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| Developer(s) | PopCap Games |
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| Designer(s) | Jason Kapalka[2] |
| Composer(s) | Peter Hajba |
| Series | Bejeweled |
| Engine | PopCap Games Framework |
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| Release | May 30, 2001[1] |
| Genre(s) | Puzzle |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Bejeweled (also referred as Bejeweled Deluxe in some releases) is a tile-matching puzzle video game by PopCap Games, developed initially for browsers in 2001. The first game developed by PopCap under their current name, Bejeweled involves lining up three or more multi-colored gems to clear them from the game board, with chain reactions potentially following.
Originally starting out as a Java web browser game titled Diamond Mine, Bejeweled would later be developed into a retail title and was released for PCs on May 30, 2001, with the name Bejeweled Deluxe.
The game sold over 10 million copies and has been downloaded more than 150 million times.[3] The game was followed by several sequels and spin-offs, with the game being followed by a direct sequel in 2004.
- ^ Bejeweled Readme Archived June 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Bejeweled Readme: Credits Archived June 12, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mark Ward (March 18, 2008). "Casual games make a serious impact". BBC News. BBC. Archived from the original on March 21, 2008. Retrieved March 20, 2008.