The rumors are true: Electronic Arts has purchased PopCap Games and former games editor turned director of editorial and social media Jeff Green for $750 million.

Based on reaching certain financial milestones, the deal could reach as high as $1.3 billion, which jives with the original $1 billion number that was floating around not too long ago.

It's unclear how much Green, whose last name is quite a convenient coincidence, will make out of this.

The deal means EA now adds Plants vs. Zombies, Bejeweled, Peggle and other lucrative franchises into the company's lineup. EA has been aggressively moving into the mobile and social space in recent years, acquiring one of the biggest developers, PlayFish, for $300 million in 2009.

The rumors are true: Electronic Arts has purchased PopCap Games and former games editor turned director of editorial and social media Jeff Green for $750 million.

Based on reaching certain financial milestones, the deal could reach as high as $1.3 billion, which jives with the original $1 billion number that was floating around not too long ago.

It's unclear how much Green, whose last name is quite a convenient coincidence, will make out of this.

The deal means EA now adds Plants vs. Zombies, Bejeweled, Peggle and other lucrative franchises into the company's lineup. EA has been aggressively moving into the mobile and social space in recent years, acquiring one of the biggest developers, PlayFish, for $300 million in 2009.

Huh, I hope they don't charge for Plants vs. Zombies 2 downloadable content.

Will it ever end?

Poor Jeff Green, he can never get away.

So Jeff Green works for EA again :) Are they going to make him try to move the box again

Good for EA

They could have rented the Staples Center for that.

Just when Jeff Green thinks he's out, THEY PULL HIM BACK IN!

@iDarktread said:

First?

Hahahaha, dumbass.

@rentfn said:

So Jeff Green works for EA again :)

They wanted him back that badly.

@Rolyatkcinmai said:

They could have rented the Staples Center for that.

did not know jeff green was worth that much

Jeff Green is now even greener!

Someone at EA really hates Jeff Green.

news anouncement: Jeff Green recently killed himself

Poor Jeff Green.

Jeff Green cannot escape the iron fist of EA.

Is it possible to run Bejeweled into the ground? Let's see.

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo! (Star wars style) So we can except a PvZ every year now?

@Toxin066 said:

@Rolyatkcinmai said:

They could have rented the Staples Center for that.

In other news, PopCap removes sharp objects from Jeff Green's office; initiates 24-hour surveillance.

Battlefield vs. Zombies coming soon to a mobile device near you!!
 
Also as a lot of people have already said, Riccitielo did it just to piss off Jeff Green. EA rules all.

Guess that means in ten years EA will rename their download manager the "Popcap". This is terrible news.

Oh man, and here I thought I had an original joke about Jeff Green

Hahahaha that is hilarious, Jeff Green is right back there all over again.

guess this means no more popcap games on Steam?

So technically is Jeff Green now an EA employee?

GET OUT WHILE YOU STILL CAN, JEFF GREEN.

Can't wait for the next Jeff Green Bombcast appearance, especially if he were to leave PopCap.  Good luck to him, it's a straight up mafioso situation.

Jeff Green:

THERE IS NO ESCAPE.

Wow, I have a friend who was working for a Facebook developer for a bit, became a PopCap employee when PopCap bought his original company just a few months ago, and now he is an EA employee.

Companies buying companies buying companies.

Oh man, and here I thought I had an original joke about Jeff Green

@sirdesmond said:

Wow, I have a friend who was working for a Facebook developer for a bit, became a PopCap employee when PopCap bought his original company just a few months ago, and now he is an EA employee.

Companies buying companies buying companies.

Inception.

Part of me can imagine an EA executive plotting this whole thing just because of Jeff Green.

Excellent.  Bejeweled 4 will have you paying extra to include the green gems in the game.

Wut?

Ugh, will there be an update for PvsZ that enables sandwich board wearing zombies with EA ads plastered all over them?

@iDarktread said:

Huh, I hope they don't charge for Plants vs. Zombies 2 downloadable content.

I'd buy it... and probably for 3-4 different platforms.

I have... problems (but I can also play Plants vs. Zombies anywhere.)

Wait for it.... there it is. Perfect.

Jeff Green was the advance recon team. EA sent him, he scoped out the place, said some shit about EA to protect his cover, and now they smoothly real in their big fat casual fish.

Nicely played Mr. Green.

the worst news

They must really love Jeff Green over at EA.

they could've rented the staples center with that kind of money

So, now I'm curious how this affects Popcap's relationship with Blizzard. Does the Bejeweled / Peggle / Plants vs Zombies stuff get pulled from WoW?

So, Mr. Green, how does it feel to be working for EA . . . again?

@Rolyatkcinmai: Nah they would have needed another 25 million.

I'm actually glad this happened. EA needed a moneymaker.

Thats a lot of money for PopCap.

I'm a sad panda