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PopCap revamps Bejeweled on iOS, sends Bejeweled Blitz freemium
Very similar to the way EA has revamped its Tetris app recently, PopCap Games (now owned by EA) has decided to revamp its Bejeweled offerings on the iPhone, taking the various versions of the world's brightest match-3 game gem and concentrating them down into a few offerings. There will be two Bejeweled games on the App Store after all is said and done. Bejeweled Blitz is going to go to a freemium model where players can earn coins to unlock content (or just buy it outright via in-app purchase); the app will also take advantage of full Facebook integration. Bejeweled 2 is being reinvented as Bejeweled for iPhone and iPod touch, featuring three gameplay modes, full Retina Display graphics, and a host of various social and profile features. Bejeweled for iPhone will be 99 cents on the App Store. I've been waiting for PopCap to release Bejeweled 3 on the iPhone, but it looks like this is the best we're getting -- the new app has a Zen mode in it, plus all the achievements and ranking the latest PC game comes with. Odds are that if PopCap is bringing other updates to the iOS version, it'll be through this app, not through an official Bejeweled 3 port. Interesting that there's no iPad coverage yet, either -- I for one wouldn't mind playing Bejeweled on my iPad, too. But it certainly seems like PopCap and EA are getting their ducks in a row before the holidays, laying out out their biggest properties so they can be found (and purchased) by players with shiny new iPhones and iPads.
iOS sales this weekend: Bejeweled 2, Crescent Moon RPGs, SFIV
There's something about the weekend, apparently, that makes iOS games want to drop their prices right down to the bottom. There's quite a few good deals out -- this Bejeweled offer is especially one you shouldn't refuse! Yes, Bejeweled 2 + Blitz by PopCap is completely free in the App Store this weekend. Hopefully this is in anticipation for an iOS release of Bejeweled 3 soon. Crescent Moon Games is having a sale, dropping its RPGs Aralon: Sword and Shadow, Rimelands, Hammer of Thor, and Ravensword: The Fallen King down to just 99 cents each. Word is that Pocket RPG is going on sale as well, but it hasn't dropped yet. Neocell Fighters Evolution is a shooter that's gone free. Street Fighter IV is on sale again, 99 cents until the end of August. Although at this point, that's pretty much the usual price for it. And Chunfen.com has dropped the price on all of its apps, including the games Air Star and Air Cross and their HD versions, to completely free. All solid deals for this weekend. Combine all of these games with the big releases from the week (Spy Mouse, Contre Jour, and others), and you should have plenty to play on iOS, all weekend long.
