Peggle Gives Away World Of Warcraft-Themed Game
PopCap Games today released a standalone World of Warcraft-themed Peggle mash-up for free on their website.
The game comes with ten new levels and includes the “sights, sounds and storyline” of World of Warcraft… plus unicorns and rainbows. Levels in the freebie include “Too Soon, Executus” and “The Traitor King” and new challenges include “Phat Lewtz” and “Pwnyxia.”
“PopCap first brought Peggle to Azeroth in April 2009 and got a great reception from World of Warcraft players,” said T. Carl Kwoh, Associate Producer at PopCap Games. “We were jazzed to team up with Blizzard to make a World of Warcraft-themed version of Peggle that’s available to everyone for free.”
When a player quits the game the ending screen includes links to a free demo of the full version of Peggle and a ten day trial for World of Warcraft. Sounds like a pretty neat way to advertise too successful games.
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tossrStu
Andomor
Nice addons. Now I'll have something to do while I fly from UC to Kargath.
MightyCow
@0suited: =O
Clstirens has a Na-na-na-Nano
OK, WTF is wrong with you people!?!? No fucking link to the goddamn fucking website!? SERIOUSLY, WTF!? This is not the 1st or 2nd time you've done this, I guess you're just fucking lazy or something, maybe you don't wanna advertise for people that didn't give you money or some shit, but WTF!, there it is, YOU DID AD IT, SO FUCKING LINK IT, FAGS!!! JESUS FUCKING CHRIST!! If it's forgetfulness, fine!, if it's laziness or money bullshit, FUCK YOU!
YES!, I found the link on my own, but that's not the fucking point.
doober187
@Saiwyn Hy: Same here but i was only hooked on peggle for about a week.Guess im just stuck playing all the other games out there :P
@Bobby Honaker: PopCap and Blizzard say yes.
@Fullforce: You really can never have enough Peggle. I have it on my PC, Iphone, and Xbox 360.
@ThisCharmingMan: I thought you mac users were too cool for gaming.
radink
How hard would it have been to make a mac version? :(
no link to site = weak lame sauce kotaku. weak. lame. sauce.
radink
@Bobby Honaker: There is no such thing as "too much Peggle". And I'm sure a WoW player will probably say "there is no such thing as "too much WoW"". Win win.
...PC only really. You make all your games for Mac then you give one away for free... to PC users. =( Yes and I know I'm a "gamer" using Mac. I KNOW.
ctorrans
@Desmondia I just like watching the ball bounce around... and boink boink boink! Free ball! Boink, in the bucket! Yatta!
@Bobby Honaker: Hi. I'm a gamer. Listen, Peggle is a great puzzle game. It's a puzzle game. Did I say that twice? I did. People love puzzle games. The great thing about them? You can make multiple ones of them, and Peggle is a hell of a lot of fun.
Free Valve-themed Peggle is better :P
Randy Michael Rodriguez
@Bobby Honaker: Actually the only thing they missed was the opportunity to call this POW! or Peggle of Warcraft. Besides that it's free - gift horse, mouth, etc.
@SukeshiShako: No idea. Shit's weak son.
Why is it so hard to give us a link in the story to the download, instead making us fish through the comments for it?
I assume this qualifies as news because people like us would actually care about downloading it.
Fernando Villasenor
"too successful games" - The Internetz, decimating the English language since the early 80's.
@Kasuli: Also, for. Need that goddamn edit button.
Kasuli
@ElectricGypsy:
Thank you, I couldn't seem to find it.
Vault69
They should release this as a free expansion for the XBLA version along with Extreme and the one that came with Orange Box.
gordiehowe5
"Sounds like a pretty neat way to advertise /too/ successful games."
I see what you did there :D
@mickle: Oh, thanks! From some reason I only saw the screenshots, and not even all of them! There were only two. Weird.
Kasuli
@Kujen: +1
@Maudite: Just as a warning, nobody but you will be responsible for your lack of free time after you get the game.
@Bobby Honaker:
I love Peggle. I love Warcraft. I love free.
Thank you for confirming that some people will indeed complain about anything.
Vault69
@Bobby Honaker: Yes. Yes we do.
yellowbilliards
@ElectricGypsy: Thank you!!
This is great!
This is like the crack dealer teaming up with the heroin dealer and giving a sample of each other's products when their regular clients come around.
If you took all of PopCap's casual players and added Wow's harcore players you'd have a gazillion people.
Sullyville
@ElectricGypsy: Thanks for the link! Apparently its windows only though =[
Impul5se
Windows only =[ This makes me unhappy
Impul5se
@Bobby Honaker: When will this free madness end? I am fed up of having free games, excellent games just thrown at me.
this "free" peggle is shorter than the DEMOS on the other 2... lame.
karofermanyan
@Bobby Honaker:
People like you need to go away. IT'S A FREE GAME.
Funny thing is: WoW got his mac version Peggle got his mac version Peggle WoW-themed not. Why?
SukeshiShako
THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PEGGLE AND WOW?!?!
0suited
@Skyline7284: If they do that they'd be shooting themselves in the foot as they'd never sell a sequel when new levels are free.
Andy Venus
Fuck yeah! Peggle Forever!!! ^_^
I don't like WoW but you can never have enough Peggle.
DaveStrife
From the website:
We put the "WoW" in Peggleâ„¢!
The Peggle Masters are bouncing through Azeroth with the peg-busting phenomenon. Join them today in this special World of Warcraft Edition of Peggle - created by PopCap and Blizzard Entertainment.
Play 10 WoW themed levels with the new backgrounds from Blizzard artists.
Compete against a friend or the computer in Duel mode
Quick Play levels anytime you want to hone your Peggle skills
Add to your Peggle Master rank with super-extra-hard challenges
ElectricGypsy
@Kasuli: try going here:
[kotaku.com]
mickle
it says popcap.com in my link but it goes to the right place which is www5.popcap.com /promos/pegglewow/
ElectricGypsy
Is this a standalone version of the peggle that's available in WoW?
vermouth
@Bobby Honaker: Seriously? You're whining about a free game?
Kujen
[www.popcap.com]
doesnt have it, but
[www4.popcap.com]
does
jbabey
i dont see it in the download section
jbabey
Here's the link :
[www.popcap.com]
It is a free download 13.4 MB
ElectricGypsy
This is like a crack rock dipped in heroin.
I managed to shake my 3 year WoW addiction and when I finally did I was excited to play all the other games out there without having to worry about one sucking away my sanity.
...and then I played Peggle.
Remember people, the first hit is always free.
Come on popcap just give us a level editor already! =(
@Raspberyl's Lover:
YES YES YES
Can't wait to download this when I get home!
do you hate the artwork of world of warcraft? that's probably the only relation.
So tempting, even though I hate World of Warcraft.
alpha064
Tech problem. There is a story there, promise.
@Tehman: it's a pc download
[www5.popcap.com]
@Tehman: Download. It's about 13 MB.
Raspberyl's Lover
Free, huh... maybe I'll finally give this game a try.
Is it a flash based web site game?
Or is it an actual copy we can download on to our computers?
@Kasuli: What more is there to say?
Seriously? When will the madness end? Do we really need another Peggle or another WOW-related product?
Bobby Honaker
Holy crap that's awesome.
Raspberyl's Lover
Kind of short on info, this one.
Kasuli
@doober187: I completely agree. All Gawker sites do that. Very frustrating
polvo
Delete this post... damn IE8...
@ZaxxonQ.com: Woo amen to that!