Bejeweled (series)
| Bejeweled | |
|---|---|
| Genres | Puzzle |
| Developers | PopCap Games |
| Publishers | PopCap Games |
| Creators | Jason Kapalka |
| Platforms |
Windows Xbox 360 Windows Phone Windows Mobile Mac OS X iOS Android PlayStation 3 PlayStation Portable Nintendo DS Nintendo Wii Java ME Adobe Flash Palm OS Symbian^3 PlayStation Vita Online Arcade |
| First release |
Bejeweled May 30, 2001 |
| Latest release |
Bejeweled Stars May 10, 2016 |
| Spin-offs | Bejeweled Twist, Bejeweled Blitz, Bejeweled Stars |
Bejeweled is the name of the series of tile-matching puzzle games created by PopCap Games, first developed for browsers in 2001. Five follow-ups to this game have been released: Bejeweled 2, in 2004, Bejeweled Twist in 2008, Bejeweled Blitz in 2009, Bejeweled 3 in 2010, and Bejeweled Stars (formerly Bejeweled Skies) in 2016, all by PopCap Games. Blitz is a one-minute timed version, which can be played by linking to Facebook or in an offline mode. More than 25 million copies of Bejeweled have been sold, and the game has been downloaded more than 150 million times. An arcade version was released in Q3 2013.
Bejeweled was initially created by PopCap Games as a web-based Flash game named Diamond Mine. It was reportedly successful for PopCap—a company formed in 2000. PopCap created partnerships with established Internet gaming sites, such as Microsoft Zone, to host Bejeweled as well. The name Bejeweled was suggested by Microsoft, who thought the original name Diamond Mine was too similar to that of an existing game, Diamond Mines.
The game has been ported to other platforms, including Microsoft Windows, where it was called Bejeweled Deluxe. Astraware produced versions for PDAs on the BlackBerry, iPhone, Palm and Windows Mobile smartphone platforms. They also released Bejeweled Deluxe on the Xbox as a downloadable Xbox Live Arcade game. On September 12, 2006, it was released as one of the first games downloadable from the iTunes Store for the iPod.
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