Bejeweled Blitz tricks out your screen with new Halloween wallpapers

Bejeweled Blitz Halloween Wallpaper: Zombie Squad
If you loved the recent Halloween makeover that PopCap gave Bejeweled Blitz, then you'll be happy to hear that the new, spooky game background, "Haunted Blitz Mansion", can now be used to decorate your computer desktop.

Two other versions, "Here Come the Bats" and "Zombie Squad", are later designs based on the first one. "Zombie Squad" is actually a shoutout to PopCap's other widely popular title, Plants vs. Zombies, which unfortunately, isn't on Facebook, but folks can buy it for the PC, Mac, iPhone, and the Xbox Live Arcade. Plus, there's a Nintendo DS version set for next January.

To see the full-sized wallpapers, click on each of the following thumbnails, then right-click each image with "Set As Desktop Background":
       

Zuma Blitz player scores 1.4 million points with no powers

Sure, even 2 million points in Zuma Blitz is totally possible--when you have powers. YouTube user SLiangHsu posted a video today of his arduous and impressive achievement in PopCap's ball-blasting game. With no powers at all, he scored over 1.4 million points on this week's Crossroads board. How did he do it? Frankly, he shot the balls really fast. Well, extremely rapid and accurate gap shots helped too; not to mention hitting every Chrono Ball on the field. In fact, it appears as if the player intentionally wasted his Hot Frog shots just to show off. Cocky? Absolutely. Justified? You try to score a million points with just your wits (and your wrist).

PopCap looks to cure its Extreme Fever with Peggle HD for iPad

Still waiting with bated breath for PopCap to bring Peggle to Facebook? (Keep holding it, then.) So are we, but until then, perhaps Peggle in HD will hold you over. The creator of Bejeweled announced that its mega hit pachinko-meets-Breakout game is now available for the iPad under the title--what else?--Peggle HD.

The game, which has already been downloaded 30 million times since its original release on the PC in March 2007, is available now in the App Store for an introductory price of $2.99. Once in the game, players can purchase Peggle Nights, the full-blown expansion to the original, for $.99. Of course, the prices will hike up once this promotion ends (which we imagine will be soon) to $4.99 and $1.99, respectively.

While this is essentially the same Peggle about 30 million of you have played before, this version comes with Game Center support at launch. And yes, that means this "HD" edition of the ultimate pachinko also features Achievements--29 of them, to be exact.

Extreme Fever Peggle
So, not only can you witness Extreme Fever--when every last peg is destroyed in a level--on your purrty 10-inch touchscreen, but brag about it to your friends. Yep, that just might keep me occupied until, you know, I can score free balls like a champ on Facebook.

Might you be one of the few who has yet to play Peggle? If so, do you have an aversion to awesome? Those in the know: Do you agree that Facebook needs some Peggle action?