

In 2013, Popcap was presented with BAFTA's Audio Achievement award for Plants vs. The AIAS also awarded them the Ambassador Award in 20. In 2011, Popcap was inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences (AIAS) Hall of Fame.

In 2010, they won the DICE Award for Innovation in Gaming for their hit game Peggle. Popcap Games are widely acclaimed for their work in the gaming industry, and have been recognized with multiple awards over the years. But what goes into making these addictive games? Let's take a look into Popcap Games and see how they make their magic happen. They are known for developing some of the most popular games ever made, such as Bejeweled, Plants vs. We're thrilled to be the first casual game publisher to distribute our games via this new channel we're all Steam users here in the studio, and it's going to be very cool to see our own titles up alongside such awesome content as Half-Life 2," stated Bryan Fiete, PopCap's co-founder and chief technology officer.Popcap Games is a leading development studio in the gaming industry. "This is a great opportunity to put our content in front of a large and passionate audience.

PopCap games by themselves are larger by an order of magnitude than the next-gen consoles online gaming services," he added.īoth companies have praised the past and current success of PopCap's games, quoting "175 million downloads and three billion player minutes per month." In addition to the initial selection of titles, the two companies plan to introduce PopCap collections and specific compilations at a later date.

"The benefits of Steam will now be provided to a much wider group of games and game customers. Gabe Newell, Valve's president and co-founder, commented: "The addition of PopCap Games' expansive library of leading casual games is an important step for the growth of Steam and direct distribution channels." Casual games provider PopCap Games and Valve Software have jointly announced a new agreement that will see a significant number of casual games digitally distributed through Valve's Steam platform.īeginning 30th August with a selection of seventeen titles, PopCap's casual word, puzzle and arcade titles will be made available for a free trial period, with the option to buy the full game via digital download.
