It's been 16 years since the very first release of Plants Vs Zombies. And now, more than a decade and-a-half onwards, we get to look back at the seminal mobile classic to see how it's grown. From humble beginnings, through to turbulent acquisitions and going beyond mobile, there's a reason PvZ can be considered an icon of gaming.
Obviously, the story starts with developer Popcap Games back in the late 2000s, with the release of Plants Vs Zombies on desktop in 2009. However, it was arguably the shift both to mobile in 2010 and the use of a free-to-play model that shot PvZ to superstardom. ... [
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