EA exec claims Apple paid EA ?truckload of money? to delay Plants vs. Zombies 2 on Android; Apple flatly denies

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?Except in China, Plants vs Zombies 2 has only launched on iOS, and there is a very good reason for it: Apple reportedly paid for it,? Patrick Klepek reports for Giant Bomb. ?This detail was revealed during an internal town hall meeting held earlier today for publisher Electronic Arts. ?Apple gave us a truckload of money to delay the Android version [of Plants vs Zombies 2],? said Frank Gibeau, head of EA Labels.?

?Apple is denying the substance of the comments made by Gibeau,? Klepek reports. ?A company spokesperson described Giant Bomb?s story as ?not true? and said no money was exchanged.?

Klepek reports, ?When these deals are made in the games industry, it?s often a co-marketing deal, not a briefcase full of cash. It?s possible Gibeau meant this but chose his words poorly. When asked whether Apple and EA had brokered an agreement regarding iOS exclusivity, the company would not disclose any details on its relationships.?

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