Electronic Theatre reports on the success of PopCap Games' Bejeweled Blitz, a Facebook application having recently left beta and attracing more than 5 million users.

PopCap Games today announced that Bejeweled Blitz, the 1-minute version of its mega-hit franchise Bejeweled for Facebook, has officially launched and is now out of beta. Relying entirely on its own merits, the “social” version of Bejeweled has become a Facebook phenomenon, attracting more than 5 million monthly users after quietly debuting in beta form in late December of 2008. With new users joining at a rapidly increasing rate, Bejeweled Blitz now adds a new friend to the fold every second.

kevcothirtythree via electronictheatre.co.uk »