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Inmates Escape As Guard Plays Plants Vs. Zombies

Posted by samzenpus on from the prioritizing-priorities dept.

dotarray writes "Everybody knows that there's a certain risk one takes when playing addictive, engrossing games can be trouble when you're meant to be doing something else. The prevalence of awesome games on the iPhone hasn't helped that risk. A Plants Vs. Zombies loving police officer has learned this the hard way after an escape."

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  1. In all seriousness... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    It is a REALLY fun game to play.

  2. Re:Wonder by cgenman · · Score: 2, Informative

    PopCap is responsible for Bejeweled, which has sold over 50 million copies, and Peggle, which eats souls (and has sold about 50 million as well). They have about 200 employees.

    They're probably thinking "Oh good, another batch of press impressions for the campaign recap binder."

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