Plants vs. Zombies
video game series
Plants vs. Zombies is a video game franchise created by George Fan. The series follows the affiliates of David "Crazy Dave" Blazing as they use his plants to defend against a zombie invasion, led by Dr. Edgar George Zomboss. The first game, Plants vs. Zombies (2009), was developed by PopCap Seattle and released by PopCap Games before being acquired by Electronic Arts (EA). After PopCap Games' acquisition, EA expanded the game into a franchise with games on many different platforms, including a comic book series written by Paul Tobin and published by Dark Horse Comics, and a web series published by Dorkly.
The series has a variety of game genres. The original game and its sequels Plants vs. Zombies Adventures, Plants vs.
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