Mastertronic bringing PopCap games to UK retail on DS, PC and 360

Our friends overseas -- who live in the United States of Kingdoms, which we're fairly certain is what the UK is short for -- are about to have their free time sucked into oblivion. Publisher Mastertronic has announced plans to bring PopCap's most devilishly addictive titles to UK retailers on various platforms, starting with the February 18 release of PopCap Hits for Xbox 360; a tidy bundle which includes Bejeweled 2, Peggle, Feeding Frenzy and AstroPop.

Shortly thereafter, the publisher will port Plants vs. Zombies to the DS, and will release a second collection of PopCap Hits for 360, including Plants vs. Zombies, Zuma, Feeding Frenzy 2 and Heavy Weapon. Mediatronic also plans on releasing retail versions of a few of the casual developer's titles on PC later this year. Basically, we hope that the UK doesn't have any big projects coming up that will require its citizens to be as productive as humanly possible, because, hoo boy, that's a whole lot of PopCap

Source:Joystiq

Zeit 2 and random zombie deals on Xbox Live next week

Ubisoft's time-traveling shmup, Zeit 2, is the lone game listed in Major Nelson's latest list of upcoming Xbox Live Arcade releases. If that doesn't quite sate your gaming appetite, Live is also throwing a random "Back from the Dead" promotion by cutting the price of Zombie Apocalypse and The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai to 400 Points ($5) each. Plants vs. Zombies will continue the promotion the following week by going on sale for 800 Points ($10).

Next week will also discount "more than 25 pieces" of DLC from Activision, including Call of Duty map packs, Guitar Hero songs and Arcade games. EA will get its chance starting January 18, with an equally vague promise of "one-time savings" on EA "content." For the full schedule of Xbox Live releases, check past the break.

Deal of the Week (Xbox Live Gold members only)

January 10 - 16

• Zombie Apocalypse - 400 Microsoft Points* (50% off)
• The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai - 400 MSP (50% off)

January 17 - 23

• Plants vs. Zombies - 800 MSP (33% off)

Games On Demand

• January 4: Crackdown 2
• January 11: Need for Speed SHIFT
• January 18: Transformers: The Game
• January 18: Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
• January 18: Dante's Inferno

Xbox Live Arcade Releases

• January 12: zeit 2 - 800 MSP

Avatar Marketplace

• January 6: New Year's Resolution
• January 6: Food Fest
• January 6: Burton
• January 13: Dinosaur Pets
• January 13: Xbox 360 Gear

*80 Microsoft Points = $1.00