Bookworm Heroes launched last week, and Games.com didn’t waste any time coming up with cheats and tips for beating your friends in a word-fueled battle. Check them out to get the edge in your future linguistic endeavors!

Here is some of the awesome, splendid, superb, marvelous, stupendous, and magnificent Bookworm Heroes coverage (I may have gotten slightly carried away with the word theme…):

• 148 Apps
• Games.com
• Polygon
• Venture Beat
• App Advice

Not only did Games.com decide to expose the secrets to mastering Bookworm Heroes but they put together cheats and tips for Plants vs. Zombies as well.

And also on the Plants vs. Zombies front, last week PC World put together their list of “12 Great PC Games for Any Age,” and PvZ made the list! They say that, although “Fighting the undead with exotic flora may seem like an odd choice for all-ages gaming” the game is “a blast.”

• PopCap recently announced that we will be teaming up with Hasbro to create physical Bejeweled games! Now the world of Bejeweled can come to life in two games coming out this Spring! Check out AOL Games Blog and Polygon for more details on how you’re going to be spending this Spring. Please note, you should probably go outdoors once or twice… just for sunlight and such.

• With the passing of the Golden Globes, it’s officially award season. The Wall Street Journal has a solution for the boredom that is sure to set in… play Bejeweled! Obviously, we already thought of this; but, we thought if The Wall Street Journal agreed with us, we should pass it on.

• In case you aren’t sure what makes Plants vs. Zombies such a fun game (which is highly unlikely) or need to convince someone in your life to let you play more PvZ, an IGN blogger has created an awesome infographic to explain just that.

• PC World put together a list and video of the items that took center stage at CES 2013, the Consumer Electronics Show, which took place January 8-11. Walls 360 makes the list, using Plants vs. Zombies wall graphics as an example of their work.

• Last, but certainly not least, Bejeweled 2 was named Game of the Day by the AOL Games Blog, see why HERE!

It’s a new year and we have some great PopCap news to start off 2013. From having some of the best games to put on your newly gifted smartphone or tablet, to being ranked among the top 50 iOS games of the year, we’re starting the year off right!

• The Salt Lake City Tribune, Idaho Statesman and Daily Record have all listed Plants vs. Zombies as a must-have for the new tablets in your life. So, what are you waiting for?

• Slide to Play has created their top 50 iOS games for 2012 . . .  Zuma’s Revenge HD has made the list at number 21!

• Even though the December holidays have passed, there are plenty more opportunities throughout the year to be bombarded by family members. MacLife created a list of apps to help you survive. Plants vs. Zombies made the list as the only game to keep you sane!

• Last week, iTunes came out with a “cheat sheet” on how to become a hardcore gamer. Their “Gaming 101” list puts Bejeweled Blitz at #2 on the list of games you need to play! See more on Kotaku.

We have a ton of great coverage this week including a new breed of Bejeweled Blitz, and PopCap games that are helping the colorblind match gems and blast balls!

• Last week PopCap had TWO games on the top 20 list of fastest-growing Daily Active Users on Facebook! According to Inside Social Games, Solitaire Blitz came in at #5, while Zuma Blitz was #15!

• Plants vs. Zombies is also getting some love from Kotaku and is listed as one of the 12 Best Games on the iPhone. They say the game is a good match for all those “urban gardeners” out there.

• Check out this boxing movie montage-style video, on the AOL Games Blog, announcing Bejeweled Blitz: Rubies and Riches. The Game Show Network and PopCap have come together to allow players to compete for cash and prizes in the brand new Rubies and Riches.

• If you own a NOOK, you’re in luck! Plants vs. Zombies and Bejeweled 2 are now on the Nook HD and Nook HD+. Engadget has all the details.

• Last, but not least, The Wall Street Journal wrote an article about colorblindness and technology. PopCap was mentioned as a video game developer that has enforced gaming disability guidelines, with both Peggle and Zuma Blitz including a colorblind mode.

In case you already forgot, Halloween was last Wednesday; so, our Stop Zombie Mouth campaign was all over the news! Don’t worry (I know you were), we’ve weeded through the articles to bring you the best coverage as well as a couple other hits!

• Check out what not only the press but parents had to say about the campaign in these articles from USA Today, TIME, The Mommy Gamers, Desert News and the New York Post.

• Stop Zombie Mouth also made appearances on multiple news programs. Here are a few clips: FOX Chicago, FOX 4 Kansas City and FOX 2 St. Louis.

• Along with the campaign, we commissioned a survey and found out that BOTH kids and parents want less candy on Halloween . . . who woulda thunk it?! KKOB summarizes the survey results is this article.

• IGN wrote a very flattering article about the casual gaming industry, why being called a casual gamer is nothing to be ashamed of, and how PopCap is a casual gaming leader and success story! Gee whiz, thanks.

• In case you weren’t craving cupcakes…you probably are now:

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With Halloween only a week away, there has been a lot of chatter about our Stop Zombie Mouth campaign. If you haven’t checked out the Stop Zombie Mouth website . . . do it now! But first, catch up on some great PopCap news:

• Kansas City’s FOX 4 featured the campaign video as well as an interview with a local pediatric dentist; talking about dental hygiene and the campaign!

• Spielo has made some awesome PopCap-themed slot machines. There will be Plants vs. Zombies, Zuma, and Bejeweled machines. Take a look at one of the PvZ machines in Casino Journal.

• Inside Social Games talks about the best and worst games on Facebook according to DAU (Daily Active Users). They won’t be surprised if Bejeweled Blitz jumps up a few spots by next month! Duh! Oh, and we’re bringing “duh” back.

• It is the month of Halloween, but it is also Breast Cancer awareness month. Gaming Angels let us know about this great breast cancer fundraiser created by The Game Show Network and Breast Cancer Research Foundation. They will raise money for breast cancer research by playing in online game tournaments. We are pleased to know that Bejeweled 2 is one of the games in the tournament, with 10% of the entry fee going to the foundation. Play on, and for a great cause!