Rumor: EA Buying Popcap?

Tech Cruch is reporting that Electronic Arts is about to acquire casual games giant Popcap Games for a cool $1 billion, which would exceed EA’s market cap by over 13%. If true, this would be EA’s definitive entry into the casual games market, a field they broke into 7 years ago.

Despite consuming a significant chunk of EA’s reserves. buying Popcap would bring them IPs such as Bejeweled, Plants Vs. Zombies, Peggle, Zuma and Bookworm.

We’ll keep an eye on this deal as it happens.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Related Post

Episode 737: Nintendo At It AgainEpisode 737: Nintendo At It Again

No Gravatar

Another podcast live on YouTube. You can check the original broadcast here.

Stalker 2 needs 150GB of SSD space, the makers of Black Mesa reveal their new project, which has absolutely nothing to do with Half-Life; Rogue Point is a co-op tactical shooter set in a world ruled not by aliens, but by corporations. Stellar Blade‘s Nier: Automata DLC drops later this month and Microsoft has now confirmed Spyro Reignited Trilogy hits Xbox Game Pass on the 12th November.

  • Palworld developer reports Nintendo’s suing over 3 Pokémon patents for only $66,000 in damages
  • Death Stranding launches on Xbox

Let us know what you think.

The post Episode 737: Nintendo At It Again first appeared on Gaming Podcast.

Episode 392: And Introducing…Episode 392: And Introducing…

Yes, it seems strange that we skipped Episode 391, but it was recorded, but some issues prevented it from being posted. Instead, it’ll come out sometime later this year. For now, Episode 392 features the debut of Scott Dirk, aka Alphashard, as a co-host. There are some audio issues, so be warned.

The news includes:

  • Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata passes away at 55
  • Kojima’s name removed from Metal Gear Solid V cover
  • Fallout 4 is about “freedom“, not being the “best looking game,” says Bethesda
  • Shenmue 3 breaks Kickstarter video game record
  • Over 50% of parents worry about their children playing video games online

No Listener Feedback this week – write in!