MinnMax's Ben Hanson interviews key figures throughout the history of PopCap Games to tell the complete story of the studio behind massive successes like Bejeweled, Peggle, Plants vs Zombies, and more. From PopCap's cancelled games, to EA spending buying the studio for hundreds of millions of dollars, this is the most thorough look at the beloved studio yet. Thanks to our interviews Jason Kapalka, John Vechey, Laura Shigihara, Garth Chouteau, Anthony Coleman, Riana McKeith, Jeff Green, Matt Johnston, and Ellen Marett.

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To jump to a particular section of PopCap's history, check out the timecodes below...

00:00:00 Intro
00:00:54 Opening montage
00:02:32 How PopCap started
00:10:50 The origins of Bejeweled
00:27:28 The "glory years"
00:47:15 PopCap's greatest press
00:55:23 The origins of Peggle
01:04:10 Valve, Blizzard, and PopCap's collaborations
01:10:03 Creating Plants vs. Zombies
01:21:12 PopCap and Apple's iPhone
01:26:22 Prototypes and cancelled games
01:40:03 Gyromancer and "Final Fantasy Bejeweled"
01:42:29 The problems with "Burrito"
01:49:27 Introducing Jeff Green
01:51:35 The rise of Facebook and social gaming
01:59:14 Introducing PopCap Dublin
02:03:35 PopCap's legendary parties
02:14:04 Bookworm/PAX
02:18:05 Creating 4th and Battery
02:22:47 The PopCap podcast
02:24:37 The EA acquisition
02:33:47 What to do with hundreds of millions of dollars
02:53:43 Bejeweled Blitz and the push for "monetization"
03:00:08 The struggle of Plants vs Zombies 2
03:20:30 Studio closures
03:23:10 PopCap's life as an EA studio
03:38:47 Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare
03:41:50 Peggle 2 and "the jump"
03:44:00 Thoughts on modern PopCap
03:50:12 In conclusion
03:56:15 The final performance

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