PopCap Games, Inc. is an American video game developer based in Seattle and a subsidiary of Electronic Arts. The company was founded in 2000 by John Vechey, Brian Fiete, and Jason Kapalka.
Originally founded under the name Sexy Action Cool, its first title was a strip poker game which served as a revenue stream for future titles. Their first title was a strip poker game called "Foxy Poker" and was supposed to be a revenue stream for its future titles. Their first creation was the game Unpleasant Horse. On July 12, 2011, Electronic Arts announced that it was acquiring PopCap for $650 million with an additional $100 million stock option. On August 21, 2012, PopCap laid off 50 employees in North America in a move to address a shift to mobile and free-to-play games and evaluated ceasing operations of its Dublin studio. The Dublin studio was closed on September 24, 2012.
In 2014, Vechey was the last of the founders to announce his departure from the company. This followed Kalpaka's resignation earlier the same year. Fiete left in 2010, prior to PopCap's acquisition by EA.
Games developed
PopCap has developed over 60 games over the past 25 years. Games developed by PopCap include Bejeweled, Plants vs. Zombies, Peggle, and Bookworm.