All About Popcap Games
The Bejeweled Franchise
While games like Zuma, Bookworm?, Peggle? and Chuzzle are huge hits, Bejeweled and Bejeweled 2 remain PopCap's "flagship franchise." Bejeweled is only the second puzzle game over the past twenty years to be inducted into Computer Gaming World's Hall of Fame - taking its place alongside Tetris, which was inducted in 1987.
“I tried it... and kissed productivity goodbye. And once my coworkers got hold of that disk, we seriously flirted with going out of business. We were all hooked on Bejeweled - perhaps the most insanely addictive puzzle game ever and the one that put PopCap on the casual gaming map. The company hasn't stopped wasting your time since.”
-- Games Magazine
PopCap's Bejeweled franchise has sold more than 10 million PC/Web units since its 2001 introduction and has been installed on more than 50 million cell phones in North America since 2005. The second iteration alone, Bejeweled 2, has counted more than 100 million downloads since its 2004 launch and is still a top seller.
