PopCap co-founder John Vechey has announced he is set to leave the company he helped establish after 15 years.
In a goodbye post, Vechey thanked all those who had made his time there so exciting, while EA Mobile boss Frank Gibeau acknowledged his work will live on with an "all-new" Peggle title already in development.
"When I founded PopCap my biggest goals were to have a good time and to make great games," Vechey wrote. "PopCap's vision has always been to make people happy through games, and I believe we are achieving that every day. Today, I am proud of this company we have built together. Proud of the games we make and proud to have worked with all of you. I will miss you greatly.
"Many of you know me as the energetic, happy-go-lucky founder of PopCap, and I want to use that energy to give something back for awhile until I figure out what's next. I will be spending some time working with environmental news non-profit Grist.org, of which I am a board member. I’ll be taking some non-violence workshops, furthering some of the things I’ve learned from being part of the Quaker community, while I explore peace and social justice issues, such as war abolition, prison reform, poverty and the effects of race and gender privilege.
"And after that? Who knows what the future will hold. Maybe I’ll stick with non-profit work, maybe start a new company, or maybe join a bigger one."
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