Isaac & Steve launch into the legendary game-that-wasn't, Pig Up! Learn awful secrets about how indie games start, develop, show great promise, and get crushingly cancelled!

o0:00 The Unofficial PopCap PopCast
00:21 Hello
01:12 The Rise and Fall of Pig Up
02:20 Prologue - When Pigs Fly
09:59 Prototype - When Pigs Flap
28:59 Development Heaven - The Rise
45:51 The Apex - The Award
48:42 Development Heck - The Fall
58:02 Crash Landing - Final Score
1:06:11 Next Time

LINKS
Wired article:
"Pig Up! Facebook Game Just Ruined Your Productivity"
https://www.wired.com/2011/07/pig-up/

DESCRIPTION
Isaac & Steve share their memories of when megacorp Electronic Arts bought PopCap Games.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Unofficial PopCap PopCast
00:18 Greetings!
02:52 Overview
05:34 The Announcement All-Hands
17:38 Follow the Money
31:26 What It Meant
54:34 Next Time

In the inaugural episode of The Unofficial PopCap PopCast, hosts Isaac Aubrey & Stephen Notley present their PopCap credentials and make the case for doing an insider podcast about the legendary indie game studio. Oink!