Say good-bye to Mom for the next few weeks. PopCap Games recently released the sequel to its insanely popular downloadable puzzle game Bejeweled. The original gem-matching puzzler rocketed to fame among casual players, a segment overwhelmingly dominated by middle-aged women.

Bejeweled 2 presses all this audience’s buttons with New Age soundtracks and visuals and a new relaxing Endless mode that lets you “play for eternity and collect jewelry.” We don’t know what that means either, but suffice to say that the launch of Bejeweled 2 is like Doom 3 for soccer moms. Don’t even think about asking to borrow her PC until spring.
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