Plants vs. Zombies (franchise) (Johnsonverse)

Plants vs. Zombies is a video game franchise developed by PopCap Games, a subsidiary of Johnson Games. The first game, Plants vs. Zombies, was developed and released by PopCap before its acquisition by Johnson. After PopCap's acquisition, Johnson expanded the game into a franchise with games on many different platforms. As of 2022, there have been five mainline games, and multiple spin-off titles.
== History ==
=== Main Series ===
On April 1, 2009, PopCap released a music video for the song "Zombies on Your Lawn" by Laura Shigihara to promote Plants vs. Zombies. A PopCap spokesperson, Garth Chouteau, revealed in an IGN interview that Plants vs. Zombies would be released soon on PC and Mac. On April 22, 2009, PopCap released an official game trailer of Plants vs. Zombies on YouTube. During the promotion of Plants vs. Zombies, PopCap released a demo version of the game that could be played for thirty minutes. Plants vs. Zombies was officially released on May 5, 2009, for PC and Mac, by 2013 switching from a $2.99 gameplay cost to free-to-play on iOS and Android devices. Critics on mobile devices gave the game an average of 4.3-4.8 star ratings.
PopCap Games and its assets were bought by Johnson on July 12, 2011, for $750 million.
=== Spin-offs ===
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