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Friday, December 23, 2011
EA won't poo-poo on PopCap, CEO Riccitiello promises
Phew--EA had us worried for a second. (But keep on your toes.) After announcing that it bought casual and social games icon PopCap for a cool $650 million and some change, gamers and the press alike worried how this would affect the Seattle-based independent developer. But according to EA CEO John Riccitiello, there's no need to worry--PopCap will be treated as a "if it's not broke" situation, according to Shacknews.
For anyone who is concerned that EA will suck the creative energy out of PopCap like one of its plant-eating zombies, don't worry, but some changes will be made. "Some of their most important designers and creators and producers are stuck to perpetually working on language localization, individual handset adaptations, individual carrier adaptations," Riccitiello said during an investors call. "It's a lot of work... It's very unproductive work for great designers." This looks to be one of wrongs EA looks to right with the acquisition.
Regardless of whether you believe Riccitiello, one thing is for sure: EA means serious business when it comes to mobile and social gaming. However, whether PopCap will be enough for the company to compete with the likes of Zynga is, of course, up in the air. And considering the companies' collective players on Facebook combined just surpasses a single Zynga game, Empires & Allies, the duo certainly has lots of work to do.
For anyone who is concerned that EA will suck the creative energy out of PopCap like one of its plant-eating zombies, don't worry, but some changes will be made. "Some of their most important designers and creators and producers are stuck to perpetually working on language localization, individual handset adaptations, individual carrier adaptations," Riccitiello said during an investors call. "It's a lot of work... It's very unproductive work for great designers." This looks to be one of wrongs EA looks to right with the acquisition.
Regardless of whether you believe Riccitiello, one thing is for sure: EA means serious business when it comes to mobile and social gaming. However, whether PopCap will be enough for the company to compete with the likes of Zynga is, of course, up in the air. And considering the companies' collective players on Facebook combined just surpasses a single Zynga game, Empires & Allies, the duo certainly has lots of work to do.
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Vote for the winner of the Design-a-Zombie Contest
Update: This contest has come to an end! The top 4 will receive a Facebook message from Alexander Armero this week. Be sure to check back in with blog.games.com for any future contests. Thanks for voting!
For the past two weeks you've been sending in your craziest zombie ideas to our Plants vs. Zombies: Design-a-Zombie Contest. Now, after picking the top ten ideas, it is time for you to vote for a winner.
After receiving dozens of zombie submissions, the following ten stood out as the best ideas. Read through the zombie ideas below, then vote on your favorite!
Which zombie idea is the best? (Poll Closed)
Clown Zombie 16.03% (366 votes)
Stilts Zombie 15.24% (348 votes)
Werewolf Zombie 13.45% (307 votes)
Evil Fairy Godmother Zombie 10.6% (242 votes)
Magician Zombie 10.47% (239 votes)
Devil Woman Zombie 10.34% (236 votes)
Creepy Cat Lady Zombie 7.49% (171 votes)
Blonde Bombshell Zombie 6.79% (155 votes)
Skin Head Zombie 6.09% (139 votes)
Lounge Singer Zombie 3.5% (80 votes)
Total Votes: 2,283
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Clown Zombie
Clown zombie would have a little zombie clown monkey. He would have big, brightly colored, bloody shoes with toes sticking out. He'd have a medium amount of health but he would move erratically (forwards, backwards and maybe into different rows!). As he walked the monkey would lob rotten bananas. When facing a plant, the monkey would jump off the clown's shoulder and they both would eat the plant faster. When up against a Wall-nut, the monkey would jump over it to attack the plant behind it. When injured badly, the clown would throw the monkey!
Submitted by Randy Ford.
Werewolf Zombie
Werewolf Zombie would be large, about the size of the giant zombie, and have above average strength. He would have straggly brown fur, with a big head and fangs bared. He skulks forward on 2 feet, with arms up in classic zombie style but alternately moving up and down -- so he moves slowly. He lets out an initial howl when he first enters the yard, and when facing a plant he growls and eats it savagely.
Submitted by Lauren Wilson.
Stilts Zombie
Stilts Zombie would be a normal zombie using stilts. This zombie would only begin to eat plants after both stilts fall off. He would walk fast with the stilts, bounding over plants, eager to eat the brains of the humans inside the house. But after one stilt breaks, the zombie would have to hop until the other one broke as well, at which point the Stilts Zombie would be reduced to a regular zombie. The wooden stilts would be easy to break, and the zombie would have average defense like any usual zombie. :)
Submitted by Marko Terzic.
Evil Fairy Godmother Zombie
Evil Fairy Godmother Zombie would wear a tutu and carry a wand. Her wand would make all plants, Peashooters etc, fall asleep. Her weakness? Gold! While one may be able to kill her with the right amount of Flamingpeas etc, the most efficient way to kill her would be by popping out a Gold Peashooter (a Peashooter that shoots gold at the enemy). All this Evil Fairy Godmother wants is to consume your gold, and with a Gold Peashooter, one can surely finish her off easily. When facing a plant that she has already put to sleep with her lovely wand, she would dance over them gracefully and end up either being run over by the lawn mower, or entering your house to search for your gold to no avail and will, unfortunately, end up eating your BRAIN!
Submitted by Ichbin Das Krümelmonster.
Skin Head Zombie
Skin Head/Punk Zombie would wear big doc martens, have punk/skin head hair, would have turned up jeans and a punk jacket. He would have high defense power. When being attacked by a flower he would use his doc marten boots to crush it. His hair would be like razor blades if he had a Mohican. He would also be able to pull sharp objects out of his jacket to throw at the flower. With his boots it would take just a few amount of shots to kill the plants, but with his other weapons it would take longer. LONG LIVE PUNK ZOMBIE.
Submitted by Beth Oldfield.
Devil Woman Zombie
I'd make a female zombie dressed in a red devil suit who breaths fire. When the zombie blew it's fire the plant will catch and burn out, but continue to catch the others ones on fire. To stop the fire from spreading the player would be forced to remove the surrounding plants, thus leaving the other zombies an easier way through. Her name would be She-fir-ombie.
Submitted by Shardae Parsons.
Magician Zombie
Magician Zombie is dressed in top hat and tails like a classical magician. When facing a plant, he would pull a zombie rabbit out of his hat, set it on the ground and it would e...at the plant. As the zombie rabbit eats the plant it would multiply, and these new zombie rabbits would start to eat other plants. The Magician Zombie would also have the power to disappear and reappear at another spot on the screen, if he is being attacked, by waving his magic wand.
Submitted by Russell Sapp.
Lounge Singer Zombie
Lounge Singer Zombie would be cheesy, carrying an old fashioned microphone and he would stop at random to serenade anyone around at th time. He would cause a distraction by singing, which could be a welcome momentary break fo a player. I picture an old leisure suit and a big toothy (albeit decayed) grin.
Submitted by John Nelson.
Creepy Cat Lady Zombie
Creepy Cat Lady Zombie would look old and dress old-school in something grandmas would wear. She would have a cat on her head or shoulder or what the hell, why not just have cats all over her? Her special ability would be to send weak, but fast small zombie cats.
Submitted by Bobby Minh Dao.
Blonde Bombshell Zombie
My perfect Zombie would be a blonde bombshell complete with a white dress, blonde big hair, and heels. She attacks plants by hugging and kissing them to death.
Submitted by Leitha Garrett Ingram.
Remember, the top four zombie ideas will win awesome prizes. Check out the prizes on the contest page right here.
Did you vote for your favorite zombie idea? Which one did you like best?
For the past two weeks you've been sending in your craziest zombie ideas to our Plants vs. Zombies: Design-a-Zombie Contest. Now, after picking the top ten ideas, it is time for you to vote for a winner.
After receiving dozens of zombie submissions, the following ten stood out as the best ideas. Read through the zombie ideas below, then vote on your favorite!
Which zombie idea is the best? (Poll Closed)
Clown Zombie 16.03% (366 votes)
Stilts Zombie 15.24% (348 votes)
Werewolf Zombie 13.45% (307 votes)
Evil Fairy Godmother Zombie 10.6% (242 votes)
Magician Zombie 10.47% (239 votes)
Devil Woman Zombie 10.34% (236 votes)
Creepy Cat Lady Zombie 7.49% (171 votes)
Blonde Bombshell Zombie 6.79% (155 votes)
Skin Head Zombie 6.09% (139 votes)
Lounge Singer Zombie 3.5% (80 votes)
Total Votes: 2,283
Comments (8) Share ThisCreate Your Own Poll
Clown Zombie
Clown zombie would have a little zombie clown monkey. He would have big, brightly colored, bloody shoes with toes sticking out. He'd have a medium amount of health but he would move erratically (forwards, backwards and maybe into different rows!). As he walked the monkey would lob rotten bananas. When facing a plant, the monkey would jump off the clown's shoulder and they both would eat the plant faster. When up against a Wall-nut, the monkey would jump over it to attack the plant behind it. When injured badly, the clown would throw the monkey!
Submitted by Randy Ford.
Werewolf Zombie
Werewolf Zombie would be large, about the size of the giant zombie, and have above average strength. He would have straggly brown fur, with a big head and fangs bared. He skulks forward on 2 feet, with arms up in classic zombie style but alternately moving up and down -- so he moves slowly. He lets out an initial howl when he first enters the yard, and when facing a plant he growls and eats it savagely.
Submitted by Lauren Wilson.
Stilts Zombie
Stilts Zombie would be a normal zombie using stilts. This zombie would only begin to eat plants after both stilts fall off. He would walk fast with the stilts, bounding over plants, eager to eat the brains of the humans inside the house. But after one stilt breaks, the zombie would have to hop until the other one broke as well, at which point the Stilts Zombie would be reduced to a regular zombie. The wooden stilts would be easy to break, and the zombie would have average defense like any usual zombie. :)
Submitted by Marko Terzic.
Evil Fairy Godmother Zombie
Evil Fairy Godmother Zombie would wear a tutu and carry a wand. Her wand would make all plants, Peashooters etc, fall asleep. Her weakness? Gold! While one may be able to kill her with the right amount of Flamingpeas etc, the most efficient way to kill her would be by popping out a Gold Peashooter (a Peashooter that shoots gold at the enemy). All this Evil Fairy Godmother wants is to consume your gold, and with a Gold Peashooter, one can surely finish her off easily. When facing a plant that she has already put to sleep with her lovely wand, she would dance over them gracefully and end up either being run over by the lawn mower, or entering your house to search for your gold to no avail and will, unfortunately, end up eating your BRAIN!
Submitted by Ichbin Das Krümelmonster.
Skin Head Zombie
Skin Head/Punk Zombie would wear big doc martens, have punk/skin head hair, would have turned up jeans and a punk jacket. He would have high defense power. When being attacked by a flower he would use his doc marten boots to crush it. His hair would be like razor blades if he had a Mohican. He would also be able to pull sharp objects out of his jacket to throw at the flower. With his boots it would take just a few amount of shots to kill the plants, but with his other weapons it would take longer. LONG LIVE PUNK ZOMBIE.
Submitted by Beth Oldfield.
Devil Woman Zombie
I'd make a female zombie dressed in a red devil suit who breaths fire. When the zombie blew it's fire the plant will catch and burn out, but continue to catch the others ones on fire. To stop the fire from spreading the player would be forced to remove the surrounding plants, thus leaving the other zombies an easier way through. Her name would be She-fir-ombie.
Submitted by Shardae Parsons.
Magician Zombie
Magician Zombie is dressed in top hat and tails like a classical magician. When facing a plant, he would pull a zombie rabbit out of his hat, set it on the ground and it would e...at the plant. As the zombie rabbit eats the plant it would multiply, and these new zombie rabbits would start to eat other plants. The Magician Zombie would also have the power to disappear and reappear at another spot on the screen, if he is being attacked, by waving his magic wand.
Submitted by Russell Sapp.
Lounge Singer Zombie
Lounge Singer Zombie would be cheesy, carrying an old fashioned microphone and he would stop at random to serenade anyone around at th time. He would cause a distraction by singing, which could be a welcome momentary break fo a player. I picture an old leisure suit and a big toothy (albeit decayed) grin.
Submitted by John Nelson.
Creepy Cat Lady Zombie
Creepy Cat Lady Zombie would look old and dress old-school in something grandmas would wear. She would have a cat on her head or shoulder or what the hell, why not just have cats all over her? Her special ability would be to send weak, but fast small zombie cats.
Submitted by Bobby Minh Dao.
Blonde Bombshell Zombie
My perfect Zombie would be a blonde bombshell complete with a white dress, blonde big hair, and heels. She attacks plants by hugging and kissing them to death.
Submitted by Leitha Garrett Ingram.
Remember, the top four zombie ideas will win awesome prizes. Check out the prizes on the contest page right here.
Did you vote for your favorite zombie idea? Which one did you like best?
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Bejeweled is new and improved on iOS, while Blitz goes solo for free
Your second life of destroying shiny gems to techno music is about to enter its next chapter. Social and casual game maker PopCap announced that it has re-released Bejeweled to the App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch in a brand new, much-improved app. This new hotness is said to sport Retina Display graphics, new game modes including Zen Mode from Bejeweled 3 and more.
More like a Diamond Mine mode pulled right from Bejeweled 3 as well, personal leaderboards and support for multiple player profiles and several achievement badges with four levels each (bronze, silver, gold and platinum). However, there is one catch: You're going to have to download the game again for $.99, as this game is officially replacing Bejeweled 2 + Blitz on the App Store. We know, we were shocked too, but who are you kidding? You and I both know you're already in the App Store.
Besides, it's not as if PopCap didn't include two new play modes and high-resolution graphics or anything. As for the Facebook-connected Bejeweled Blitz? It's now a stand-alone freemium game on the App Store, meaning you can play the game for absolutely free, but you have the option to purchase additional power-ups to boost your ranking among friends. (However, we're guessing that this change will introduce the Hearts system to this version of the game, which is a bummer.) In short, it's just like the Facebook game, but in your phone. The future is awesome, we know. Both games are slowly rolling out today.
Are you down with buying another version of Bejeweled for your iOS device, given the new features introduced? Where do you play Bejeweled Blitz more: on your phone or on Facebook?
More like a Diamond Mine mode pulled right from Bejeweled 3 as well, personal leaderboards and support for multiple player profiles and several achievement badges with four levels each (bronze, silver, gold and platinum). However, there is one catch: You're going to have to download the game again for $.99, as this game is officially replacing Bejeweled 2 + Blitz on the App Store. We know, we were shocked too, but who are you kidding? You and I both know you're already in the App Store.
Besides, it's not as if PopCap didn't include two new play modes and high-resolution graphics or anything. As for the Facebook-connected Bejeweled Blitz? It's now a stand-alone freemium game on the App Store, meaning you can play the game for absolutely free, but you have the option to purchase additional power-ups to boost your ranking among friends. (However, we're guessing that this change will introduce the Hearts system to this version of the game, which is a bummer.) In short, it's just like the Facebook game, but in your phone. The future is awesome, we know. Both games are slowly rolling out today.
Are you down with buying another version of Bejeweled for your iOS device, given the new features introduced? Where do you play Bejeweled Blitz more: on your phone or on Facebook?
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