Tagged: PopCap Games
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The technology business week: microfinance scheme for small businesses, PopCap Games closes in Dublin News
01.10.2012 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week. -
PopCap Games shuts Dublin office News
24.09.2012 Casual games company PopCap Games has closed its Dublin offices after a consultation period, affecting the jobs of 96 people. -
The technology business week: PopCap may close Dublin office, Kodak to sell off film business News
27.08.2012 In what has been a high octane week in the technology business world Apple overtook Microsoft in historical overall stock value, PopCap Games is examining the future of its... -
PopCap may close its Dublin office as it begins ‘reduction in force’ News
22.08.2012 PopCap Games, makers of the popular Peggle and Plants vs. Zombies games, is cutting 50 jobs mostly at its Seattle headquarters. It has admitted that it is in ‘exploratory...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Phones, Multimedia, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media -
More than half of mobile gamers play at home News
06.08.2012 ‘Mobile’ gamers seem to misunderstand the meaning of the term, with more than half of those surveyed in the US and UK opting to play games on their mobile device while at home,... -
Video-game marathon raises almost US$93,000 for charity, breaks world record News
09.07.2012 Two women on different sides of the Atlantic put a gaming obsession to good use, raising almost US$93,000 for charity: water by playing Solitaire Blitz for 30 consecutive hours... -
Peggle HD, developed in PopCap Games’ Dublin studio, scoops BAFTA News
20.03.2012 The 2012 GAME British Academy Video Games Awards (or BAFTA) recognised PopCap Games’ Dublin studio, naming its game Peggle HD as the best game in its Mobile and Handheld category. -
Games Fleadh to showcase young Irish developer talent News
12.03.2012 Games programming festival Game Fleadh 2012 will take place at LIT Tipperary this week, which will host a range of events to showcase the talent of Ireland’s young developers... -
The latest gaming positions from our Jobs Board News
09.03.2012 We take a look at the latest jobs in the video-games industry on our Jobs Board. A Forfás report has predicted that the number of people employed in the sector will more than...Categories: Software, Marketing, Management, IT Management, Games/Entertainment, Engineering, Development, Design, Careers and EmploymentTags: PopCap, Activision Blizzard, Design, PopCap Games, Engineering, Software Engineering, Gaming, Dublin, Cork, Ireland, Jobs, Video Games -
350 games jobs on offer as ‘Godfather’ designer reveals tricks of trade News
07.02.2012 The creative genius behind video games like Gold, as well as the popular Godfather and James Bond video games franchises, Phil Campbell, is one in the impressive line-up of...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Multimedia, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Development, Design, ComputersTags: Video Games, Activision, Job Creation, Havok, Electronic Arts, PopCap Games, Microsoft, Forfas, -
If you cheat at video games you’ll cheat in real life, too, survey claims News
11.01.2012 Nearly half the people who cheat at social video games also cheat in real life on everything from their taxes to their spouses, a new survey from PopCap Games reveals. -
Plants vs Zombies gets holiday update News
15.12.2011 PopCap Games' hit video game Plants vs Zombies has been decked out for the holidays with a festive update for iPhone. -
Big deals done this past year News
01.01.2012 An overview of the biggest mergers and acquisitions of 2011 in the technology sector.Tags: Google, PopCap Games, EA Games, Sony Ericsson, Sony, MySpace, Skype, Microsoft, TweetDeck, Twitter, Acquisitions, AOL, Huffington Post, Motorola -
PopCap Games releases new Bejeweled, freemium Bejeweled Blitz News
07.12.2011 PopCap Games is launching a new version of its puzzle game Bejeweled and has released a freemium edition of Bejeweled Blitz for the iPhone and iPod touch. -
118.5m people play social games every week News
14.11.2011 There has been a 71pc increase in the number of people playing social games each week, with 118.5m people now playing social games at least once a week, according to a new study...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Ireland: A global games hub News
20.10.2011 Merging console and PC video games with casual and social is a chance for Ireland to create 4,500 jobs. John Kennedy spoke to the chiefs of the world’s biggest games firms.Categories: Multimedia, Mobility, Jobs, Investments, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Economy, Digital MediaTags: PopCap Games, Zynga, EA Games, Gala Networks, Activision Blizzard, Demonware, Havok, Forfas, Ireland, Video Games, Games, Gaming -
Golden opportunity for Ireland to drive next phase of video games News
18.10.2011 The sheer cost and scale of making best-selling console and PC video game titles until now meant Ireland had to content itself with making middleware and providing business...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Jobs, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Economy, Digital Media, Digital Business, Design -
PopCap co-founder: anyone can make great games (if they want to) News
14.10.2011 Jason Kapalka, the co-founder of PopCap Games which is being bought by EA for US$750m, says that opportunities to enter the games business are there for anyone with the right... -
Tax is Ireland's ace in bid to win global games industry - Taoiseach News
11.10.2011 Addressing the CEOs and senior vice-presidents of video-game giants like Activison Blizzard, EA Games, Popcap Games, Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony, Ireland’s Taoiseach Enda Kenny...