Thursday, September 4, 2008

PopCap Extends License With EA

Seattle-based casual games maker PopCap Games and Electronic Arts said today that the two have extended their licensing agreement for PopCap's popular Bejeweled game. According to the two firms, the agreement grants EA Mobile the exclusive worldwide mobile publishing rights to Bejeweled and Bejeweled 2 through 2010. Financial impact of the deal was not disclosed, however, Bejeweled was the second best selling mobile game in North America in 2007, according to numbers cited from Nielsen Mobile. PopCap's Bejeweled title is now avialable on web, PC, mobile phones, in-flight entertainment systems, PDAs, portable music players, and more. EA Mobile cited Bejeweled's popularity on mobile phones for the past seven years for the continued relationship.