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PopCap Games, Inc.
Formerly
Sexy Action Cool (2000)
Company type
Subsidiary
Industry
Video games
Founded
2000; 24 years ago (2000)
Founders
John Vechey
Brian Fiete
Jason Kapalka
Headquarters
Seattle, Washington
,
United States
Key people
Matt Nutt (general manager)[1]
Products
List of games
Number of employees
~400[2] (2010)
Parent
Electronic Arts (2011–present)
Divisions
PopCap Seattle
PopCap Vancouver
PopCap Shanghai
PopCap Hyderabad
Website
ea.com/ea-studios/popcap
PopCap Games, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Seattle, and a subsidiary of Electronic Arts.[3] The company was founded in 2000 by John Vechey, Brian Fiete and Jason Kapalka.
Originally founded under the name "Sexy Action Cool", their first title was a strip poker game that served as a revenue stream for future titles.[4] PopCap has developed several games for computers, consoles and mobile devices, with their most popular games being Bejeweled, Peggle, Zuma and Plants vs. Zombies games. PopCap was acquired and became a subsidiary of Electronic Arts on July 12, 2011.[5]
^Brightman, James (May 2, 2017). "PopCap Seattle getting downsized". GamesIndustry.biz. Archived from the original on January 18, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
^Crecente, Brian (January 1, 2011). "Ten Years of PopCap Games". Kotaku. Archived from the original on November 12, 2018. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
^Arts, Electronic (June 20, 2019). "About - PopCap Studios - Official EA Site". Electronic Arts Inc. Archived from the original on March 22, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
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