PopCap Games, the developer behind Plants vs. Zombies, was founded as a game studio.
PopCap Games released the original Plants vs. Zombies game, a tower defense game that became highly popular.
Plants vs. Zombies won several awards including 'Best Downloadable Game' at the 2010 Spike Video Game Awards.
PopCap Games released the sequel to the original game, introducing new plants, zombies, and worlds.
Electronic Arts (EA) completed the acquisition of PopCap Games, the developer of Plants vs. Zombies.
PopCap Games released Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare, a multiplayer third-person shooter spin-off.
The initial wave of zombies begins invading the protagonist's house, prompting the need for plant defenders.
The player discovers that Sunflowers produce sun, which is the resource needed to plant additional plants.
Zombies begin attacking during the night, requiring the use of plants like Puff-shrooms that can function without sunlight.
The player finds the Cherry Bomb, a powerful explosive plant that can destroy multiple zombies at once.
The backyard pool is introduced, along with new aquatic and poolside plants and zombie types.
A super-strong zombie known as the Gargantuar appears, posing a significant challenge.
The player acquires the Jalapeno plant to instantly burn an entire row of zombies.
The player confronts Dr. Zomboss in his massive Zombot mech in the backyard, culminating the defense.