Photo: Coldcashcow, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons¹⁷

Jason Kapalka

Canadian game developer (born 1970)

Jason Kapalka (born 1970) is a Canadian game developer and entrepreneur based in the Comox Valley and Vancouver, British Columbia. He is best known as one of the founders of the video game studio PopCap Games Inc., along with John Vechey and Brian Fiete.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Jason Kapalka (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Jun 29, 1970.¹

About

PopCap was founded in 2000 and sold to Electronic Arts in 2011. PopCap was originally titled “Sexy Action Cool,” but the name was changed when it was found to be misleading to many players. Kapalka is listed at #82 on IGN's list of the top 100 game creators of all time.

From Wikipedia’s article on Jason Kapalka, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.²

Companies

Blue Wizard DigitalFounder¹⁵
PopCap GamesFounder¹⁶

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Alberta³

Career

Occupation: video game developer, video game critic, bar manager, entrepreneur, columnist.⁷

Date not recordedFounded PopCap Games⁴
Date not recordedFounded Storm Crow Manor⁵
Date not recordedFounded Blue Wizard Digital⁶

Known for: Zuma, Bejeweled, Plants vs. Zombies, Peggle, PopCap Games.^{8 9}

Personal life

CitizenshipCanada¹⁰

Awards

2020World Video Game Hall of Fame for Bejeweled^{11 13}
Date not recordedGame Developers Choice Awards^{11 12}
Date not recordedThe National Museum of Play^{11 13}

Sources

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WikidataJason Kapalka on Wikidata
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WikipediaJason Kapalka on Wikipedia
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WikidataJason Kapalka: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataJason Kapalka: Founded PopCap Games, on Wikidata
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WikidataJason Kapalka: Founded Storm Crow Manor, on Wikidata
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WikidataJason Kapalka: Founded Blue Wizard Digital, on Wikidata
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WikidataJason Kapalka: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataJason Kapalka: notable work, on Wikidata
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Wikidatanotable work, as reported by IMDb
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WikidataJason Kapalka: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataJason Kapalka: award, on Wikidata
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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Wikidataaward, as reported
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WikidataJason Kapalka: LinkedIn, on Wikidata
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WikidataBlue Wizard Digital, Founder
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WikidataPopCap Games, Founder
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Wikimedia CommonsJason Kapalka photo by Coldcashcow, CC0