PopCap Games, Inc.

Moby ID: 2486

History add

July 12, 2011: The company is bought by Electronic Arts for $750 million.
February 24, 2009: The company announces to have acquired Gastronaut Studios LLC.
June 24, 2008: The company announces to open a Asia/Pacific office, headed by James Gwertzman.
July 16, 2007: The company acquires SpinTop Games.
July 12, 2007: Company acquires Retro64, Inc.
March 14, 2006: The company opens a new game development studio in San Francisco, California.
February 1, 2006: The company expands into overseas markets with the opening of PopCap Games International, based in Dublin, Ireland. The new operations center serves as a local hub for PopCap’s European and Asian business activities, as well as studio facilities for international games and new title development.
August 16, 2005: The company acquires Sprout Games.
March 7, 2005: The company releases the PopCap Games Framework, the in-house development toolset used to create their games. It is offered under an open source license and can be used free of charge by any developer for commercial or non-commercial use.
2002: Founders quit working out of their homes and open the company's first office.
2000: Company co-founded by John Vechey, Brian Fiete, and Jason Kapalka.