SEATTLE, Washington and DUBLIN, Ireland, July 30 /PRNewswire/ --

- Sequel to 2007 Hit Word Game Unearths all-new Books in the
Continuing Adventures of Lex the Bookworm

PopCap Games, the leading developer and publisher of casual games, today
announced the immediate availability of Bookworm(TM) Adventures Volume 2 (BWA
2) for the PC at http://www.popcap.com. The sequel to the 2007 original takes
players into three new literary landscapes with a bevy of new features and
lexical challenges. Beginning on August 19, individual books of the game will
become available on PopCap.com and partner sites. The three books, "Fractured
Fairytales," "The Monkey King" and "Astounding Planet," each offer a complete
story and 10-chapter adventure in which players once again take on the role
of Lex the intrepid Bookworm to right wrongs and defeat evil-doers through
superlative spelling and use of the game's many new and existing role-playing
game elements.

"Bookworm Adventures Volume 2 is the long-awaited sequel to one of the
world's most popular word games," said Ben Rotholtz, VP of Marketing at
PopCap, "and in this new collection we're delivering dozens of hours of
entertainment to delight even the most seasoned vocabulary aficionados."

In the Bookworm Adventures series, players take on the role of Lex the
Bookworm, leading him through a series of books involving fictional
characters which Lex must overcome by forming words from an ever-changing set
of letter tiles. Making longer and more complex words gives Lex greater
fighting prowess, while special "gem" letter tiles offer a range of power-up
effects of their own. Various potions and treasures give Lex added power,
defense, health, and dozens of other persistent or one-time abilities. In the
new sequel, wild card "rainbow" tiles, 20 new treasures and zany literary
"companions" - including Mother Goose, the Cheshire Cat and author H.G. Wells
- all provide players with even more powers and abilities. Three new
mini-games augment those from the original BWA, offering a total of six
different "side quest" activities to earn additional potions and power-ups.

New Features in Bookworm Adventures Volume 2 include:
    
    - 3 all-new books of ten chapters each: "Fractured Fairytales," "The
      Monkey King" and "Astounding Planet"!
    
    - All-new infinite Replay mode! Pick a book, fight foes and score big
      points!
    
    - 6 mini-games, including all-new "Mutant Words," "Golden Coins" and
      "Word Up"! (Each book contains two mini-games)
    
    - Battle more than 130 ferocious new foes while wielding over 20 terrific
      new treasures! (Each book contains approximately 40-45 new enemies and
      seven treasures)
    
    - Companions! Literary figures join Lex and battle by his side! (two per
      book)
    
    - Rainbow Tiles! New potent wild card tiles allow you to build the
      gigantic words of your dreams!
        
    - Arena mode! Spell quickly to defeat your toughest enemies!
    
    - Achievements - earn trophies, points and badges!



About PopCap

PopCap Games (http://www.popcap.com) is the leading multi-platform
provider of "casual games" - fun, easy-to-learn, captivating computer games
that appealto everyone from age 6 to 106. Based in Seattle, Washington, 
PopCap was founded in 2000 and has a worldwide staff of over 220 people in 
Seattle, San Francisco, Chicago, Vancouver, B.C., Dublin, and Shanghai. 
Its games have been downloaded more than 1 billion times by consumers 
worldwide, and its flagship title, Bejeweled(R), has sold more than 25 million
units across all platforms. Constantly acclaimed by consumers and critics, 
PopCap's games are played on the Web, desktop computers, myriad mobile devices 
(cell phones, smartphones, PDAs, Pocket PCs, iPod and more), popular game 
consoles (such as Xbox and DS), and in-flight entertainment systems. PopCap 
is the only casual games developer with leading market share across all major
sales channels, including Web portals, retail stores, mobile phones and MP3 
players, and game device manufacturers.

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International:
    Cathy Orr
    corr@popcap.com
    +353-1646-8107