Wooga surpasses Playdom, PopCap to become number four studio

Who saw this one coming? No one, that's who. Wooga announced on its company blog that it is officially the fourth most popular social game studio in the world, according to AppData. At 20.4 million monthly players, the Berlin-based developer is now more popular than both Playdom and PopCap of Social City and Bejeweled Blitz fame, respectively. And Wooga, who recently released a social puzzler called Diamond Dash, isn't stopping anytime soon.

"Capturing 20 million active Users in just 20 months and surpassing Playdom to become number four in the world is a stunning accomplishment," said Jens Begemann, Wooga founder & CEO. "We will remain focused on producing high quality games with a unique game experience for the future. With our ambitious team, we aim to become number two by the end of this year."

To add insult to injury put things into perspective, Wooga went to mention that it has just 70 employees compared to Playdom's 300 plus, not to mention that its owned by Disney. A little cocky, and rightfully so, Wooga is quickly becoming a powerful force in the social gaming industry. What's even more exciting is to see how PopCap and Playdom will respond. As the competition comes to a head, it's only a matter of time before one of these developers truly disrupts Zynga's choke hold on the market.

[Image Credit: Wooga]

Are you a fan of Wooga's games on Facebook? Do you think the company can take the number two spot by the end of 2011?

Bejeweled Blitz: PopCap reveals Cat's Eye Gem's real story [Video]

We'll admit that the Cat's Eye Gem in Bejeweled Blitz is a little crazy--even for PopCap. (Seriously, it made a game about plants that fend off a zombie attack.) So, it's only natural for players to ask, "What's the deal with the Cat's Eye?" Well, the eye-laser-blasting kitty has a deeper origin story than you might think. In fact, this feline has a name, and it's Snackers. We won't give everything away--that would spoil the laughs--but stay tuned until the end for some extra fun at some select games' expense.

[Video via Bejeweled Blitz]

What do you think of the Cat's Eye Gem now that you know the whole story? What other PopCap mysteries do you hope the company explains in the form of hilarious video?