Zombies 2 was released as a free-to-play game and had different plants and items that could be purchased within the game's store. It received similarly strong reviews and exceeded the download count of the original game within a couple of weeks. Plants vs Zombies 2: It's About Time was released in 2013.
Zombies and Peggle caught the attention of EA, who purchased PopCap Games in 2011. Unlike many of the mobile games at the time, it was not free-to-play. Zombies was developed by PopCap Games in 2009, and it was met with critical acclaim, instantly becoming one of the best-selling games on the mobile market.
Zombies, more than nine years after the release of Plants vs. EA has announced that PopCap Games is working on a new Plants vs.