TIGSource: PopCap Buys Retro64

PopCap Buys Retro64

Derek Yu — Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:07:00 +0000

Gamasutra reports that Pop Cap has bought casual developer Retro64, turning it into one of its satellite studios. In other words, Retro64 has been assimilated into the core and the buzzing of the hive mind just got a little stronger…

Retro64 is a development studio / casual portal that recently developed the casual game Venice, which was published by Pop Cap, and also hosts the Indiegamer forums as well as Game Tunnel.

What we have here is definitely a “casual bloc” forming… a “Gem Curtain” behind which millions of creative minds will die under colorful, gem-toed boots of match 3 oppression. Indie gaming cold war for the win!

(Source: Indygamer)

"PopCap Buys Retro64" by Brak

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:30:06 +0000

Is that a game about welding?

"PopCap Buys Retro64" by PHeMoX

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 14:47:31 +0000

Loool, now all we need is a counterweight, an indie game company with a an even better match3 !!

(I mean for God’s sake, there’s more to indie games than … bejewelded :p )

"PopCap Buys Retro64" by Dan MacDonald

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 09:46:08 +0000

repositions his big wig to bring out the gray highlights

"PopCap Buys Retro64" by Levi

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:51:25 +0000

I swear to God, PopCap is the indie incarnate of EA.

"PopCap Buys Retro64" by moi

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 06:56:35 +0000

It’s funny to note that a couple weeks ago there was a long (boring) thread on indiegamer about that popcap guy who was attacking the clones industry (sic transit gloria mundi).
And I was very surprised to see all the IG bigwigs come to the defense of popcap.

But now I understand better.

"PopCap Buys Retro64" by PoV

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:33:01 +0000

Retro64 hosts it, like they host IndieGamer. Russ does own GameTunnel. It’s his baby.

"PopCap Buys Retro64" by rinkuhero

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 22:14:09 +0000

I didn’t know Retro64 owned Game Tunnel – I thought Russ Carrol (Reflexive Arcade) owned it.

"PopCap Buys Retro64" by PoV

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:32:20 +0000

http://junk.sykhronics.com/misc/match3.jpg

"PopCap Buys Retro64" by Derek

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 19:19:55 +0000

I’ll one up ya, “fuck:” I actually did a lil’ bit of contract art for Pop Cap’s SF studio last year! No, it wasn’t for a match 3 (sadly). I don’t know if the game will get released, but it was actually a nifty project.

And I don’t think it compromises my “standings,” whatever the fuck those are, one bit!

"PopCap Buys Retro64" by haowan

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:52:12 +0000

let’s make it three hearts. MATCH

"PopCap Buys Retro64" by PoV

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:45:46 +0000

Man, you can buy heart with that kind of money. 2 hearts even. ;)

"PopCap Buys Retro64" by Lorne T Whiting

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:43:52 +0000

Reviewing games for GameTunnel is a bit different from selling all your work to heartless money grubbers ;)

"PopCap Buys Retro64" by fuck

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 17:30:21 +0000

Well Derek, you jumping over to review games for GameTunnel doesn’t exactly help your own standings.

"PopCap Buys Retro64" by PoV

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:24:20 +0000

Michael Boeh sells out. :P :)

Congratz Mike. I hope you got a nice paycheque for your IP’s.

"PopCap Buys Retro64" by Lorne T Whiting

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 15:23:49 +0000

Viva la resistance! Let’s swarm the Popcap offices, and then hide by the doorway, and as soon as someone walks out one of us runs up and kicks him in the nards.