PopCap shuts down Dublin studio

Bejeweled and Plants vs. Zombies creator PopCap has shut down its Dublin studio, according to PopCap Mobile associate producer JP Vaughan.

Vaughan Tweeted the news yesterday, saying that staff at the studio had 30 days to prepare.

Last month, PopCap cut its North American presence by around 50 people, and said it was investigating shutting down its Dublin operation.

At the time, PopCap co-founder John Vechey said that Electronic Arts--who bought PopCap for more than $750 million in July last year--did not push for the reorganisation, saying: "…if we didn't have EA behind us, the cuts would have been worse."

Last month, PopCap announced that its tower-defence sequel Plants vs. Zombies 2 will arrive late in the first half of 2013.