Bejeweled Twist on its way to mobile?

PopCap announced today that the third instalment of the monumentally popular jewel swapping game, entitled Bejeweled Twist, will be unveiled at the Seattle's Experience Music Project Sci-Fi Museum and Hall of Fame on October 27th.

Over three years in development, PopCap is keeping the game's details close to its chest. The game will initially become available via the company's own web download service, with localised version following afterwards.

"As our first and most popular game, we're particularly dedicated to Bejeweled and wanted to make sure that our next offering in the line-up delivered as much innovation, polish, and sheer pleasure as possible," said Jason Kapalka, co-founder and chief creative officer at PopCap.

"We spent a long time conceiving and prototyping a totally new direction for Bejeweled Twist. The game will be immediately recognizable to Bejeweled fans, and as accessible as earlier titles in the series, but with far more depth and flexibility. Previous versions of Bejeweled appealed to a pretty broad audience, but we're confident Bejeweled Twist will offer a compelling experience for everyone, from the novice gamer to the seriously hardcore player."

Right now, PopCap is only confirming the web version of the game, but we hope it comes to mobile and iPhone too. In fact, it's almost certain to, given the huge sales of previous versions on these platforms.

You can bet your last jewel Pocket Gamer will be following it all the way. Hit 'Track It!' and squeal like a little girl (we did)!