellent fancy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 EA is forcing their client unto people. I love Steam and refuse to use their crap. EA also uses online pass. This is brutal news cause I'm a popcap fan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Nice to see the owners of PopCap games reach the American dream. They grew their brand enough to be bought out by a huge corporation. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iswitt Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Future Plants versus Zombies games will be dead to me before they are even announced. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Does EA ever make money off these deals? Or does EA have so much money that it has become a gigantic sentient creature that just wants to devour every game company it can without caring about profits? It would explain a lot if EA isn't a company and is instead a monster that must feed to live. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Soldier Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Look for rehashed games with updated rosters that you can purchase every year. Lets hope that EA leaves them somewhat independent so they can continue making great games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Unfortunately that'll be less profitable than milking it every year, so I won't hold my breath on that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8littlefield Posted July 13, 2011 Share Posted July 13, 2011 Yay! I was hoping EA would be the winner of the bidding war. Popcap makes great games, but unfortunately they are very PC/iPod focused - the DS/360 versions of Plants vs Zombies took forever and the distribution of Bookworm and Peggle DS were pretty terrible too (at least initially). Zuma on the 360 feels like a quick port as it doesn't even fill the screen well in HD. EA behind them will hopefully speed that up and improve their ports. I'd love to get 360/DS/PSP ports of the Bookworm Adventure games - and the PSP never got Plants vs Zombies. EA has improved over the years, they are much better than seeing Popcap go to Zynga who was one of the other bidders. And EA isn't the only one guilty of the sequel thing - think of how many versions of Bejeweled Popcap has put out... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimerians Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Yay! I was hoping EA would be the winner of the bidding war. Popcap makes great games, but unfortunately they are very PC/iPod focused - the DS/360 versions of Plants vs Zombies took forever and the distribution of Bookworm and Peggle DS were pretty terrible too (at least initially). Zuma on the 360 feels like a quick port as it doesn't even fill the screen well in HD. EA behind them will hopefully speed that up and improve their ports. I'd love to get 360/DS/PSP ports of the Bookworm Adventure games - and the PSP never got Plants vs Zombies. EA has improved over the years, they are much better than seeing Popcap go to Zynga who was one of the other bidders. And EA isn't the only one guilty of the sequel thing - think of how many versions of Bejeweled Popcap has put out... Don't even get me started about EA. I am against any and all forms of censorship in videogames. Or should I say stripping ones creative control over a game? They have killed so many devs and games I've lost count. Not to mention DRM. A small sample of this: http://grumpygamer.com/1547879 I'm not going to change your mind. If you love them. Good for you. Hope you get PvZ on your PSP someday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 EA is a disease. AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted July 14, 2011 Share Posted July 14, 2011 Uh, at least it wasn't Activision? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendon Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 Uh, at least it wasn't Activision? I don't know..... Call of Peggle sounds fun and they would have an all new line-up of Zombies for Zombie Mode. Mendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Necron99 Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 EA is a disease. AX While I hate EA for many reasons, I have to admit, the last few years they seem to have come to some form of an understanding about how the developers want things done. They still are buying out these guys but for the most part they are leaving them to their own devices. This may all be leading up to this "origin" thing though. They need titles for it. and god knows most of what they have could easily be forgotten. I wouldn't be surprised to hear that EA will leave Pop Cap alone to do their business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 EA is a disease. AX While I hate EA for many reasons, I have to admit, the last few years they seem to have come to some form of an understanding about how the developers want things done. They still are buying out these guys but for the most part they are leaving them to their own devices. This may all be leading up to this "origin" thing though. They need titles for it. and god knows most of what they have could easily be forgotten. I wouldn't be surprised to hear that EA will leave Pop Cap alone to do their business. At the same time, Dragon Age II was where that franchise started going down hill - which is when EA got it's hands on it and essentially forced the developer to rush it out the door ASAP to capitalize on the popularity of origins. And despite the outcry, Dragon Age 3 is being rushed in the same manner. They aren't activision, but just because something isn't a devil, it doesn't mean it's an angel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jess Ragan Posted July 17, 2011 Share Posted July 17, 2011 They aren't activision, but just because something isn't a devil, it doesn't mean it's an angel. And the same could be said for PopCap, which built its foundation on "borrowing" other developers' ideas. Zuma is Puzz Loop/Magnetica, while Pixelus is Guru Logic Champ with a Greek makeover. They only started making original games fairly recently, so I would hesitate to deify them or mourn their perceived loss. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr3vor Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 And the same could be said for PopCap, which built its foundation on "borrowing" other developers' ideas. Zuma is Puzz Loop/Magnetica, while Pixelus is Guru Logic Champ with a Greek makeover. They only started making original games fairly recently, so I would hesitate to deify them or mourn their perceived loss. We've all seen a lot of crappy rip-off clone games, but that company did a better job than most. They made fun, high quality rip-off clone games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloodreptile Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Madden versus zombies 2012 anyone? What about Dead space versus plants? I do not know why people are being so hard on EA after all they have given us so many great games like Madden 93 to 2011.... and err err... Dead space and .... inferno and Burnout paradise? Okay only kidding EA you suck a** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D. Head Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Does EA ever make money off these deals? Or does EA have so much money that it has become a gigantic sentient creature that just wants to devour every game company it can without caring about profits? It would explain a lot if EA isn't a company and is instead a monster that must feed to live. I wish it would worry less about feeding, and more about wiping after it $#!Ts on the consumer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted July 25, 2011 Share Posted July 25, 2011 Sigh, well, Rest in peace Pop Cap, we knew you well Funny6 thing is, they reason Pop cap did well was because they didn't have all the DRM Bullshit that EA's going to tack on, and then wonder why it won't sell for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendon Posted July 26, 2011 Author Share Posted July 26, 2011 Sigh, well, Rest in peace Pop Cap, we knew you well Funny6 thing is, they reason Pop cap did well was because they didn't have all the DRM Bullshit that EA's going to tack on, and then wonder why it won't sell for them. I can also see you paying to unlock additional zombie and plant characters at 99 cents each with a Backyard Add-on Map for $5.... Mendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted July 26, 2011 Share Posted July 26, 2011 ..And nothing of value was lost. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendon Posted July 27, 2011 Author Share Posted July 27, 2011 (edited) "A lot of it was about rediscovering, for us, that EA actually cared about games. That was an eye-opener for me; I mean I know John Riccitiello's been saying it for a long time, but I've heard that sort of thing before. Just because a CEO is saying it doesn't make it so. But then you walk through the halls of EA and see people who are genuinely excited about games. - PopCap CEO Dave Roberts" Huh????? That must be some powerful South America smoke, Mr. Roberts! Mendon Edited July 27, 2011 by Mendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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