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Dublin, Ireland - April 1st 2010 - PopCap Games,
maker of some of the world’s most popular video games, today
announced a new celebrity edition of its flagship franchise
Bejeweled®. Available in a limited edition retail box crafted
from cubic zirconia and sold only at PopCap.com, Celebrity
Bejeweled replaces the traditional gem pieces with holographic
likenesses of gem-named superstars from popular film, television,
music and sports. Further, the special collector's edition package
includes actual genetic samples of featured celebrities, for use in
home chemistry experiments, various forms of extortion and/or sale
on eBay.
Celebrity Bejeweled carries a suggested retail price of
£2000. (Due to live DNA samples, this product requires
hand-delivery to addresses in Norfolk, The Channel Islands and
remote parts of Scotland. Further, some copies may contain trace
amounts of Alec Baldwin spliced with Lady Gaga.)
Dozens of celebrities were considered for inclusion in the new
game, with the following receiving the ultimate honour of their
respective careers: musician Neil Diamond, comedienne Ruby Wax and
socialite and designer Jade Jagger; singer Joss Stone and former
Gladiator Jet have been enlisted to add some glamour. Singer Pearl
Bailey and singer songwriter, turned designer, Pearl Lowe, will
share the honor of replacing the white gem in the game (mostly
because Oprah Winfrey refused to legally change her first name to
"Opal"). Lastly newcomer and aspiring model Amber Le Bon, eldest
daughter of Yasmin and Duran Duran’s Simon, will
thumb-wrestle established model, Amber Valletta in a fashion fight
out for the seventh and final gem spot.
About PopCap
PopCap is awesome!
ENDS
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of those owners.
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