One Bejeweled game is sold 'every four seconds'

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Bejewelled: one copy sold every 4 seconds
Bejewelled: one copy sold every 4 seconds

Dave Bishop of online games outlet PopCap has disclosed Bejeweled's incredible success story in a talk at the Develop conference.

Over 50 million copies of the gem-matching game have been sold across all formats, and it's now one of the top ten best-selling game franchises of all time, selling a copy every 4.3 seconds.

Alistair Charlton
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