1. We have some awesome news coming up for you today! First up; EA buys PopCap for $750 million! “PopCap's great studio talent and powerful IP add to EA's momentum and accelerate our drive towards a $1 billion digital business.” says EA CEO John Riccitiello in an interview. EA has promised to bring some PopCap favorites like Plants vs. Zombies and Bejeweled to new heights. What do you think about this deal? Do you think it was a good decision for EA to buy PopCap? Post your opinion in the comments! (For more information, read the full article)
2. In other EA news, they are going to be shutting down online multiplayer for a number of games including: Army of Two, Skate, Battlefield 2, and Madden NFL 10. The switch off will occur between August 11th and October 1st. For the full list of games, click here.
3. Now in other PopCap news, after the success of Civilization on Facebook, PopCap has announced it will be putting it’s most famous games Plants vs. Zombies and Peggle on the social networking site! Like I said above in the EA and PopCop joining, EA will be bringing PopCap’s games to new heights, and this is the start of it. What do you think? Would you play PvZ and Peggle on Facebook? Post your opinion in the comments! (For more information, read the full article)
2. In other EA news, they are going to be shutting down online multiplayer for a number of games including: Army of Two, Skate, Battlefield 2, and Madden NFL 10. The switch off will occur between August 11th and October 1st. For the full list of games, click here.
3. Now in other PopCap news, after the success of Civilization on Facebook, PopCap has announced it will be putting it’s most famous games Plants vs. Zombies and Peggle on the social networking site! Like I said above in the EA and PopCop joining, EA will be bringing PopCap’s games to new heights, and this is the start of it. What do you think? Would you play PvZ and Peggle on Facebook? Post your opinion in the comments! (For more information, read the full article)
4. Sony has announced its plans to spend $20 million in the next three years to produce more PSN games. Games including a port of the PC game Eufloria, a game called Payday: The Heist, and Okabu. The $20 million will be distributed to fund Indie game companies as well as first party companies. Do you think it is good of Sony to spend $20 million on new PSN games, or do you think it should be saved to improve feature length games? Post your opinion in the comments. (For more information, read the full article)
1) Really The only PopCap Game I Know is PvZ. And If they made a Sequel That Would be a Pretty Cool thing. But I Really Don't know about Bigger Companies eating Smaller ones.
ReplyDelete2) Well I Don't Play too much Multiplayer And I Don't Have Any of these games.
3) I Guess If they Post Games Like that on Facebook Ppl Who Didn't know about the games Before Will now. And I Guess It's a Way of Making Money for them.
4) Too Bad I Don't Have a PS3