PopCap Gives Away Big Money for St Patrick's Day

PopCap Games, www.popcap.co.uk, is giving away their computer games to cash-conscious customers. To celebrate St Patrick's Day, the PopCap leprechauns have stocked their crocks of gold with FREE copies of PC computer game, Big Money, which normally retails at ?14.95. The money-themed game means people can splurge with some virtual funds at a time when we are all counting the pennies. To grab a copy, all you have to do is visit www.popcap.co.uk between 13th March 2009 and 24th March 2009.

PopCap makes casual games i.e. computer games for non-gamers. If you've ever puzzled over a crossword or a game of Sudoku, then you're a casual gamer. Research indicates that casual gaming can aid relaxation, boost learning and mental cognition - and even promote grandparent/parent-child bonding. The average player of casual PC games like Big Money is a 48-year old mother and with this promotion running until 24th March, PopCap have your Mother's Day gift, wrapped.

Paul Breslin, Operations Director at PopCap Games said: "Times are tough at the moment but we at PopCap don't believe that means people should have to compromise on FUN – in fact, people need it more than ever. So we decided to create a little extra fun this St Patrick's Day by literally giving away one of PopCap's puzzle games!"

PopCap's games have been downloaded more than 1 billion times by consumers worldwide, and flagship title, Bejeweled, has sold more than 25 million units across all platforms. PopCap's games have consumed well over 16 billion hours of consumers' leisure time since 2001.