The Unofficial PopCap PopCast

Isaac and Steve pop in to briefly explain that while there won't be a full episode this week, listeners and fans should rest assured more PopCast is well on the way! CHAPTERS 00:00  The Unofficial PopCap PopCast 00:19  Hello Greetings Bonjour 01:06  ...annnnnd we're out!

Steve and Isaac continue to converse with the omnitalented Ed Allard about PopCap Games and beyond. Ed co-founded Escape Factory & Sprout Games, founded Wayward Distractions, audio designed for TIVO, and directed games worldwide for PopCap... all before breakfast! We keep chatting about all of it in this second half of our conversation. Check it out! CHAPTERS 00:00  The Unofficial PopCap PopCa...

Steve and Isaac welcome the multitalented Ed Allard for conversation about his tenure at PopCap during the golden age.  Co-founder of Escape Factory and Sprout Games, founder of Wayward Distractions, audio designer for the TIVO, and Director of Games Worldwide for PopCap Games around the time of the buyout. Ed has a very storied career and we get the privilege of talking with him about all of it....

Isaac and Steve continue to grill and be grilled by Rich Werner, Matt Holmberg and Julie Thomas regarding the nexus of nonsense known as the Two Bells pub.  Sandwiches are discussed, as are soups, billionaires and Narnia. Pull up a stool and join us! CHAPTERS 00:00  The Unofficial PopCap PopCast 00:19  Hello and Welcome 01:45  Previously on... 02:27  Duck Hunt 03:52  Pulse of Creativity 07:19  Fav...

Isaac and Steve push Zoom to the limit to babble about the legendary "PopCap South," otherwise known as the Two Bells Pub. Plants vs. Zombies artists Rich Werner and Matt Holmberg team up with bartending superstar Julie Thomas for an unflinching sprint down memory lane. We dig up old memories of a beloved bar, examine them, and shake our collective heads at the sort of nonsense we used to get up t...

Steve, Isaac and Ace return for a scorching Part 2 discussion about Magic Powers, Zen Balls, game names, art styles, wild adventures and more Peggle and video game programming nerd stuff than a stick can be shaken at -- all these and more are talked about in this astounding episode. Rejoice! CHAPTERS 00:00  The Unofficial PopCap PopCast 00:19  Hello and Welcome 01:25  Previously On... 02:15  We Go...

Isaac and Steve are hyped to chat with original Peggle programmer Ace "Brian" Rothstein. Chatstuff includes working for Sierra Online, how Ace and the various PopCap founders met, several unpublished games, and a goodly chunk of a deep deep dive into the glory that is Peggle. Check it out! CHAPTERS 00:00  The Unofficial PopCap PopCast 00:19  Hello, Greetings and Bonjour 00:50  Ace "Brian" Rothstei...

Isaac and Steve circle back to more salty goodness with Producer Matthew Lee Johnston.  Discover how PvZ2 made the transition to Fremium, what EA CEO John Riccitello said to MLJ, plenty about game jams and indie games inside indie games, Make-a-Wish projects and oh so much more. Tune in... if you dare! CHAPTERS 00:00  The Unofficial PopCap PopCast 00:19  Greetings and welcome 00:39  Previously on....

Isaac and Steve welcome skater, entrepreneur and former PopCap and Plants vs Zombies producer Matthew Lee Johnston to the show.  Learn what a first day at PopCap was like, discover interwoven webs of perfectly hand-balanced dependencies, attend to the differences between "porting" a game and "adapting" it, and be apprised of the many ways that folks can fail to see eye to eye on the very same adap...

Isaac and Steve greet a very special guest: writer and former PopCap Customer Support agent, Dana Sweeney! Dana dishes dirt on how she got into PopCap, what life in the CS trenches was like, how a manager in Ireland stepped up, how she branched out from Customer Support, why she got one game-related tattoo but not another, and much, much, MUCH more! Oh, and we get a glimpse at a cat! Check it out....

Matt Holmberg and Rich Werner! Two incredible Plants vs Zombies artists continue to blabble about games and more with Isaac & Steve. Topics include but are not limited to: Conan the Barbarian, fast follows, premium vs. freemium, exploding books, industry dirt, how Rich got the PvZ art job, and what these magical creatures are doing RIGHT NOW. It's inadvisable to miss it, so don't! CHAPTERS  00...

Rich Werner & Matt Holmberg! Two amazing Plants vs Zombies artists join Isaac & Steve to blabble about making games. We talk art school, teen translation, different paths into gaming, what it's like to work on soullessly empty media tie-ins, how the magic of PNGs make everybody's lives 1000x easier, and oodles of other things! Tune in! CHAPTERS 00:00  The Unofficial PopCap PopCast 00:19  G...

Isaac & Steve launch into the legendary game-that-wasn't, Pig Up! Learn awful secrets about how indie games start, develop, show great promise, and get crushingly cancelled! o0:00  The Unofficial PopCap PopCast 00:21  Hello 01:12  The Rise and Fall of Pig Up 02:20  Prologue - When Pigs Fly 09:59  Prototype - When Pigs Flap 28:59  Development Heaven - The Rise 45:51  The Apex - The Award 48:42 ...

DESCRIPTION Isaac & Steve share their memories of when megacorp Electronic Arts bought PopCap Games. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Unofficial PopCap PopCast 00:18 Greetings! 02:52 Overview 05:34 The Announcement All-Hands 17:38 Follow the Money 31:26 What It Meant 54:34 Next Time

In the inaugural episode of The Unofficial PopCap PopCast, hosts Isaac Aubrey & Stephen Notley present their PopCap credentials and make the case for doing an insider podcast about the legendary indie game studio. Oink!