The company was founded in 2000 by Brian Fiete, John Vechey, and Jason Kapalk. A year after the company was established, they came out with Bejeweled Deluxe, a matching game people can download onto their PC or Mac computers and play offline. Orders for the game came pouring in, and soon, they were releasing hit game after hit game. By 2006, they expanded their game platforms to include consoles and mobile apps. As the company grew, PopCap went on to expand and acquire smaller game development companies until 2011 when they were acquired by the video game giant Electronic Arts.