PopCap Games is an online gaming developer and publisher, based in Seattle, Washington, United States. PopCap Games was founded in 2000 by John Vechey, Brian Fiete and Jason Kapalka, it currently employs just under 100 people. ^[1] Most of Popcap's games can be played in a limited form for free, either online or as a trial download, with the full version available for a fee. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A public company usually refers to a company which is permitted to offer its securities (stock, bonds, etc. ... For the tax agency in the United Kingdom of the same name, see HM Revenue and Customs. ... Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), also known as operating income and operating profit, is a term used to describe a companys earnings. ... Net income is equal to the income that a firm has after subtracting costs and expenses from the total revenue. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... Online games refer to video games that are played over some form of computer network, most commonly the Internet. ... A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... A publisher is a person or entity which engages in the act of publishing. ... “Seattle” redirects here. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

PopCap’s games have been downloaded more than 150 million times,^{[citation needed]} and its flagship title Bejeweled has sold more than 5 million units across all major platforms. PopCap games are available for Web, PC and Mac, Xbox, Xbox 360, cell-phones, PDAs, and other mobile devices. PopCap also runs a developer program to provide an opportunity for independent game developers to create and spread their games. Bejeweled (or Diamond Mine) is a popular puzzle game first developed as a browser game by PopCap Games in 2001. ...

History

PopCap Games was originally founded by John Vechey, Brian Fiete and Jason Kapalka in 2000. They wanted to create games, firstly by learning from other Internet gaming sites. Their first game was Bejeweled, a huge-hit gem-swapping game, supported on all major platforms and it was awarded by Computer Gaming World Hall Of Fame in 2002. Bejeweled (or Diamond Mine) is a popular puzzle game first developed as a browser game by PopCap Games in 2001. ...

The company expanded in 2005 with the acquisition of Sprout Games, a Seattle-based casual games developer company like PopCap Games. Sprout Games is the creator of the game Feeding Frenzy. The Sprout team subsiquently moved to Seattle and helped PopCap to make a sequel to the hit game, Feeding Frenzy 2. City nickname Emerald City City bird Great Blue Heron City flower Dahlia City mottos The City of Flowers The City of Goodwill City song Seattle, the Peerless City Mayor Greg Nickels County King County Area   - Total   - Land   - Water   - % water 369. ... Feeding frenzy is an ecological term used to describe a situation where oversaturation of a supply of food leads to rapid feeding by predatory animals. ... Screenshot from Feeding Frenzy 2 Feeding Frenzy 2: Shipwreck Showdown is an arcade style game. ...

On August 22, 2006, it was announced on Valve software's steampowered Web site that PopCap Games had entered into an agreement with Valve software to deliver PopCap's games via Valve's Steam content delivery system. Beginning on August 30, 2006, 17 of PopCap's products became available via Steam. In keeping with PopCap tradition, each PopCap game offered via Steam is available for a free trial period as well as for purchase. ^[2] is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Valve Software is a Bellevue, Washington-based video game developer made famous by its first product, Half-Life, which was released in November 1998. ... Steam is a digital distribution, digital rights management, multiplayer and communications platform developed by Valve Corporation. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year (243rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

PopCap began another round of expansion in July 2007 by buying other casual game developers including the creators of an online consumer portal, SpinTop Games.^[3] Just a week beforehand the company acquired the Chicago-based development house Retro64 which is best known for their retro-arcade action and puzzle titles. ^[4] Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

After these acquisitions in 2007, the PopCap Games Logo was rebranded, dropping the "Games" portion.

Games

PopCap Games are best described as simple, but addictive; game tutorials often take up a single screen with usually just two to three rules displayed. Many games display additional rules as the player progresses in the game, such as information about bonus items. The games each feature unique design and story/concept.

Most games run both with or without hardware acceleration, are usually controllable with the mouse, and often feature various game modes based on the same concept (although in many cases, this is just the introduction of a time limit).

Games published and/or developed

• Alchemy
• AstroPop
• Atomica
• Bejeweled
• Bejeweled 2
• Big Money
• Bonnie's Bookstore
• Bookworm
• Bookworm Adventures
• Chuzzle
• Dynomite
• Feeding Frenzy
• Feeding Frenzy 2
• Hammer Heads
• Heavy Weapon
• Iggle Pop
• Insaniquarium
• Mummy Maze
• NingPo Mahjong
• Noah's Ark
• Peggle
• Pixelus
• Pizza Frenzy
• Psychobabble
• Rocket Mania
• Seven Seas
• Talismania
• TipTop
• Typer Shark
• Venice
• Word Harmony
• WordStalk (no longer supported)
• Zuma

A screenshot from Alchemy. ... AstroPop is a real-time computer puzzle game developed by PopCap Games. ... Bejeweled (or Diamond Mine) is a popular puzzle game first developed as a browser game by PopCap Games in 2001. ... Bejeweled (or Diamond Mine) is a popular puzzle game first developed as a browser-based game by PopCap Games in 2001. ... Big Money is a computer puzzle game created by PopCap Games. ... Bonnies Bookstore is a word-forming computer puzzle game developed by New Crayon Games and published by PopCap Games. ... Bookworm (or Bespelled) is a word-forming computer puzzle game by PopCap Games. ... Bookworm Adventures is a follow-up to the word-forming computer puzzle game Bookworm from PopCap Games. ... Screenshot from Chuzzle Chuzzle is a computer puzzle game created by Raptisoft Games and published by PopCap Games. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Screenshot from Feeding Frenzy Feeding Frenzy is an arcade-style aquatic game written by Sprout Games and distributed or published by PopCap Games. ... Screenshot from Feeding Frenzy 2 Feeding Frenzy 2: Shipwreck Showdown is an arcade style game. ... Hammer Heads is an action arcade game similar to Whac-A-Mole. ... Screenshot from Heavy Weapon Heavy Weapon is a side-scrolling shooting game developed by PopCap Games and released in 2005. ... Insaniquarium is a computer game in which players strive to keep virtual fish alive, collect coins and other precious objects, and gather upgrades, all while defending their peaceful fishtank against vicious fish-eating aliens. ... Noahs Ark is a game by PopCap Games where the object is to clear as many animals as you can, two-by-two, from the screen. ... // Peggle is a Windows downloadable game from Big Fish Games. ... Pixelus is a 2005 puzzle game released for the PC. A deluxe version was released later in the year. ... Screenshot from Pizza Frenzy Pizza Frenzy is an arcade-style pizza delivery game written by Sprout Games and distributed by PopCap Games. ... Screenshot from Rocket Mania Rocket Mania is a puzzle game by Nuclide Games, published by PopCap Games. ... Talismania is a puzzle game developed jointly by RocketJump Games and PopCap Games, and published by GameHouse. ... TipTop is a titles-matching computer puzzle game created by ASAP Games and published by PopCap Games. ... Typer Shark is a game that helps your typing skills. ... Venice is a Microsoft Windows-based action puzzle game set in an abstract representation of Venice, Italy developed by Retro64 Games and published by PopCap Games. ... Zuma screenshot Zuma is a fast-paced puzzle game developed by PopCap Games. ...

Awards

According to the official company website, PopCap games has won at least 19 industry awards, including Computer Gaming World Hall of Fame status for Bejeweled. Computer Gaming World Computer Gaming World (CGW) is the oldest video game publication still in continuous circulation. ... Walhalla temple, Germany A hall of fame (sometimes HOF) is a type of museum established for any a field of endeavour to honour individuals of noteworthy achievement in that field. ...

Music

Games generally use tracker music as soundtracks, often written by Future Crew members Jonne Valtonen and Peter Hajba. Two exceptions are Talismania, which featured an ethnically Greek soundtrack with a modern twist, and Peggle, which featured an easy listening soundtrack (as well as a choral rendition of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony), both by Somatone Productions. ModPlug Tracker in Fast Tracker 2 colors mode Tracker is the generic term for a class of software music sequencers which, in their purest form, allow the user to arrange sound samples stepwise on a timeline across several monophonic channels. ... Artwork from their popular demo, Second Reality. ... Jonne Valtonen, a. ... Peter Hajba (born December 15, 1974) also known by his demoscene nickname Skaven, is a Finnish musician and graphic artist. ... Chorus may refer to: // choir, a vocal ensemble Greek chorus refrain or chorus of a song, pre-chorus may refer to bridge (music) strophic form or chorus form, in music arrangement chorus effect, the perception of similar sounds from multiple sources as a single, richer sound; signal processors design to... Composer Ludwig van Beethoven The Symphony No. ...

References

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See also

• PopCap Framework
• Glu

PopCap Framework or SexyApp Framework is the name of a computer game development kit for C++, released by PopCap. ... Glu Mobile (formerly Sorrent, Inc. ...

External links

• PopCap Games - Developer Center