PopCap Launches Bejeweled(R) Blitz LIVE for Xbox LIVE Arcade

The Most Competitive Adaptation Yet: Popular Gaming Phenomenon Comes to Xbox LIVE Featuring 16-Player Party Mode, Battle Mode and More

DUBLIN, Ireland, February 23, 2011 - PopCap Games, the worldwide leader in casual games, today announced the
global release of Bejeweled(R) Blitz LIVE on Xbox LIVE(R) Arcade for the Xbox
360(R) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft. The game delivers
the same fun and frantic action found in other popular variants of Bejeweled,
but is packed with all-new, highly competitive multiplayer modes and a brand
new look designed specifically for the Xbox LIVE audience. Bejeweled Blitz
LIVE is being featured in Microsoft's House Party promotion for Xbox LIVE
Arcade for Xbox 360.

"Bejeweled Blitz LIVE for Xbox LIVE Arcade takes the core of what's great
about the Bejeweled Blitz experience, and ratchets up the fun and competition
with both Classic and Twist gameplay, a frantic 16-player party mode,
head-to-head battles, and leaderboards galore," said Ed Allard, head of
worldwide studios at PopCap Games. "Early critics have already heralded this
adaptation as a must-have title for Xbox LIVE Arcade, and we hope players
will agree."

Highlighted features of Bejeweled Blitz LIVE include:

New 16-Player Party Mode: Up to 16-players join together in riveting,
simultaneous action for an unparalleled Blitz experience-the most competitive
60 seconds on Xbox LIVE(R)!

New Battle Mode: Players face-off in one-on-one Blitz battles on the same
console, or virtually over Xbox LIVE.

Real-Time Leaderboards: Vie for supremacy with all-new dynamic
leaderboards showing up-to-the-minute competitive scores of players and their
friends for true in-your-face competition. Coupled with a new menu interface,
battling your buddies has never been better!

Two Styles of Play: Players are endlessly challenged by Classic and Twist
game action, two district game modes offering varied layers of skill,
strategy and highly addictive gameplay.

New, Exclusive Version of Twist Play: Players meet brand new challenges
in an all-new Bejeweled Twist variant not found anywhere else!

All-New Friendscore: Team-up with your Xbox LIVE friends to combine
scores and compete for the highest weekly and all-time scores and ultimate
team bragging rights.

Tuned Specifically for Xbox LIVE: New high-def graphics and an all-new
music soundtrack complement hours and hours of non-stop gameplay.

About PopCap

PopCap Games is the leading global developer, publisher and operator of
casual video games: fun, easy-to-learn, captivating games that appeal to all
ages across PC, mobile, social and other platforms. Based in Seattle,
Washington, PopCap was founded in 2000 and has a worldwide staff of more than
380 people in Seattle, San Francisco, Vancouver, B.C., Dublin, Seoul,
Shanghai and Tokyo. PopCap's games have been downloaded over 1.5 billion
times by consumers worldwide, and its flagship franchise, Bejeweled(R), has
sold more than 50 million units.

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    PR Contacts:
    International:
    Cathy Orr
    corr@popcap.com
    +353-1-646-8107

PR Contacts: International: Cathy Orr, corr at popcap.com, +353-1-646-8107