Chatstuff includes working for Sierra Online, how Ace and the various PopCap founders met, several unpublished games, and a goodly chunk of a deep deep dive into the glory that is Peggle.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" Rothstein
03:39  I Call Myself a Programmer
10:53  Sierra Online
13:53  How I Became Ace
17:46  Early PopCap
21:32  Ready to Join the Good Guys
25:00  Circle Shoot (Zuma)
34:16  Deep Thoughts
37:32  Punch Patrol
42:38  Foxy Poker
44:57  Peggle
54:06  That Fever Moment
1:02:20  The Brilliance of Peggle
1:02:39  Until Next Time

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...
03:11  PvZ2 Rapid Iteration Mode
05:32  Time Travel
07:53  Plant Food
11:59  Consumables
13:34  Fremium
16:57  My Kid Had This Great Idea
19:32  "Matt's really kinda f**kin' up, right?"
21:23  Business People Masquerading as Creative People
24:01  Back-stabby Ladder Climbing
27:47  Knock a Muthaf**ker Out
30:22  When 4th and Battery Got Killed
30:32  What Is 4th and Battery
35:41  Allied Star Police
39:18  Pop Camp
43:41  Imperfect Segue
45:30  Positive Mental Attitude
51:08  All Things Become Possible

LINKS
https://getthatpma.com

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 adaptation process. All that and a fair bit more on this week's episode of The Unofficial PopCap PopCast!

CHAPTERS
00:00  The Unofficial PopCap PopCast
00:19  Hello, Greetings
00:48  Introducing Matthew Lee Johnston
01:41  Tricked Into Interviewing
07:41  What's a Producer?
10:08  Most Noteworthy Games
12:42  First Day at PopCap
24:07  PvZ Xbox
27:04  Controlling PvZ
30:37  Fundamental Disagreement
38:23  Couch Co-op
41:16  Perfectly Hand-Balanced Dependencies
45:06  Working "with" George Fan
48:55  Plants vs. Zombies 2
56:18  MLJ Part 1 Wrapup

LINKS

PMA Magazine
https://www.getthatpma.com/

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... if you DARE.

CHAPTERS
00:00  The Unofficial PopCap PopCast
00:19  Welcome and Bonjour
01:02  PopCap Community
02:41  Temping Into PopCap
04:41  Free Games
06:02  Supporting Customers
07:09  Kitty Break - Lovey!
07:37  Bonkers Emails
11:43  Surviving CS
19:40  Career Development
21:16  Stuck in a Role
22:21  Special Memories
23:17  Great Place to be a Nerdy Person
25:49  Double Down
27:39  Undead World
29:03  In a Band
29:59  Tattoos
31:00  PopCorn Dragon
31:41  Cancelling Games
33:39  Shift to Mobile
34:48  Dumped in a Trash Can
36:00  Lust For Tomorrow
40:34  Writing Advice
41:35  Final Thoughts 

LINKS
The Stronghold (Lust for Tomorrow & Trust In Tomorrow)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CW4V2YCR

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 
00:00  The Unofficial PopCap PopCast
00:19  Bonjour and Greetings
01:37  Influences
11:04  Emotion in Games
20:15  Getting Into PvZ
29:44  Game Names
34:24  Making PvZ
36:18  Premium vs. Freemium
39:54  After PvZ
43:45  Sequels
45:24  PopCap QA
47:47  PvZ Hits (The Video)
53:03  Modern PvZ (PvZ 2026)
58:40  Exiting PopCap
1:07:35  Magical Creatures
1:14:59  Right Now
1:18:03  Until Next Time

LINKS

Gulf Guardian
https://gulfguardian.io

This Book Might Explode (Explodeyworld)
https://explodeyworld.com/

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  Greetings
00:33  Early Inspirations
08:45  Getting Into Games
16:46  Interactive Entertainment
22:29  Sprout
29:50  Into PopCap
37:29  PopWar/Prince of Toys
47:18  Jank Animation
48:34  Tools
54:12  FT
55:26  Free Ball
58:27  Next Time: Part 2

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  Development Heck - The Fall
58:02  Crash Landing - Final Score
1:06:11  Next Time

LINKS
Wired article: 
"Pig Up! Facebook Game Just Ruined Your Productivity" 
https://www.wired.com/2011/07/pig-up/

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