PopCap
Offers 50%
Discount on
All Games
Through the
Holiday
Season
Gift
Certificate
Option
Enables
2-for-1
Gifting,
With
Recipient
Choosing the
Games; Offer
Ends January
4, 2008
SEATTLE,
Washington –
December 19,
2007 —
PopCap
Games, the
leading
developer
and
publisher of
casual
games,
announced
that
beginning
today and
continuing
through
11:59 p.m.
(PDT) on
January 3,
2008, all of
its games
can be
purchased
for 50% off
their
regular
prices at
www.popcap.com.
When used in
tandem with
the
printable/email-able
gift
certificate
on the site
(in the
lower left
corner of
the
homepage),
the
limited-time
discount
also enables
consumers to
give the
gift of
casual games
remotely or
in printed
form while
allowing the
recipients
to choose
the games
after trying
as many as
they like
for free.
During the
promotion,
games that
carry
suggested
retail
prices (SRPs)
of US$19.95
will be
available
for US$9.98,
and games
with SRPs of
$14.95 will
be available
for US$7.48.
“With the
holidays
looming and
people
looking for
that
last-minute
gift or
something
for the
tough-to-buy-for
person on
their list,
we decided
it would be
a good time
to try a
sizable
discount
offer and
make it
available in
multiple
forms,”
explained
John Vechey,
co-founder
of PopCap
and director
of online
operations.
“Whether
it’s for the
kid sister
who’s in one
of those
‘nothing is
cool’
mindsets or
the
great-grandmother
who already
has
everything
else in the
world, a
PopCap game
is a
sure-fire
gift that
the whole
family will
enjoy.”
The
printable/email-able
gift
certificate
on PopCap’s
site is
whimsically
illustrated
with
characters
and iconic
imagery from
the
company’s
biggest hits
including
BejeweledŽ,
Bookworm™,
Zuma™ and
Insaniquarium™.
Using the
gift
certificate
is fast and
easy:
- Purchasing
the gift
certificate
takes less
than a
minute via
any major
credit card.
- The
certificate
arrives via
email within
a few
minutes and
can be sent
directly to
the
recipient,
or forwarded
by the
purchaser.
It can also
be printed
out and
mailed in a
card or
stuffed in a
stocking
(standard CD
jewel cases
won’t fit in
most
stockings).
- The gift
giver
doesn’t need
to know
which game(s)
would be
most enjoyed
by the
recipient –
the gift
certificate
can be
applied to
any of the
four dozen
games
available on
PopCap’s
Website.
- Even the
recipient of
the gift
certificate
doesn’t need
to choose a
game
“blindly” –
thanks to
PopCap’s
“try before
you buy”
policy, any
and all
games on the
site can be
played by
the
recipient,
after which
the
preferred
game(s) can
be
“purchased”
via the gift
certificate
instantly.
- To redeem
the gift
certificate,
the
recipient
simply
enters the
certificate
code during
the normal
check-out
process on
PopCap.com.
No special
coupon or
code is
required to
take
advantage of
the 50%
discount
offer; all
purchases of
downloadable
games for PC
and Mac
computers
made on the
site (via
credit card
or gift
certificate
redemption)
will occur
at half the
regular
price.
Purchasers
should bear
in mind that
gift
certificates
redeemed
after
January 3,
2008 will
not be
eligible for
the 50%
discount –
note also
that the
gift
certificates
are not
directly
tied to the
50%
promotion
and thus
never
expire.
Further, a
gift
certificate
is not
required in
order to
take
advantage of
the 50%
discount
during the
promotional
period.
Versions of
PopCap’s
games for
cell phones
and other
mobile
devices are
not eligible
for the
discount nor
can they be
purchased
via gift
certificate
redemption.
No other
discount
codes are
eligible for
use on the
same
purchases
during this
holiday
promotion*.
About PopCap
PopCap Games
(www.popcap.com)
is the
leading
multi-platform
provider of
“casual
games” —
fun,
easy-to-learn,
captivating
computer
games that
appeal to
everyone
from age 6
to 106.
Based in
Seattle,
Washington,
PopCap was
founded in
2000 and has
a worldwide
staff of
over 160
people in
Seattle, San
Francisco,
Chicago,
Vancouver,
B.C. and
Dublin. Its
games have
been
downloaded
more than 1
billion
times by
consumers
worldwide,
and its
flagship
title,
BejeweledŽ,
has sold
more than 10
million
units across
all
platforms.
Constantly
acclaimed by
consumers
and critics,
PopCap’s
games are
played on
the Web,
desktop
computers,
myriad
mobile
devices
(cell
phones,
smartphones,
PDAs, Pocket
PCs, iPod
and more),
popular game
consoles
(such as
Xbox), and
in-flight
entertainment
systems.
PopCap is
the only
casual games
developer
with leading
market share
across all
major sales
channels,
including
Web portals,
retail
stores,
mobile
operators
and
developers,
and game
device
manufacturers.
*Offer valid
only for
games
downloaded
from
12/18/2007
through
1/3/2008.
Not valid
with any
other offer
or discount.
Offer
applies only
to
individual
titles
compatible
with your
PC/Mac;
excludes
multi-game
packages,
mobile
games, iPod
games,
CD-ROMs and
console
products.
Void where
prohibited
by law.