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to fit that theme by having the octopus gain weaponized limbs over time. The game was met with positive reception in the jam, inspiring Fan to work on the game more. He formed the indie video game company, All Yes Good, along with Werner — the artist for
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in the United States on April 13, 2006, and in Europe on June 29, 2006. The game was also released for
1198:"Plants vs. Zombies creator George Fan on past success, future risks, and drafts with Edmund McMillen"
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2015:"Analysis: The Universal (Brain-Eating) Appeal Of Plants Vs. Zombies"
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2850:"Plants Vs Zombies creator's new game is about stacking wombat poo"
1783:"How George Fan created the wacky Plants vs. Zombies a decade ago"
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2423:"Plants Vs. Zombies Creator Has His Hands Full With Octogeddon"
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2289:"Update: Plants vs. Zombies Creator's EA Departure Clarified"
2256:"Report: Layoffs Hit PopCap, International Studios Shuttered"
1409:"George Fan and his cat on the making of Plants vs. Zombies"
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2002 (GDC 2002), PopCap Games offered Fan help in making
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2788:"Diablo III Launches at Midnight: What You Need to Know"
1881:"PopCap Launches Plants vs. Zombies Game for PC and Mac"
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further before releasing it in 2018. Fan then developed
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On July 12, 2011, PopCap and its assets were bought by
2621:"Magic 2015 Designer Cards Include PvZ Creator, Notch"
1481:"Interview with Plants vs. Zombies creator George Fan"
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1949:"Plants vs. Zombies is PopCap's fastest-selling game"
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building. He designed the card
Genesis Hydra for the
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has been ported to various platforms, including the
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won in the category of "Innovation in Game Design".
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How I Got My Mom to Play Through Plants vs. Zombies
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2048:"The Making of PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies"
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2223:"Electronic Arts buys PopCap for $ 750M"
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302:. Fan entered the game into the 2002
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1583:"Insaniquarium splashes onto mobile"
1581:Bennallack, Owain (April 14, 2006).
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2046:Gwertzman, James (August 1, 2010).
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1196:Carter, Chris (February 1, 2018).
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2918:Official website of All Yes Good
2685:Buchanan, Levi (March 9, 2006).
2355:Fan, George (February 7, 2018).
2079:"Plants vs. Zombies Vita Review"
1407:Fan, George (November 2, 2010).
1323:"Flying Bear Entertainment News"
710:. Fan's hobbies include playing
2750:Watters, Chris (May 11, 2009).
2454:Cork, Jeff (February 8, 2018).
2421:Fan, George (October 6, 2016).
2320:North, Dale (August 28, 2012).
2143:Morris, Chris (March 6, 2011).
1441:"Winners: 2002 IGF Competition"
806:Designer, programmer, composer
606:2012–present: Post-PopCap Games
544:as a major franchise, with the
250:Fan first worked as creator of
233:and graduated with a degree in
2786:Newman, Jared (May 14, 2012).
2555:Craddock, Ryan (May 1, 2019).
1710:Funk, John (August 24, 2009).
864:AI programmer, enemy designer
438:" after David Rohrl, himself.
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2963:Blizzard Entertainment people
2943:American video game designers
2652:Tach, Dave (April 21, 2014).
2619:Miozzi, CJ (April 16, 2014).
1847:Curtis, Tom (March 9, 2012).
1518:"Insaniquarium Deluxe Readme"
1145:Fan, George (March 9, 2012).
1112:Carter, Chris (May 4, 2019).
209:and submitted it to the 2012
2110:Meer, Alec (March 8, 2011).
2013:Graft, Kris (May 20, 2009).
1814:Fan, George (June 5, 2009).
1781:Fan, George (May 10, 2019).
1479:Fan, George (May 22, 2009).
1018:on August 30, 2004, and for
16:American video game designer
2752:"Plants vs. Zombies Review"
2719:"Plants vs. Zombies Readme"
1980:Funk, John (May 20, 2009).
1288:(Interview). Archived from
1278:Fan, George (May 5, 2009).
359:personal digital assistants
254:video games for the online
170:, in 2000 with a degree in
132:(born 1978) is an American
46:1978 (age 45–46)
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1446:Independent Games Festival
1154:Game Developers Conference
809:Flying Bear Entertainment
704:Redwood Shores, California
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152:(2009; which started the
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225:Early life and education
872:Blizzard Entertainment
540:million. EA envisioned
519:role-playing video game
280:2001–2012: PopCap Games
272:, that before creating
246:2000–2001: Early career
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323:Blizzard Entertainment
184:Blizzard Entertainment
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2188:(November 21, 2017).
584:San Mateo, California
469:Swiss Family Robinson
339:Insaniquarium: Deluxe
314:a downloadable game.
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720:Magic: The Gathering
712:Magic: The Gathering
668:digital distribution
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463:Magic: the Gathering
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