• 100,000 coins just for downloading
• Free Rare Gems – Phoenix Prism, Kanga Ruby, Moonstone, and other ultra-powerful gems
• Android-exclusive Rare Gem coming soon

Plus all the regular Bejeweled Blitz excitement you’ve grown to love – powerful Boosts, special gems, Daily Spin and more!

Head over to Google Play right this very minute and get Bejeweled Blitz for Android. Go!

So, you may have heard rumors about a Bejeweled board game. You may have even seen it on store shelves. And you may have asked yourself, while staring at the box, “Wait, what? Why would I want a board game version of a game I have on oh so many of my digital devices?”

Today we are here to answer that question. Or rather, to let you watch the answer. Because what we have here, in an exclusive world premiere, is video footage of a few of us at PopCap actually playing the board game. Watch in amazement as real-life PopCap employees play this game in front of your very eyes, thanks to the magic of “video cameras”  and “the Internet!” No trick photography! All stunts performed by the actors themselves! No animals harmed too badly!

So, yes, the Bejeweled board game, brought to you by our good friends at Hasbro, is a fun, “offline” version of the game, and once you watch this video, you’ll see why! So watch already! Go on! Hit play! If you’re on this blog we already know you have some time to kill!

First up, Bejeweled: it’s a tabletop version of the original match-3 game. Play with up to three friends and see who can match and collect the most gems.

Next, there’s Bejeweled Frenzy: a fast-paced card game for 2-4 players.

These shimmering new games are perfect for every Bejeweled fan — and also a great treat for future Bejeweled players.

You can find both games at a variety of retailers–check them out on Hasbro’s site, and buy them today!

• Michael Jordan shows us he has skills on and off the basketball court with his new title of ‘Bejeweled Demigod’. Both Business Insider and ESPN say that Jordan has reached level 100 in the game and uses it as a competitive outlet, now that he’s not spending so much time on the court. Not only does he play the game, but his longtime friend and driver George Koehler plays the game as well, and it seems to be a staple in the Jordan household.
• On the other hand, Andrew Lincoln, who plays Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead, is forced to channel his characters zombie-fighting skills in order to beat the zombies in one of the few games he plays on his iPad, Plants vs. Zombies. According to Adweek, Lincoln says that when he plays as himself, he is eaten in seconds.

USAopoly has announced that Plants vs. Zombies Risk: Collector’s Edition will launch in Fall of this year. Check out a picture of the game as well as some details on EGM Now.

As you all know, (and if you don’t, what are you waiting for?!) the new PopCap game Hidden Agenda is in open beta. AOL Games Blog has created a cheat sheet for the game, so check it out!

Game Informer Magazine put together their list of Top Ten Tower Defense Games. At #1 is none other than… Plants vs. Zombies! GI says that with its “adorable presentation” and variety, PvZ is able to give players endless ways to defend their home. Listing variety as one of the hardest achievements for tower defense games, we are thrilled to be at #1!

• Last week, we launched the open beta of our first SOCIAL hidden object game! In case you’re crazy and have not played it yet, it’s called Hidden Agenda. Read more about the game, as well as an interview with the executive producer for hidden object games at PopCap, on AOL Games Blog and Capsule Computers! Click HERE to play the game on Facebook.

•Two PopCap games made AOL Games Blog’s list of the 10 match-3 games you have to play. Both Bejeweled 2 and Zuma’s Revenge! made the cut.

• If you’re thinking about getting the new BlackBerry 10, do not panic… you can still play some amazing PopCap games on your phone. See which of our games you can expect on the BlackBerry 10 from Pocket Gamer and The Game Fanatics.

*MC stands for “Marketing Coordinator” but we have to call her MC Rachel. It’s in her contract. And who are we to crush her dreams of hip-hop glory?

• 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!

Happy Birthday Bejeweled Gems!      (cake by Sensational Cakes)

Happy Birthday Zombie!      (cake by Girl-Jagon)

Happy Birthday Zuma!      (cake by Alan and Lourdes)

Happy Birthday Plants vs. Zombies!      (cake by Sugar Shindigs)