Podcasts about PopCap Games

On the newest episode of I Hate Video Games and Never Play Them, your host tackles a game almost universally played but rarely taken seriously: Peggle, the physics puzzler that marks the apex of Popcap Games- and maybe casual games as a whole. Terminus links: Terminus on Youtube Terminus on Patreon TDMG on Substack thetrueterminus@gmail.com

TCW Podcast Episode 228 - PopCap Games   PopCap Games was initially overlooked by the larger gaming industry due to its focus on fun, well-designed, and polished casual games. Their first major hit, Bejeweled, became a consistent source of income, allowing PopCap to invest time in developing new titles. This led to the creation of Peggle, which helped solidify PopCap's reputation, particularly after developers at Valve became hooked on the game's deeper skill-based mechanics and puzzles. The success of Bejeweled and Peggle continued with their ports to the iPod and, eventually, the iPad, further expanding PopCap's popularity. This growth culminated in the release of Plants vs. Zombies, which debuted on PC before being adapted for iOS. The game's seamless touchscreen integration made it a standout app for the newly launched iPad. As the gaming industry evolved, PopCap struck a deal with EA, which acquired the company, leading to the departure of its founders over the following years.   Attack Retrieve Capture: https://alchetron.com/Attack-Retrieve-Capture Shariki Gameplay: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMwGy1fv41g Play Dimond Mine: https://www.crazygames.com/game/diamond-mine Bejeweled: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvLtaf1PFVM Palm OS - PDA Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nfg4YIoYas TCW 122 - A Casual World Part 1: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/a-casual-world-part-1/ TCW 123 - A Casual World Part 2: https://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/a-casual-world-part-2/ Zuma Deluxe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwpuOhuVnnQ Alchemy Deluxe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p902uQ_y3r4 Play Alchemy Deluxe: https://archive.org/details/alchemy-deluxe Bookworm Deluxe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FA1NSyldUQ8 The Oral History of PopCap: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwzxWLonObo Burnout 3 Takedown: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6vHTQv9JHY Peggle Deluxe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlnieE-h6k8 Peggle Extreme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAKLiepJDrM Peggle Extreme (Steam - Free): https://store.steampowered.com/app/3483/Peggle_Extreme/ Bejeweled (iPod): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7iHTM0ryWm0 Peggle (iPod): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qhWSm0zNSrk Insaniquarium Deluxe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U04weIAra20 Plants VS Zombies (PC): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XENla8M3910 Plants VS Zombies (iPad): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvopYLzwb90 PopCap Games on Internet Archive: https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22PopCap+Games%22   New episodes are on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book, published Dec 2019, is available at CRC Press and at major on-line retailers: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1     Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download: http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RoleMusic - Bacterial Love: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love    Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Rick is the CEO of GameDevTV and a video course instructor. He has a background as a game career coach, Executive Producer and Game Director at PopCap Games, and instructor at Vancouver Film School. Part 2 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky

Rick is the CEO of GameDevTV and a video course instructor. He has a background as a game career coach, Executive Producer and Game Director at PopCap Games, and instructor at Vancouver Film School. Part 1 of 2. Music by Danny Baranowsky

Welkom bij Herwaarns Verwikkeld! Dit is een variant op de Herwaarns podcast waarbij Merel en Wessel niet beginnen bij een thema, maar bij een centraal cultureel object. Van daaruit bekijken we verbanden met andere culturele objecten om een intertekstueel web te weven en daarmee het central object te onderzoeken. Je wordt ingewikkeld geprikkeld in Herwaarns Verwikkeld! Met in aflevering 4: The Last of Us. --- Wil je een object aandragen voor een Herwaarns Verwikkeld? Neem contact op. Bronnen The Last of Us. Regie: Bruce Straley en Neil Druckmann. Naughty Dog, 2013. The Last of Us. Gemaakt door: Craig Mazin en Neil Druckmann. HBO, 2023. De ontwikkeling van de zombie W. B. Seabrooks. The Magic Island. Harcourt, Brace & Company, 1929. White Zombie. Regie: Victor Halperin. 1932. Richard Matheson. I Am Legend. Gold Metal Books, 1954. Night of the Living Dead. Regie: George A. Romero. 1968. Dawn of the Dead. Regie: George A. Romero. 1978. Max Brooks. The Zombie Survival Guide. Three Rivers Press, 2003. Robert Kirkman en Tony Moore. The Walking Dead. Image Comics, 2003-2019. Shaun of the Dead. Regie: Edgar Wright. 2004. Max Brooks. World War Z. Crown, 2006. I Am Legend. Regie: Francis Lawrence. 2007. Pride & Prejudice & Zombies. John Landis. Quirk Books Philadelhia, 2009. Zombieland. Regie: Ruben Fleischer. 2009. The Walking Dead. Regie: Frank Durabont. 2010-2022. World War Z. Regie: Marc Forster. 2013. The Last of Us franchise Spellen The Last of Us. Regie: Bruce Straley en Neil Druckmann. Naughty Dog, 2013. The Last of Us: Left Behind. Regie: Bruce Straley en Neil Druckmann. Naughty Dog, 2014. The Last of Us: Remastered. Regie: Bruce Straley en Neil Druckmann. Naughty Dog, 2014. The Last of Us: Part II. Regie: Neil Druckmann, Anthony Newman en Kurt Margenau. Naughty Dog, 2020. The Last of Us: Part I. Regie: Matthew Gallant en Shaun Escayg. Naughty Dog, 2022. The Last of Us: Part II, Remastered. Regie: Neil Druckmann, Anthony Newman en Kurt Margenau. Naughty Dog, 2024. Serie The Last of Us. Gemaakt door: Craig Mazin en Neil Druckmann. HBO, 2023. Andere media The Last of Us: American Dreams. Neil Druckmann en Faith Erin Hicks. Dark Horse Comics, 2013. The Last of Us: The Board Game. Nog niet verschenen. The Last of Us: Escape the Dark. Rollenspel. Nog niet verschenen. Computerspellen Dungeons and Dragons. Wizards of the Coast. The House of the Dead. Regie: Takashi Oda. Sega, 1997. Left 4 Dead. Ontwerper: Mike Booth. Valve, 2008. Magic: the Gathering. Wizards of the Coast. Plants Vs. Zombies. Ontwerper: George Fan. Popcap Games, 2009. Resident Evil. Regie: Shinji Mikami en Tokuro Fujiwara. Capcom, 1996. Resident Evil 4. Regie: Shinji Mikami. Capcom, 2005. Resident Evil: Village. Regie: Morimata Sato. Capcom, 2021. Uncharted. Gemaakt door Amy Herrig. Naughty Dog, 2007. Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos. Regie: Frank Pearce Jr. Blizzard, 2002 Yu-Gi-Oh! Konami. Muziek Michael Jackson. Thriller. 1983. Fela Kuti. Zombie. 1976. The Cranberries. “Zombie.” 1994. No Need To Argue. Andere verwijzingen: Arcane. Gemaakt door: Christian Linke en Alex Yee. 2021. Blade Runner 2049. Regie: D. Villeneuve. 2017. Captain Fantastic. Regie en script: Matt Ross. 2016. Carter, Angela. Heroes and Villains. 1969. Penguin Classics, 2011. Cormac McCarthy. The Road. M-71, Ltd, 2006. Vintage, 2007. Errant Signal. “The Last of Us.” 22 juli 2013. https://youtu.be/bAzqDgKYfiM?si=ZjBVBI9JBf9u8hkV Fallout. Gemaakt door Graham Wagner en Geneva Robertson-Dworet. 2024. Fantastic Fungi. Regie: Louie Schwartzberg. 2019. Gaiman, Neil. American Gods. 2001. Headline Book Publishing, 2013. Mad Max. George Miller en Byron Kennedy. Oorspronkelijke film: 1979. Magnola, Mike en John Byrne. Hellboy. Dark Horse Comics, 1994-1999. Moore, Alan, Stephen Bissette en John Totleben.

Topic starts at 24:29 . This week we discuss the rise and fall of PopCap Games! You can find our Discord, Patreon, social media, and more at https://linktr.ee/retrowarriors.

In this week's episode of Press any Button, Nicky and Eric embrace peggle-ing in an episode all about Peggle 2. Peggle 2 is a casual puzzle game developed by PopCap Games and published by Electronic Arts.  The goal of Peggle 2 is to clear all 25 orange pegs from the board with 10 balls to shoot from with a cannon at the top of the screen. Press Any Button hosts Nicky (a new gamer) and Eric (a lifetime gamer) are a married couple who both love video games. For every video game they will discuss its past (history of the game, developers story, and fun facts), present (game play, game review and strategy), and future (will there be a sequel?? A movie?)  BUT WAIT THERE'S MORE… Every game also comes with a challenge presented by the host that chose the game. If the challenge is not completed then whoever failed has to do a video game rap! So if you want to learn more about video games, hear some nerdy video game raps, or just have a good time this is the podcast for you. We try to cover all types of video games including: Retro and New video games Playstation, Nintendo, Xbox, Sega, and PC games Any and all genres including RPG, Simulation, Beat em up, platforming, mystery, first person shooter, sandbox, puzzle, action adventure, etc. Follow us on  Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/pressanybutton_podcast⁠⁠ Credits: Nicky Smith Eric Luedtke Music by Mark Spurlock References: https://peggle.fandom.com/wiki/Peggle_2 https://www.factsnippet.com/site/facts-about-peggle.html https://youtu.be/QnCZs-TJkJ8?si=xkAUmgUc6HrctY7j https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggle_2 https://peggle.fandom.com/wiki/Peggle_Wiki

This week on The Exit: When Jason co-founded gaming start-up PopCap, never in his wildest dreams did he imagine exiting to EA for $650MM. The business started out as three guys creating games to sell back to the big gaming companies, but they quickly had to rethink that business model. The collapse of web games, combined with the dawn of Ecommerce in 2000, forced PopCap into selling their games online and business boomed. After 11 years, they decided to exit and found themselves at the center of a bidding war. Listen to find out why he believes the bidding war led to a successful exit for them. Jason founded PopCap Games with John Vechey and Brian Fiete in 2000, where they designed and produced games such as Bejeweled, Peggle, Zuma, and Plants vs Zombies. PopCap Games was sold to EA in 2011, and Jason is currently working on new games at Blue Wizard Digital, an indie game studio based in Comox, BC. LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jkapalka/ Twitter @JasonKapalka - https://twitter.com/jasonkapalka Website - https://bluewizard.com/ -- The Exit—Presented By Flippa: A 30-minute podcast featuring expert entrepreneurs who have been there and done it. The Exit talks to operators who have bought and sold a business. You'll learn how they did it, why they did it, and get exposure to the world of exits, a world occupied by a small few, but accessible to many. To listen to the podcast or get daily listing updates, click on flippa.com/the-exit-podcast/

Plants vs. Zombies is a 2009 tower defense video game developed and published by PopCap Games. First released for Windows and Mac OS X, the game has since been ported to consoles, handhelds, and mobile devices. In Plants vs. Zombies, the player takes the role of a homeowner in the midst of a zombie apocalypse. As a horde of zombies approaches along several parallel lanes, the player must defend the home by putting down plants, which fire projectiles at the zombies or otherwise detrimentally affect them. The player collects a currency called "sun" to buy plants. If a zombie makes it to the house on any lane, the player will lose and have to restart the level. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plants_vs._Zombies_(video_game) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Interview with Mikaela Kiner – Mikaela is a native Seattleite who spent fifteen years in HR leadership roles at companies including Microsoft, Starbucks, Amazon, PopCap Games, and Redfin. In 2015 she founded Reverb, providing flexible HR for growing companies. She is passionate about inclusive culture and published her first book Female Firebrands in 2020.

TCW Podcast Episode 123 - A Casual World Part 2   In our continued exploration of casual games we see the rise of match three in popularizing the genre.  Exemplified by games such as Klax, Columns, Bejewed, and Candy Crush.  The continued development and migration to the web further fueled the popularization of casual games.  Reaching the apex today with the help of casual games on Facebook.  That apex exemplified with the company PopCap Games.  Enjoy the casual world of games!   The Tetris God: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Alw5hs0chj0 Klax: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amH4q0TV384 Lucy and the Chocolate Factory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkQ58I53mjk Columns: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CCZ_2d_oF8Y Acccustic coupler: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bSMJQbUpL0 TCW 039 - On-Line Systems: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/on-line-systems/ TCW 040 - Sierra On-Line: http://podcast.theycreateworlds.com/e/sierra-on-line/ Space Jam Website: https://www.spacejam.com/ Castle Crashers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d0VXoJ5qyc Bejeweled : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrDsaK2qMUE Evolution of Farmville: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uyits1Q7Zk8 Candy Crush Saga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7ThVjWeiMc   New episodes on the 1st and 15th of every month!   TCW Email: feedback@theycreateworlds.com  Twitter: @tcwpodcast Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/theycreateworlds Alex's Video Game History Blog: http://videogamehistorian.wordpress.com Alex's book is available for preorder and should be released through CRC Press in December 2019: http://bit.ly/TCWBOOK1   Intro Music: Josh Woodward - Airplane Mode -  Music - "Airplane Mode" by Josh Woodward. Free download:http://joshwoodward.com/song/AirplaneMode  Outro Music: RolemMusic - Bacterial Love - http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Rolemusic/Pop_Singles_Compilation_2014/01_rolemusic_-_bacterial_love    Copyright: Attribution: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In part two we cover UX/UI, how design & technology come together, what is creativity, art vs. functionality, bridging the gap between design & development, how the design landscape has changed & a lot more. Frits Habermann is a Tech Entrepreneur, Landscape Photographer and CEO at PicMonkey. He spent 20 years at Adobe, where he co-founded Adobe InDesign and later ran the Core Technologies group. More recently, Frits served as CTO for PopCap Games and CTO/Head of Product at Lynda.com. He holds degrees in both applied mathematics and computer science from Carnegie Mellon and University of Washington. His passion is combining technology with art and using fancy words like “leveraging synergy” to explain what he’s passionate about. Most at home with a camera in the outback running from grizzly bears or melting his shoes on lava fields, he’s more frequently seen in his hoodie at PicMonkey HQ working with a talented and passionate group of creative designers and tech innovators. PicMonkey, the leading photo editing and creative design tool for both web and mobile, with millions of users a month and over 5 billion photos edited. Our mission is to provide inspiring tools and services to empower the Everyday Creative. www.picmonkey.com www.twitter.com/picmonkey www.fritshabermannphotography.com

Frits Habermann is a Tech Entrepreneur, Landscape Photographer and CEO at PicMonkey. He spent 20 years at Adobe, where he co-founded Adobe InDesign and later ran the Core Technologies group. More recently, Frits served as CTO for PopCap Games and CTO/Head of Product at Lynda.com. He holds degrees in both applied mathematics and computer science from Carnegie Mellon and University of Washington. His passion is combining technology with art and using fancy words like “leveraging synergy” to explain what he’s passionate about. Most at home with a camera in the outback running from grizzly bears or melting his shoes on lava fields, he’s more frequently seen in his hoodie at PicMonkey HQ working with a talented and passionate group of creative designers and tech innovators. PicMonkey, the leading photo editing and creative design tool for both web and mobile, with millions of users a month and over 5 billion photos edited. Our mission is to provide inspiring tools and services to empower the Everyday Creative. www.picmonkey.com www.twitter.com/picmonkey www.fritshabermannphotography.com

Popcap Games schafft mit PvZ Battle for Neighborville dass, was gar nie vorgesehen war. Wir starten ein Preview Format. Warum, weshalb, wieso? Hört euch unsere Preview zum neuen Shooter im Plants versus Zombies Universum an um alle Fragen zu beantworten! Eure Meinung, Lob, Kritik und Vorschläge gerne via Voicemail bei Anchor, per Mail an gamingpodcast.splitscreen@gmail.com oder auf Twitter unter @CastSplitscreen abliefern. Reines Lob natürlich unbedingt auch in die Bewertung bei Apple Podcasts ;). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/Splitscreen/message

Take a journey with us back to the ye olden days of 2009 when the war between casual and hardcore gamers raged. While it would take many years for the conflict to settle to a low simmer, one game seemed to unite the two sides in harmony; a tower defense game with retro roots, a sunny disposition, and a quirky sense of humor. Plants vs. Zombies catapulted developer PopCap Games to indie stardom and became their fastest selling game to date, leveraging a position in the then-curated Steam store to appeal to the hardcore crowd and its inherent lightheartedness to bring in the more casually oriented gamers. Almost ten years later, should Plants vs. Zombies be considered one of the best games of all-time?  Outro music: The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past 'Fushigina Forest' by Laura Shigihara (http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR02329) You can follow the show on Twitter: @BestGamesPeriod Or download the podcast from Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thebestgamesperiod Don't forget to sign up for Extra Life to help sick and injured kids in hospitals around the US and Canada by playing games! Support us on Patreon! - https://www.patreon.com/bestgamesperiod

Mikaela is a native Seattleite, who's spent the last 15 years in HR leadership roles at Seattle based companies. Including Microsoft, Amazon, PopCap Games and Redfin. In 2015, she founded UniquelyHR. Which provides flexible HR for fast growing companies. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hello! Welcome back to the sixth episode of our monthly podcast about games and game audio. This month we had the immense honour of sitting down with the one and only Damain Kastbauer (lostchocolatelab), pillar of the game audio community and Technical Audio Lead at PopCap Games, to discuss GDC17, the Audio Mentoring Project and Damian's new books. If you aren't already, you can follow Damian on Twitter at: @lostlab You can watch the VIDEO of the podcast here! Hosted by: Derek Brown - @subwoofersubBarney Oram - @BarneyOram1 Follow Soundbytes on Twitter: @soundbytes_p Links to things we mentioned: Game Developers Conference (GDC) The Audio Mentoring Project The Game Audio Podcast Damian's Books - Game Audio: Tales of a Technical Sound Designer  

In which we deal with two awesomely fun low resolution games. Crazy Dave (intro), Watery Graves (fast) and Zombies on Your Lawn by Laura Shigihara from Plants Vs. Zombies by PopCap Games; Police Headquarters, I Will be There (ft Louiza Sofianopoulou) by Nikolas Sideris from Resonance by XII Games, published by Wadjet Eye Games.

Empowering Millennials to make their voices heard is the passion of 23 year-old Chelsea Krost, entrepreneur, radio and TV talk show host, writer, Executive Producer and certified health coach. Chelsea has appeared on Anderson with Anderson Cooper, Wendy Williams, The Today Show, The Tyra Banks Show, Bloomberg News, Good Day New York, and several other top media outlets. Chelsea is the millennial correspondent for Answers.com, Galtime.com and PattiKnows.com. In addition, Chelsea is a contributor with Cosmopolitan, Seventeen and Self Magazine. Chelsea is currently launching her first startup company Mpluse. Mpulse is an app created by Millennials for Millennials that revolutionizes the way an entire generation consumes news. Mpluse will break down headlines and social issues facing our generation in a way relatable to Millennials as well as provide resources and insight on how to be proactive. This will be accomplished via the Mpluse app with a website as a secondary platform.   The Chelsea Krost Show made its television debut in March of 2013. The show provided a platform for today’s hot topics, trends and issues that affect Millennials. Studio City is currently shopping The Chelsea Krost Show for national syndication. The Chelsea Krost Show - radio show offers a compelling, informative and balanced view through a rotating panel of young adults, guest celebrities and experts: now on BlogTalkRadio For the past three years, Chelsea has served as the Millennial spokesperson for U by Kotex.  In addition, Chelsea has been a brand ambassador/spokesperson for such notable and diverse brands as Intel, Resume Bear, Mastercard, BCBG, Popcap Games and Kyocera.

Jay Van Beveren, Community Marketing Manager at PopCap Games, returns to the podcast this week. After discussing life in Seattle, we spend the majority of the conversation discussing his role at PopCap and his love of Bejeweled Blitz. I learn about the dedication and passion of the Bejeweled community, along with the culture inside of PopCap Games. It sounds like a magical place. We also discuss X-Men: Days of Future Past at the end of the recording - spoilers ahead on that one. Enjoy! You can follow Jay on Twitter @skittlesdfw, hear him on Remember When at filmtangent.com, and keep up with Bejeweled Blitz on Facebook. Run Time - 47:50 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

Miss Bren returns to Mail Order Zombie in Episode 191!  She joins Brother D for the voicemails and emails that have been building up since her absence last week, but before we get to the Feedback Discussion, we have some movie reviews to work through.  Brother D considers placing the blame for his zombie movie addiction on Uncle Romero when he takes a look at 2012's Blaming George Romero (dir. Robert Lise), and MOZ Family Members Silent Death and Need-a-Nickname Scott submit separate reviews of Milla Jovovich's latest go-round with the Umbrella Corporation in Resident Evil: Retribution (dir. Paul W. S. Anderson).  The winners of the Strippers vs. Werewolves Blu-ray contest are announced, Brother D runs out of breath talking about several upcoming zombie-centric (and werewolf-centric?) events happening in the next few weeks, Scott drops the latest and greatest in zombie news, somebody special celebrates a special anniversary, and we have an interview with editor James Beach and author William F. Nolan. INTRO (00:00) ZOMBIE BEAT (04:49) SILENT DEATH ON RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION (17:23) BLAMING GEORGE ROMERO (19:97) NaNN SCOTT ON RESIDENT EVIL: RETRIBUTION (32:06) FEEDBACK (43:47) WILLIAM F. NOLAN & JAMES BEACH (1:49:17) Mail Order Zombie Facebook Group - http://tinyurl.com/facebookmozMail Order Zombie Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/mailorderzombieEmail us at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com or call us at 206-202-2505!   Dark Discoveries magazine - http://www.darkdiscoveries.com/  Cheyenne Zombie Fest - http://www.facebook.com/CheyenneZombieFest Tacoma Zombie Festival and Preparedness Expo 2012 - http://www.facebook.com/TacomaZombieFest Grindhouse Theater presents The Return of the Living Dead - http://www.facebook.com/events/364373076971770/ Howl Con - http://www.howlcon.com/ Zompire vs The H.P. Lovecraft Film Festival - http://zompire.com/   Franklin County Pennsylvania zombie attack drill - http://www.franklindes.us/Zombies.aspxZombies used as a training tool at counter terror event - http://www.armytimes.com/news/2012/09/army-zombies-in-disaster-training-091912wAMC and American Red Cross announce American Red Cross Zombie Blood Drive - http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/170081-the-walking-deads-fourth-season-is-secure-series-partners-with-american-red-crossThe American Dental Association teams up with PopCap Games to Stop Zombie Mouth - http://www.stopzombiemouth.com/Dead Island: Riptide trailer - http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/ingame/new-dead-island-trailer-wants-make-you-cry-1B5950437Zombie Safari at Odyssey Fun World - http://tinleypark.patch.com/articles/business-comings-goings-zombie-attacks-coming-to-tinley-park3(Some production music produced by Kevin MacLeod.)

The line between zombie and vampire wears thin on Episode 189 of Mail Order Zombie when Brother D takes a look at movies like The Living Dead Girl (dir. Jean Rollin) and The Velvet Vampire (dir. Stephanie Rothman).  Don't worry - while Mail Order Vampire may make a return appearance at some point, Brother D isn't going all bloodsucker on the MOZ Family; the review of The Velvet Vampire is part of this week's Palette Cleanser along with the second half of the review of The Collective, Vol. 4.  On the straight-up zombie front, D reviews Zombie A-Hole (dir. Dustin Mills), and he's joined by Miss Bren, Need-a-Nickname Scott, (Missing-a-Moniker) Tracey and other members of the Mail Order Zombie Family to talk about ParaNorman (dir. Chris Butler, Sam Fell).  The Feedback Discussion is at the end of the episode, and the Zombie Beat is at the beginning of the episode after a rambling show introduction in which Brother D announces a contest, talks briefly about an upcoming comic book convention, talks about the Facebook page, and sends a special shout-out to any podcasters based in the Pacific Northwest.INTRO (00:00) ZOMBIE BEAT (09:07) THE LIVING DEAD GIRL (23:39) THE COLLECTIVE, VOL. 4 (33:35) THE VELVET VAMPIRE (47:21) ZOMBIE A-HOLE (59:02) PARANORMAN (1:14:08) FEEDBACK (1:39:42)Mail Order Zombie Facebook Group - http://tinyurl.com/facebookmozMail Order Zombie Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/mailorderzombieEmail us at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com or call us at 206-202-2505!ParaNorman sneak preview from Comic Con 2012 - http://youtu.be/peuS6UlIJ4gJABB pictures - http://www.jabbpictures.com/Cheezy Flicks - http://www.cheezyflicks.comRose City Comic Con - http://www.rosecitycomiccon.comFamily Movie Night podcast - http://blog.fmnpodcast.com/Like the Mail Order Zombie Facebook Page - http://www.facebook.com/MailOrderZombieA. Zombie running for President - http://www.azombieforpresident.com/PopCap Games press release for Plants vs. Zombies 2 - http://popcap.mediaroom.com/index.php?s=30836&item=131932George Fan, creator of Plants vs. Zombies, laid off - http://www.1up.com/do/blogEntry?bId=9112821Zombies plus Shakespeare = Hamlet Z - http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/news/169261-now-its-shakespeare-and-zombies-that-collide-in-hamlet-zHamlet Z official website - http://hamletz.com/John Dies at the End gets pickup up - http://io9.com/john-dies-at-the-end/Zombies in Muncie, Indiana - http://www.thestarpress.com/article/20120824/NEWS01/308240005/Walk-amongst-Zombies-ARF-Second-Harvest(Some production music produced by Kevin MacLeod.)

Recorded on August 28, 2012 with Brian Fife, James Fingal and Thomas Westberg. The group tries to avoid talking about Farmville-type games unsuccessfully, and eventually pulls the focus around to the new wave of F2P games, converted MMOs like DDO, free to play monetization models, the “whales” that support them, and the impact these models have on gameplay and experience. Tom argues that future MMOs must be free to play, and unless Blizzard has another rabbit in their hat WoW is likely to be the last smash-hit subscription-supported MMO. Brian sings the praises of World of Tanks as an ‘almost perfect’ free to play design. The group wraps up with some discussion on the major technology platforms, PC, iOS, Android, Xbox, PS3 and how they support F2P. Links to referenced items: Starship Artemis, PAX Prime, Free to Play, Smurfs Village, Zynga’s Quest for Big-Spending Whales, Zynga, Claw Games, Cow Clicker, Popcap Games, Lord of Ultima, Pox Nora, League of Legends, World of Tanks, Tribes: Ascension, Team Fortress Two, Lord of the Rings Online, Dungeons and Dragons Online, Airmech, World of Warcraft, Harry Potter, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Magic: The Gathering, Evony, Street Fighter, Guild Wars, Diablo 3, Downloadable Content, Dungeon Defenders, Assassin’s Creed, Braid, Fez, Counter Strike, EA ‘allplay’ mode, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Journey - Collector Edition, Skyrim, Pong.

This interview is with Garth Chouteau who oversees all surveys and research related to the health benefits of video games at PopCap Games. A casual game is one which is easy to learn, does not take much time to play, yet occupies enough attention to distract one from day to day ruminations. Previous casual game research we have spoken … Read more about this episode...

Jeff Green has had a lengthy career in the video game industry. Now he's the Director of Editorial and Social Media for PopCap Games - very impressive stuff. We talk about his work at PopCap, his nearly 20 years at Ziff Davis Media (from associate editor to Editor in Chief) and the continued popularity of GFW Radio, and we sprinkle in a lot of conversation about social media including the implict value of social media to mutli-million dollar companies and what it's like when your phone explodes with messages after a company like EA buys a company like PopCap. Enjoy. Follow Jeff on Twitter at @Greenspeak and be sure to check out the PopCast on iTunes. Run Time - 1:05:51 Send your feedback to feedback@justtalkingpodcast.com.

Nuevo episodio del NiubieCast, en esta ocasión hablamos de la compra de PopCap Games por Electronic Arts, el rumor de que Windows 8 podrá correr juegos de Xbox 360 y de cómo Halo "perdió el rumbo".

This time, David and Eji discuss thoughts about the Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta, looking back at Sonic then and now, comparing movie premieres and game premieres, and some of EA's recent announcments regarding Origin and PopCap Games.(note: yes there was a little technical difficulty in the middle with echoing, but we figured it out halfway through, sorry for the mess-up!)The hosts this week:Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone)Some supplemental reading:http://kotaku.com/5820553/electronic-arts-buys-maker-of-bejeweled-and-plants-vs-zombieshttp://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/03/ea-takes-on-steam-with-origin-the-only-place-to-download-the-ol/ Comments/Suggestions/Questions email us at nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com and we'll read it on the air!Please subscribe or follow us if you like us! Subscribe to us direct on iTunes!RSS Feed MP3 Download Link

I’m going to make this simple for everyone!  We have an interview with Mr. Scott from PopCap Games about Bejeweled Blitz Live!  Do I need to say more?

You may not know this, but the Dead Workers Party is totally still in beta.That’s the reason why we frequently crash, and we occasionally act up. Let’s face it; we’re certainly not feature complete.Eric’s memory utilization is awful. Wes has some wicked terrible logic loops. Spencer makes this really weird screeching sound output that we can’t figure out how to fix, even though he insists that’s the normal sound he makes while talking. And Brent… well, Brent killed seven people last week. That certainly wasn’t in the design docs.To show our appreciation for sticking with us through these troubled times, we’re pleased to announce that all beta testers will receive 10% off when they purchase the release version. Unless of course the beta version of Brent kills all of them. We’re not liable for that, by the way. READ THE EULA, PEOPLE!This week we talked about beta testing. Oh, and did you hear what happened at GOG? What a bunch of crap! Oh yeah, and we talked about Minecraft in the first of what promises to be THOUSANDS of hours of talking about Minecraft. [GAME] Minecraft[GAME] Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale[ARTICLE] What’s Happening With Good Old Games?[VIDEO] Office tour of PopCap Games[VIDEO] TF2Ware (Team Fortress 2 Wario Ware Mod)Episode graphic by BETA NSA MSC RTM from BETA ROK 75

The Dead Matter finally hits the shelves July 30, 2010, and the director Edward Douglas drops by for an interview to talk about his movie, his experiences scoring The Rage, working with Wizards of the Coast, his musical career with Midnight Syndicate . . . and Ian Thorne.  Also this week, Brother D takes a look at the 2009-/2010 Australian movie The Outbreak (also known as Dreamtime's Over or Prey).  This is the final week for the Undead Karaoke Zombie Aptitude Test, or ZAT; the deadline is August 2, 2010.  We'll announce the winner of the Sal Lizard signed photo and the DVD of Hillbilly Bob Zombie, which is how we start the Feedback Discussion with Miss Bren.  And check out this week's Zombie Beat with Need-a-Nickname Scott - he's got some news about The Walking Dead!Mail Order Zombie forums - http://tinyurl.com/mozforum/Email us at MailOrderZombie@gmail.com or call us at 206-202-2505!Vote for us at Podcast Alley at http://tinyurl.com/mozvote/Mail Order Zombie Wikia - http://mailorderzombie.wikia.com/The Outback, aka Prey - http://www.prey-thefilm.com/The Dead Matter - http://www.thedeadmatter.com/Midnight Syndicate - http://www.midnightsyndicate.com/No more Thriller for PopCap Games - http://multiplayerblog.mtv.com/2010/07/27/michael-jackson-estate-forces-plants-vs-zombies-update/Gangsta Zombies at GameStop - http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/29615/GameStop_Jolt_Continue_Facebook_Game_Push_With_Gangsta_Zombies.php/Dead Rising 2 wanted Disneyland? - http://kotaku.com/5594016/dead-rising-2s-original-setting-was-a-zombie-disneyland/Dead Rising 2: Case Zero release date - http://www.joystiq.com/2010/07/22/dead-rising-2-case-zero-infects-xbox-360-august-31/The Walking Dead at Comic-Con with video - http://blogs.amctv.com/the-walking-dead/2010/07/the-walking-dead-comic-con-panel.php/Andrew Lincoln consults with Simon Pegg - http://www.digitalspy.com/ustv/news/a250565/lincoln-pegg-taught-me-about-zombies.html/Brat Pitt in World War Z - http://www.examiner.com/x-25605-Longmont-Zombie-Examiner~y2010m7d24-Brad-Pitt-confirms-he-will-star-in-World-War-Z/Captain Jack Sparrow battling zombies? - http://www.insidethemagic.net/2010/07/pirates-of-the-caribbean-4-on-stranger-tides-teaser-video-from-san-diego-comic-con-2010/(Various production music produced by Kevin MacLeod and Midnight Syndicate)