Bejeweled Articles on TUAW - The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Lots of free and discounted apps this pre-holiday weekend

by Mike Schramm (Dec 16th, 2011)

Yes, Christmas isn't until next week, but around here, a free app is always welcome. Here's some apps that have gone free for this holiday season. The excellent match-3 Call of Atlantis is free this weekend. Chillingo's puzzle platformer NyxQuest is also free. Babo Crash is another ...

PopCap revamps Bejeweled on iOS, sends Bejeweled Blitz freemium

by Mike Schramm (Dec 8th, 2011)

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 3 out now for Mac

by David Quilty (Dec 9th, 2010)

Billed as the world's #1 puzzle game, PopCap's Bejeweled 3 for Mac is out and ready for download. This new version has 8 different game modes, including Classic Bejeweled, non-stop Lightning, and Zen mode, and it also allows players to collect up to 65 achievement badges and unlock 4 new games as ...

TUAW's Daily App: Shifters

by Mike Schramm (Jun 11th, 2010)

Shifters is a fun little match-3 game with a "twist" -- instead of switching colored blocks to match three of a kind, you rotate them in sets of four. That changes up the strategy a bit, as the patterns look a little different from the standard Bejeweled-type game (the shifting mechanic is obviously ...

Trism matches the iPhone's accelerometer with puzzle gameplay

by Mike Schramm (Feb 29th, 2008)

One more reason why we can't wait for the iPhone SDK to drop. GameSetWatch has a short interview up with developer Steve D of Demiforce about his new iPhone game, Trism. It's a Bejeweled-like gem matching puzzle game, but the twist is that after getting matched, the gems fall in the direction that ...

Bejeweled hits the iPhone

by Mat Lu (Jul 30th, 2007)

Bejewled has long been one of the most popular games on mobile devices. Now maker PopCap has announced a version "optimized for the iPhone's display and input controls." If you surf to PopCap Games official site with an iPhone you should be re-directed to http://static.popcap.com/iphone/ (or just ...

Five things Apple can do to bring gamers back

by Mike Schramm (Jun 20th, 2007)

Apple is releasing games for the iPod. EA and id show up at the WWDC keynote. And the rumors say Nintendo may team with Apple for the iPhone. All signs point to an Apple that seriously wants to reenter the gaming market, an arena that has been dominated by PCs and consoles for quite some time. But ...

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