Plants vs. Zombies 2 teaser trailer reveals July release

PopCap knows that the world is aching for a new Plants vs. Zombies. It is almost ready to deliver.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: Supercell raises $130M, BioShock Infinite tops March sales, and more …

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

Plants vs. Zombies shuffles to Facebook; sequel due in summer

Plants vs. Zombies Adventures mixes up the franchise's core gameplay with new items, mechanics, and social features.

Celebrate Valentine’s Day the gaming way

Happy Valentine's Day! Developers around the world are joining in the celebration with their own game-related cards. Why not give one to the gamer in your life?

12 of the best games for your new mobile device

Those gifted with new mobile devices this holiday season have a world of fun awaiting their fingertips -- maybe too much fun.

PopCap’s treat (no trick): Free Plants vs. Zombies codes for Halloween

As part of its Stop Zombie Mouth campaign to promote oral hygiene, PopCap is allowing people to hand out free codes for Plants vs. Zombies to candy seekers on Halloween.

Startup puts gamers to work raising money for charity

Game It Forward has developed a model that will allow players to donate to their favorite charities just by playing a game.

Go to the dentist to get free Plants vs. Zombies trading cards and codes for the game

A new partnership between PopCap and the American Dental Associaiton enlists the stars of Plants vs. Zombies to raise dental-health awareness.

GamesBeat weekly roundup: OnLive, layoffs, and how spoilers influence buying decisions

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best video game stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

GamesBeat Weekly Roundup

If you follow VentureBeat but don’t regularly check our GamesBeat site, here’s a list of the best games stories we ran over the last seven days that you may have missed.

PAX East 2012: New business model changes development of PopCap Games (UPDATED)

GamesBeat sat down with PopCap's director of social media at PAX East to talk about how monetization will affect the studio's future. It may deeply alter two of the developer's biggest titles.

Google creating its own social game using Google Maps

Watch out, Facebook. Google is making its own game for Google+ … and it involves maps.

Yesterday, the company released a video of the new game, which takes advantage of its Google Maps product. The video shows a cube …

How Zynga grew from gaming outcast to $9 billion social game powerhouse

Update: This article is now available as a 63-page e-book on Amazon’s Kindle bookstore.

Zynga has turned the video game world upside down in its short five-year history. As it’s poised on the verge of a massive initial public offering, …

PopCap splits mobile Bejeweled Blitz into separate products to embrace freemium model

PopCap is moving to unbundle two different mobile branches of its incredibly popular gem-matching game franchise Bejeweled, splitting the quick-to-play Bejeweled Blitz into a free download separate from the more freeform core game, which will remain pay-to-play.

It shows that, …

With EA’s The Sims Social, has Zynga met its match? (hands on)

The Sims, a life simulation game, is one of Electronic Arts’ most successful franchises. The company has sold more than 140 million copies of the game and its sequels and expansion packs and has generated around $3 billion in revenue …

Venture capitalist Tim Chang describes the white-hot landscape of game investments

The emerging landscape of games is attracting a lot of money, thanks in part to excitement about Zynga’s upcoming initial public offering and some recent acquisitions such as Electronic Arts’ $750 million purchase of PopCap Games. Tim Chang, a partner …

Electronic Arts buys PopCap for $750M

Supergiant video game publisher Electronic Arts has acquired casual game maker PopCap for $650 million in cash and $100 million in stock. The deal includes a multi-year earn out bonus, but there were no details released about it.

PopCap is …