EA has revealed Plants Vs. Zombies 3, the third mainline item in its garden-based tower defense series. What`s more, there`s a free-to-play pre-alpha version playable right now.`At PopCap, we`ve been working on PvZ for years and want to bring our beloved plants and zombies to current players and the next generation of players everywhere,` the developer said. `We`re hard at work testing out a lot of fun things that we want your feedback on, and hope you will come on this journey with us!` Details on the game`s new features are scant at present. The most noticeable change, judging by the screenshots you can see above, is that the series appears to have switched from a landscape orientation to portrait. Otherwise, things look largely familiar, with old friendly plant faces getting in on the action.The pre-alpha is a limited release--meaning not everyone who downloads will actually get to play--on Android only. If you can`t get access, PopCap says to try again another day as it will be opening up the pre-alpha in phases. At present, it appears the game`s Google Play listing is only accessible in the US.A final release date, meanwhile, has not yet been announced; PopCap says it wants `to make sure we have everything ready and in tip-top shape for you to enjoy, so we`ll let you know when we have a worldwide release date.`EA had previously listed a new Plants Vs. Zombies game for release in the final quarter of 2019. However, that game was listed as a shooter, so it`s unclear if PvZ 3 is that same game launching this year given this appears to be a tower defense game.The original Plants Vs. Zombies launched on PC in 2009, before later coming to mobile, Xbox 360, PS3, Nintendo DS, and PS Vita. The game`s success attracted EA, which acquired developer PopCap in 2011. A number of sequels and spin-offs have since launched, including Plants Vs Zombies 2 and the Garden Warfare series.
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