PopCap Games

Background
John Vechey, Brian Fiete, And Jason Kapalka founded PopCap Games in 2000. In 2012, PopCap was acquired by Electronic Arts.

1st Logo (November 2000-June 2003)
Nicknames: "The Cap", "PopCap Cap", "Primitive Cap"

Logo: On a black background, the words "Pop" and "Cap" come from the right to form the PopCap wordmark and a yellow circle with a inner line. Finally, the word "GAMES" emerges from the top, stacked by letter next to the logo.

FX/SFX: Decent, but outdated 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: None

Availability: Rare. Made its first appearance on Diamond Mine and its last appearance on Typing Shark. It only appears on the Java versions however, as other versions remove the logo.

Editor's Note: None.

2nd Logo (February 25, 2003-January 30, 2013)
Nicknames: "The Cap II", "PopCap Cap II", "The Cap of Plastering"

Logo: We see a remastered version of the previous logo.

Variant: Sometimes, it appears on the game's main menu.

FX/SFX: None.

Music/Sounds: None or the opening/menu theme of the game.

Availability: Common.
 * First appeared on Bookworm (except the Java web version, which used the previous logo).
 * The version that isn't part of the main menu debuted on Bookworm Adventures.
 * It made its last appearance on the Java version of Plants vs. Zombies, released on January 30th, 2013.

Editor's Note: None.

3rd logo (2006?-2016?)
Nicknames: "The Cap III", "PopCap Cap III", "Console Cap"

Logo: "Pop" falls and "Cap" rises to form the PopCap logo, which then shakes and some pixie dust appears.

FX/SFX: 2D animation that holds up better than the 1st logo.

Music/Sounds: A one-note acapella theme, then the sounds of metal clanking, and finally a magical sound.

Availability: Rare. Only appeared on PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and some DS Ports of PopCap games.

Editor's Note: None.

4th logo (Febuary 24, 2012-)


Nickname: "EA PopCap", "The Text of Boredom", "The Pop Goes Flat"

Logo: We zoom out to reveal the PopCap logo. The logo than explodes.

Variants:
 * On most games and trailers starting in 2014, it is still.
 * On some games, it is used on the main menu like the 2nd logo.

FX/SFX: Boring 2D animation.

Music/Sounds: A 6-note xylophone theme.

Availability: Current.
 * First appeared on the PS Vita port of Plants vs. Zombies, plastering over the previous logo, and made its first official appearance on the music video Stop Zombie Mouth.
 * The first game to use this was Bejeweled Live+.
 * The still version debuted on Plants vs. Zombies 2, released on July 13, 2013.
 * It also plasters the 2nd logo on current mobile prints of Plants vs. Zombies.

Editor's Note: None.