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Plants vs. Zombies for iPhone and iPad now free as Apple's App of the Week

by Randy Nelson (Feb 21st, 2013)

In case you're one of the handful of people who hasn't played PopCap's fantastic tower defense-style game Plants vs. Zombies since its release in 2012, we've got some good news for you. The game has gone free today on iPhone and iPad as the App Store's latest App of the Week. Both versions will ...

"Unpleasant Horse" shows Apple isn't afraid to reject big developers

by Michael Grothaus (Apr 10th, 2011)

Apple has taken a lot of flak about the seemingly arbitrary rejection of apps in the App Store. Often small developers who have had their apps rejected cry foul, stating that Apple would never reject apps from bigger publishers. Earlier this week, however, Apple showed that even big publishers ...

Mac App Store bargains: Plants vs. Zombies and more

by TJ Luoma (Feb 17th, 2011)

The Mac App Store has been a great place to find bargains, and today brings another one that I'm pretty excited about: Plants vs. Zombies is available for US$10, instead of the $20 that PopCap has charged on its website. I've seen several apps that have offered significant discounts in the Mac ...

Apple updates iPad guided tour videos

by Dave Caolo (Apr 22nd, 2010)

Apple's guided tour videos explain a device's marquee features. Apple released a set for the iPad last month, and this week it's added two more: Maps and the App Store. In the Maps clip, a user is in the now familiar "lap up" pose as she uses Maps to explore Paris. I must admit that the Google ...

iPad games leak out, include Plants vs. Zombies HD and Worms HD

by Mike Schramm (Mar 25th, 2010)

Whoops -- somebody at Apple accidentally jumped the gun on sending a few iPad titles to the App Store. A few HD titles have snuck into iTunes' web interface a little early, and while we already knew that some of them were on the way to the iPad (Flight Control HD has already been announced, and NBA ...

Plants vs. Zombies breaks records on the iPhone

by Mike Schramm (Feb 25th, 2010)

PopCap has released some sales information on their latest iPhone game, Plants vs. Zombies, and it's a runaway hit: the game has sold over 300,000 copies in just the nine days it's been out on the App Store, which means the company has garnered over $1 million in sales already. Very impressive -- ...