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VIDEO: Plants vs. Zombies in WoW: Cataclysm

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Blizzard inserted a new quest in the Cataclysm beta, inspired by Plants Vs. Zombies.

What do you get after combining a popular casual game with a popular MMORPG? How about a World of Warcraft quest in the form of PopCap Games' Plants vs. Zombies!

Called Peacebloom Vs Ghouls, the new quest was inserted into the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm beta, and located in the Hillsbrad Foothills. As the screenshot depicts, the quest is a near-identical rendition of PopCap's game (although the quest only features six plants), and is believed to be officially sanctioned by the casual games publisher.

The new Peacebloom Vs Ghouls quest isn't the first collaboration between Blizzard and PopCap Games. Previous incarnations of Peggle and Bejeweled have also appeared in World of Warcraft, allowing gamers to play the casual titles without leaving the MMORPG.

To see the Plants Vs. Zombies-inspired quest, check out the video below!

Plants Vs. Zombies in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm

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    rpmrush , September 23, 2010 12:48 AM
    Mmm..my buddy liked plants v zombies. He has an Iphone tho. I haven't found it in the Android market.
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    grillz9909 , September 23, 2010 1:15 AM
    Great. Now I'll HAVE to buy Cataclysm.

    /LOL
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    hellwig , September 23, 2010 1:33 AM
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    and is believed to be officially sanctioned by the casual games publisher

    I certainly hope its sanctioned. I really can't believe a company that so rigorously defends its trademarks and copyrights would just so blatantly copy another companies property without getting some sort of official buy-in.

    Still, is this what we've come to, video game cross-overs?

    I didn't watch the whole thing, but I doubt they had the Michael Jackson zombie, so fail.
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    Yuka , September 23, 2010 1:37 AM
    Superb. Nice one Blizz.

    Cheers!
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    nforce4max , September 23, 2010 1:39 AM
    OK fun mini but Bliz needs to do more to enrich the content. Got to bored and learned how to profession stack...
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    elcentral , September 23, 2010 2:09 AM
    np blizz will hit problems and and hoppefully go down next year when the real first nex gen mmorpg but sadly there are so meny thas stay back for the love for the game cant say why but i kno some will. i can newer like this game if THEY! make a problem you find it and exploit it BEKOSE OF THEY BEING RETARDED! its your problem bekose THEY DID IT. i hate them so much
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    dEAne , September 23, 2010 2:28 AM
    wow it is great.
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    chase_tm , September 23, 2010 2:48 AM
    Makes me want to take up WoW again.... DAMN YOU BLIZZARD!!!

    I wonder if they already have an achievement for this mini?
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    theoutbound , September 23, 2010 5:46 AM
    I love when Blizzard puts little gems like this into WoW. It helps break up the endless kill and gathering quests nicely.
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    Toddosan , September 23, 2010 1:05 PM
    Thank god i kicked the WoW habit, this crap is getting out of hand.
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    zak_mckraken , September 23, 2010 1:46 PM
    elcentralnp blizz will hit problems and and hoppefully go down next year when the real first nex gen mmorpg but sadly there are so meny thas stay back for the love for the game cant say why but i kno some will. i can newer like this game if THEY! make a problem you find it and exploit it BEKOSE OF THEY BEING RETARDED! its your problem bekose THEY DID IT. i hate them so much

    I.. hmm... what?
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    bildo123 , September 23, 2010 3:14 PM
    I think they should revamp the title...World of Whatever. Anything can happen! Undead space goats on motorcycles, rocket ships, and more!!! Now with an all exclusive PvZ clone texture swapped mini-game to let you break away from the some boring raids with the some boring cookie cutter skill rotations! Buy World of Whatever now!
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    Anonymous , September 23, 2010 4:12 PM
    Blizzard is out of ideas. I expect Need for Speed, Elite, Counter Strike and Portal included in the next expansion.
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    shizen , January 13, 2011 8:22 AM
    next.. we want angry birds in WoW..!