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Hot Five: Clash of Clans has its best month ever, Bernard Kim becomes a Mobile Legend, and what we learned at PGC London 2020 Hot Five Jan 27th, 2020

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as As Rush Wars hits soft launch, how are Supercell’s other games doing? The Charticle Aug 26th, 2019

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2017 - the year not much happened in mobile games, says Verto Chart of the Week Oct 31st, 2017

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Pocket Gamer Connects London 2020 advent calendar: Day 24: Christmas special offer - 20% off EVENT Dec 24th, 2019

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Indie Spotlight: Lykke Studios founder Jakob Lykkegard on life after Playlab INDIE SPOTLIGHT Jan 22nd, 2020

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as Square Enix teases new Kingdom Hearts game coming to mobile in Spring 2020 FOLLOW YOUR HEART Jan 23rd, 2020

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Com2uS is working on a new The Walking Dead mobile game NEVER DIE Jan 29th, 2020

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It all started in 2000 with John Vechey, Brian Fiete, and Jason Kapalka. PopCap's flagship game Bejeweled was an instant hit. These days, PopCap has nearly 200 whip-smart, talented and happy employees and is steadily growing.

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pgbiz Meet 31 of the top most exciting Washington state games companies Feature Apr 12th, 2019

Meet 31 of the top most exciting Washington state games companies

pgbiz Plants vs. Zombies developer PopCap lays off staff at Seattle studio Job News May 3rd, 2017

Plants vs. Zombies developer PopCap lays off staff at Seattle studio

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Grow your plants even stronger in Plants vs Zombies 2's newest update

2 pgbiz How has the market responded to the changing genres of Plants vs. Zombies and Best Fiends? The Charticle Nov 1st, 2016

How has the market responded to the changing genres of Plants vs. Zombies and Best Fiends?

pgbiz How PopCap entered the collectible card game genre with Plants vs. Zombies: Heroes Interview Oct 27th, 2016

How PopCap entered the collectible card game genre with Plants vs. Zombies: Heroes

pgbiz How does PopCap's CCG debut Plants vs. Zombies: Heroes monetise? The IAP Inspector Oct 21st, 2016

How does PopCap's CCG debut Plants vs. Zombies: Heroes monetise?

pguk game review Oct 19th, 2016

Plants vs Zombies: Heroes review - Is it as good as Clash Royale?

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Plants vs. Zombies Heroes - Must every beloved IP become a card game?

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Plants vs Zombies Heroes - Every Plant Card (Smarty Class)

pguk walkthrough Oct 19th, 2016

Plants vs Zombies Heroes - Every Plant Card (Solar Class)

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Plants vs Zombies Heroes - Every Plant Card (Mega-Grow Class)

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Plants vs Zombies Heroes - Every Plant Card (Guardian Class)

pguk walkthrough Oct 18th, 2016

Plants vs Zombies Heroes - Every Plant Card (Kabloom Class)

pguk new release Oct 18th, 2016

Plants vs Zombies gets collectible card battler fever in their latest title Plants vs Zombies Heroes

pguk update Jul 6th, 2016

Plants vs Zombies is back on the App Store after its most recent update

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