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Peggle Nights

PC, IPHONE, MAC, IPAD / Puzzle / Release: Sep 16, 2008 / ESRB: E

Peggle to receive 'stylistic reboot'

Peggle to receive 'stylistic reboot'

Does Peggle no longer thrill you the way it once did? Sure, the combination of unicorns, rainbows, bouncing balls, and Ode to Joy made something truly alluring. But it's been over four years since PopCap Games introduced its pachinko game to the world, and maybe it just doesn't have the same luster.

But you'll be able to give Peggle the makeover it deserves. A new job listing reveals that PopCap is looking to give the series a "stylistic reboot."

Read more: Defining an 'artistic vision' for the franchise »

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Peggle reaches 30 million downloads

Peggle reaches 30 million downloads

PopCap's odd unicorn-starring, ball-busting puzzle game, Peggle, has reached more than 30 million downloads since its debut in 2007. Sure, that's across a number of releases on nearly every platform imaginable, but that's still an impressive feat nonetheless.

Given those kinds of numbers, it doesn't seem too surprising why EA bought the company for as much as it did.

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Peggle Nights Released for iPhone as Paid DLC to Original Peggle

PopCap games has released Peggle Nights for the iPhone and iPod Touch as a paid update to the original Peggle app, which is currently on sale for .99 cents for non-owners.

The Peggle Nights content can be unlocked through an in-app purchase of $2.99 for owners after updating the original game. This makes Peggle and Peggle Nights $4 for non-owners during this sale. A great deal! Read more »

"I am impressed with how good a port Peggle was to the iPhone."
- dognose    See all 10 comments


Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 Executive Producer Haden Blackman Leaves LucasArts

Haden Blackman, producer and writer for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, and executive producer for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2, tendered his resignation with LucasArts today, after thirteen years with the studio.

Blackman briefly explained his decision to IGN: Read more »

"Lucus Arts stand for mediocre games............. Job for life down there - Pump crap out and ..."
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Shack PSA: Peggle Nights Free on PC and Mac

Looking to spread the word about its free PopCap Passport rewards program, the company behind such adorable and addictive hits as Plants vs. Zombies and Bookworm is offering a free PC / Mac copy of its peg-popping, ball-bouncing sequel Peggle Nights.

The only caveat? You have to sign up, meaning "you are required to receive the PopCap Newsletter." Oh, and technically, that free copy of Peggle Nights is meant to be sent to a friend, but we won't tell if you gift it to yourself. Read more »

"Did anybody get this thing to work? I want to play Peggle Nights =("
- famine101    See all 10 comments


Free Peggle Nights Level Pack Showcases Amateur Art

Five new Peggle Nights levels based upon designs by winners of a PopCap Peggle art contest can be found in a new level pack for your Peggling pleasure on FileShack.

Not only can the pegnificent levels can be played in Quick Play and Duel modes, PopCap has based five new challenges upon them to punish and prostrate you with Peggle. Read more »

"Damn, I want peggle nights for iphone already. Peggle is amazing and one of the best games for ..."
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PopCap's Peggle Pegging PlayStation 3 (P)Thursday

It's turning out to be an awfully busy week for PopCap, as on top of launching Bejeweled RPG Gyromancer (co-developed by Square) and the Xbox 360's Peggle Nights expansion, the developer will see Peggle and Peggle Nights debut on PlayStation 3.

The joy-tastic ball-bouncing peg-buster will be downloadble via the PlayStation Store this Thursday, November 19. The core game and its 55 levels will sell for $9.99, with the Nights expansion delivering another 60 at $4.99--same as the Xbox 360 editions. Read more »

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Peggle XBLA 'Nights' Expansion Priced, Dated

The Peggle Xbox Live Arcade downloadable content bringing PC sequel Peggle Nights' sixty levels of peg-pinging fun will arrive on November 18, PopCap has revealed.

The Nights DLC will run 400 Microsoft Points ($5)--nearly doubling the game's level count for half its original price--with PopCap's Garth Chouteau further telling Shacknews that "you have to admit Marina is the sexiest electric squid in videogamedom!"

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"That squid sucks. worst character in the whole game, worse than the unicorn"
- burningpantsman    See all 7 comments


The Force Unleashed PC System Requirements Force a Big Install

LucasArts has released the official system requirements for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition: The Video Game, and while most of the bullet-points are pretty reasonable, the 24GB install is certainly a little intimidating.

The Sith Edition--set to include the previous Tatooine DLC pack and a new, exclusive Hoth level--hits this holiday on PC, Mac, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. Read more »

"Crysis takes like 8 gig or something if I remember right and this looks nowhere near as good as ..."
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Microsoft Adds GTA 4, Left 4 Dead and More to Platinum Hits Lineup

Several new games will soon be added to the Xbox 360 Platinum Hits lineup, Microsoft announced tonight.

Left 4 Dead, Grand Theft Auto 4, Street Fighter 4, Saints Row 2 and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed will all soon be branded with the Platinum moniker and appropriately discounted.

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"You can already get the force unleashed for like $10 since they were clearing them out because ..."
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed DLC Drops Today

The first of two new Force Unleashed levels has arrived today in the form of downloadable content.

Based around the first Star Wars film, the "Tatooine Mission Pack" sees the Force Unleashed's Apprentice travel to the sandy planet to do battle with Jawa and Jedi alike.

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"$10 bucks is ridiculously expensive for DLC that's a little over an hour long!"
- gtrogers    See all 10 comments


Peggle XBLA Getting 'Nights' Expansion

The 60 levels of PopCap's peg-busting, ball-bouncing sequel Peggle Nights (PC) are coming to the Xbox 360 iteration of Peggle in the form of downloadable content.

The expansion pack is due out this fall, developer PopCap announced today, noting that it "includes all the levels and challenges from the PC and Mac versions of Peggle Nights" and has been "tuned specifically for the [Xbox Live Arcade] player." No price was given. Read more »

"That's great and all, but Peggle is the ULTIMATE iPhone toilet app. I am waiting big-time for ..."
- gtrogers    See all 3 comments


The Force Unleashed Sith Edition Takes on Hoth

LucasArts gives us a peek at The Force Unleashed's Hoth mission with this new batch of screenshots. The mission will be included exclusively in the upcoming Sith Edition of the game, and sees the player traveling to the ice planet to do battle with Luke Skywalker in a bit of Sith revisionist history.

The Sith Edition hits this holiday on PC, Mac, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

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"So there are no announced plans to make this DLC? I'm not willing to buy the game again."
- holinka    See all 16 comments


Star Wars: The Force Unleashed: Sith Edition Trailer Shows Star Wars Star Slaughter

The appearances of Luke Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Sith Edition of Star Wars: The Force Unleashed are shown in a new trailer, as well as their demises.

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"Why is it I cant find any news regarding the PC Sith edition on neither lucasarts.com nor ..."
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The Force Unleashed: Sith Edition Hitting PC, Mac

LucasArts' physics-powered Star Wars action game The Force Unleashed will hit the PC and Mac for the first time with this holiday's "Sith Edition."

The Sith Edition is set to include all past DLC for the title, plus a Hoth level exclusive to the package. The special edition will also make an appearance on Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, with Aspyr Media handling the Mac/PC port. Read more »

"I know this is old news but... The game is available now on gameagent.com... The Mac version ..."
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