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Electronic Arts

Electronic Arts (EA) publishes video games, including the Plants vs. Zombies and Bejeweled titles from its PopCap studio, and the EA app PC client. EA games and services are licensed, not sold, for personal non-commercial use under the EA User Agreement, with subscriptions, virtual currency and other entitlements sold under EA's Terms of Sale.

Licensing at a Glance

  • Subscription

  1. PopCap Studios, maker of the Plants vs. Zombies and Bejeweled games, is presented as an EA studio on the official EA site.[1]

  2. EA Services are licensed, not sold: EA grants a personal, limited, non-transferable, revocable and non-exclusive licence to use them for non-commercial use.[2]

  3. Entitlements such as unlockable content, subscriptions, virtual assets and unlock or serial codes are rights EA licenses to the user; EA Virtual Currency has no monetary value, cannot be sold or exchanged for cash and is non-refundable subject to the Terms of Sale.[3]

  4. EA PC games require an EA Account and an Internet connection so the EA app can authenticate the licence; authentication is limited to one EA Account per serial code, so the game is not transferable.[4]

  5. Purchases from EA of software, digital content, content subscriptions, virtual currency and in-game content are governed by EA's Terms of Sale, and users may cancel an EA Account or subscription at any time.[5]

Products

References

  1. PopCap Studios - Official EA Site · popcap.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
  2. User Agreement - Official EA Site · ea.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
  3. User Agreement - Official EA Site · ea.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
  4. User Agreement - Official EA Site · ea.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
  5. User Agreement - Official EA Site · ea.com · retrieved 2026-09-27
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