Tagged: PopCap Games & News
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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... -
Chiefs of global video game giants descend on Dublin News
10.10.2011 Chief executives and senior managers from major companies in the global video-games business will be in Dublin tomorrow as guests of a new movement focused on making Ireland the... -
Playing video games helps older adults feel sharper - survey News
14.09.2011 Playing video games may contribute to feeling sharper while performing other tasks among adults over the age of 50, a survey suggests. -
PopCap Games brings Peggle HD to the iPad News
26.08.2011 PopCap Games, which has significant operations in Dublin, has launched Peggle HD for the iPad globally. The popular game has been downloaded more than 30m times since it was...Categories: Apps, Apps Zone, Games/Entertainment, Internet, Mobile, Mobility, Wireless Communications -
Parents are using smartphones to bond with their kids News
19.08.2011 Smartphones and video games apparently increase bonding within families, new research suggests. Four out of five UK and Irish parents describe playing video games with their...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Education, Digital Media, Computers -
Games arrive on Google+ News
12.08.2011 Google will begin to roll out games to Google+, which includes an option to show and hide gaming updates on a user's stream. -
More than half of UK, France and Germany adults are gamers - survey News
10.08.2011 More than half of all adults in the United Kingdom, France and Germany play games, the National Gamers Surveys suggests, with the UK holding the highest ratio of gamers in... -
Deals done this past week News
18.07.2011 An overview of the week in deals in the Irish technology sector.Categories: Deals Done, Mergers & Acquisitions