plants vs. zombies

What To Play While Waiting For Plants Vs. Zombies 2

Chilean developer Syrenaica’s Evilot may look a lot like Plants Vs. Zombies, with the whole lane-based defence thing, but it’s significantly more than that. It’s an evolution.


Here’s A Teaser Trailer For Plants Vs. Zombies 2

Plants vs. Zombies 2, the much-anticipated (and much-discussed) sequel to 2009′s smash hit Plants vs. Zombies, will be out this July. Here’s a teaser trailer featuring our good buddy Francis.


Before Plants Vs Zombies 2 Comes Plants Vs Zombies Vs Facebook

While the promised sequel to the world‘s most popular undead floral combat simulator is still slated for a Q3 release, Popcap is sowing the seeds of something more social with Plants Vs. Zombies Adventures, a Facebook game that explores the original title’s tower defence roots.


Pokémon Vs Zombies: Now With “Gameplay” Footage

No doubt inspired by these recent gifs on the very same topic, reader Steve has gone and made a video with “gameplay” footage of the greatest game that never existed: Pokémon vs Zombies.


The Next Plants Vs Zombies Game Is A…Multiplayer Shooter?

This afternoon’s great PopCap mystery may now be a little less mysterious: a Canadian industry source with ties to Electronic Arts has told Kotaku that a small team at EA’s Burnaby campus is working on a new entry in the Plants vs Zombies franchise.


Sometimes You Just Have To Lie To Your Kid

Before I tell you the story of how I tricked and deceived my son, an innocent seven-year-old who trusts me with his life, his happiness and his dignity, let me first explain how much I hate Plants vs. Zombies. I cringe just typing the name. A clip of the music or a piece of the art is enough to make my gut shrink. I don’t blame the game, which is a perfectly great, smartphone-friendly tower defence title. I hate it because of my son.


Smell Your Video Games While You Play Them

Given what some games could smell like (blood, dirt, hellspawn hordes), this is far better than you’d think. Over on Etsy, a haven for geeky goods, seller Bubble and Geek has created a lovely line of fan-favourite home goods. These scented candles draw inspiration from Doctor Who, Star Wars, and, yes, video games.


Plants Vs. Zombies Toys Want To Eat Your Money, Not Your Brains

The next time your neighbour tells you there’s a zombie on your lawn, you can finally reply, “Thanks! Isn’t it cute?” And ideally, your neighbour will have meant the cute little toy zombie from Plants vs. Zombies and will agree with you. (Either that, or you’ll be eaten by horrible, slavering zombies. As happens.)


Massive Plants Vs. Zombies iPad Update Hitting Any Minute Now

The people behind Plants Vs. Zombies are adding a ton of new stuff to the iPad version of the game today. That is, it’s “new” if you haven’t played other versions of the game, that is. But, hey, these added modes, all of which have appeared in other, more expensive versions of the game, are mostly pretty good.


How PopCap Acquired EA

At GDC online this morning, PopCap co-founder John Vechey gave a keynote in which he discussed PopCap evolution from a PC game company into a social game company, and how embracing change has allowed them to grow and thrive in a shifting industry. The largest change, he said, came from PopCap’s acquisition by EA earlier this year.


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