Plants vs. Zombies 2: It's About Time will be released July 18 exclusively on iOS as a free-to-play title, developer PopCap Games announced today alongside the release of the CG launch trailer for the tower defense title.
Optional upgrades and in-game items can be purchased at the returning neighborly shopkeeper, Crazy Dave, but according to PopCap, the "vast majority" of the game will be free: Players will be able to access every level and kill every zombie without spending a dime.
The trailer features the botanist who saves the world from the zombie onslaught, as well as the man's ramshackle time machine, and Plants vs. Zombies 2 will take players through levels in past and future eras. Touchscreen power-ups will let players interact with zombies directly, instead of just fending them off by setting up defenses like pea shooters.
"We're confident that players will see the love and attention we've put into this game," said senior producer Allen Murray in a press release announcing the release date. "We've created wild new ways to experience the plants and zombies you know and love as well as packing the game with tons of completely new content, and we're still hard at work coming up with even more cool stuff that will keep Plants vs. Zombies 2 fresh and evolving in the months and years following launch."
You can watch the launch trailer above. PopCap originally announced Plants vs. Zombies 2 last August and said it planned to launch the game in the "late spring" of 2013. Last month, the studio shifted the release date to July.
WP Market Share Rising, Lumia Devices “Driving Success”
Kantar World Panel, who compile stats on smartphone market share around the world have released figures for February to March, which shows Windows Phone making some gains, notably in the UK, which has seen an increase of 1.4% in just one month (March 2013 7% up to 8.4% in April 2013). And KWP also notes that Nokia’s Lumia range of Windows Phone is what is making the difference for the os;
“Looking at specific sales of smartphone devices, for the 3 month ending April 2013, Nokia’s Lumia devices were the key models driving success for the Windows OS.”
Looking at increases from this time last year shows Windows Phone has increased in the UK from 4% to 8.4% (up 4.4%) while France has gone up from 2.5% to 6.2% (up 3.7%). The US has seen an increase from 3.8% to 5.6%. These increases, while welcome, are not surprising. This time last year Windows Phone was still on version 7.5.
Another interesting point from the report is where these gains are coming from. Kantar report:
“Windows has begun to capture consumers from across the competitor set. Of those who purchased a Windows device in the last year, 42% came from a featurephone device, 25% from another Windows device and 23% from Android.”
This demonstrates that Windows Phone is a popular choice for first time smartphone users, and even for some Android users, but interesting that none of the new users in the last year appear to come from an iPhone.
Νομιζω πως το Android ειναι αυτο ομως που τρεχει πιο γρηγορα απο ολα και τους εχει παρει τα σωβρακα... ειδικα στην Ισπανια!
