Inspired by pachinko and bagatelle, each level of Peggle challenges the player to shoot a limited supply of balls at a field of colored pegs to clear out specifically marked pegs while attempting to achieve a high score through skilled shot planning. PopCap, a subsidiary of Electronic Arts, announced Peggle 2 at E3 2013.
A sequel was released in September 2008, titled Peggle Nights. Initially released for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X systems in 2007, it has since had versions released for Xbox Live Arcade, PlayStation Network, the Nintendo DS (with the help of Q Entertainment), Windows Mobile, iOS, Zeebo, and Android the game has also been ported as a Java application, and an extended minigame incorporated into the massively multiplayer online game World of Warcraft. Peggle is a casual puzzle video game developed by PopCap Games.
