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. Games developed PopCap has developed over 50 games over the past 20 years. Games developed by PopCap include Bejeweled, Plants vs. Zombies, Peggle, and Bookworm. Bejeweled Bejeweled is a series of tile-matching puzzle video games created by PopCap Games. Bejeweled was released initially for browsers in 2001, followed by five sequels: Bejeweled 2 (2004), Bejeweled Twist (2008), Bejeweled Blitz (2009), Bejeweled 3 (2010), Bejeweled Stars (2016) and more, all by PopCap Games and its parent, Electronic Arts. Plants vs Zombies Plants vs. Zombies is a tower defense and strategy video game developed and originally published by PopCap Games for Windows and OS X in May 2009, and ported to consoles, handhelds, mobile devices, and remastered versions for personal computers. Peggle Peggle is a series of casual puzzle video games created by PopCap Games. Peggle was released initially for desktop in 2007, followed by three sequels: Peggle Nights (2008), Peggle 2 (2013), and Peggle Blast (2014). References External links 2000 establishments in Washington (state) 2011 mergers and acquisitions American companies established in 2000 Companies based in Seattle Electronic Arts Video game companies established in 2000 Video game development companies