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=== July 2007-present: Casual games distribution era === PopCap began another round of expansion in July 2007 by buying other casual game developers including the creators of an online consumer portal, [[SpinTop Games]].<ref>{{cite news|author = iTZKooPA|title = PopCap Games Buys Another|url=http://tgnforums.stardock.com/?forumid=141&aid=157911 |publisher = Totalgaming.net |date=2007-07-16 |accessdate = 2007-07-16}}</ref> Just a week beforehand the company acquired the Chicago-based development house Retro64, founded by Mike Boeh, which is best known for their retro-arcade action and puzzle titles.<ref>{{cite news|author = iTZKooPA|title = PopCap Games Captures Retro64|url=http://tgnforums.stardock.com/?forumid=141&aid=157513 |publisher = Totalgaming.net |date=2007-07-12 |accessdate = 2007-07-16}}</ref> <!-- Both purchases come after previous relationships between the respected companies and were made to bolster PopCap Games' offerings and development capabilities. --> After these acquisitions, the PopCap Games Logo was rebranded, dropping the "Games" portion. PopCap's premium games list on their website will now be mixed with other games from other developers/distributors.
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