Tech Olive

The Bargain Bin is a weekly feature that helps out gamers in this tough economy. How does it help? Once a week, it offers a great and cheap game ($10 or less) to keep you going until your next paycheck.

Fans of tower-defense, casual gaming, and/or the unethical treatment of zombies will enjoy today’s Bargain Bin. Though, not part of any special deal or seasonal discount, Plants vs. Zombies is worth every cent of the $9.99 it costs through Steam.

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One of the most interesting additions to the improved and revamped Bejeweled 3 was its Zen Mode that allows you to enjoy endless traditional Bejeweled gameplay while letting you choose from several relaxing sounds and messages to play while you…play. Among these choices of relaxing and mood-altering sounds was the offering of “binaural beats.” This intrigued me. In short, binaural beats are sounds that are engineered to subconsciously alter your mood,  feelings, or even some thought patterns. (For more info, check out the Wiki page.) It’s all very zen.

Having heard some success stories from this technology in the past, but never trying it for myself, I figured Bejeweled 3 is as good a time as any for my first foray into the unknown. Tag along for some in-depth testing and perhaps even some enlightening and surprising results.

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Undisputed kings of the casual gaming scene, PopCap Games entrust us with the third installment in what is arguably their most popular series yet, Bejeweled. Is there enough left to squeeze out of this tube of toothpaste? Or will we be left with an all-too-familiar feel that we just paid a hefty $20 for?

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In celebration of the upcoming holiday, PopCap Games is cutting the price of every single one of their titles by half. This means you can get great games like Plants vs. Zombies, Bejeweled, and Peggle at half their original cost! The sale ends on Monday, November 29th.

[PopCap Games via Twitter]

PopCap Games has offered a promo code that gives $19.95 off the purchase price (which is the entire price of the game) of Bejeweled 2 Deluxe. According to reports, the code is only good for the first 10,000 gamers to redeem the code, so if you missed out on their giveaway last month, here’s your chance to get a free copy. Click here to add the game to your cart and apply the code.

Bejeweledoholics Anonymous goers should prepare themselves for a relapse this Holiday season. Pop Cap games have announced that Bejeweled 3 will help you miss many more deadlines and due-dates than ever before. Why? There’s a whole lot more game now. Hitting retail and digital outlets on December 7th for PC and Mac gamers (with unannounced platforms to follow), Bejeweled 3 will set you back $20. Hit the break for a video of all Bejeweled 3‘s new gametypes and features!

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In honor of it being October 10th, 2010 (10/10/10), PopCap Games is offering everyone a free download of their award-winning Bejeweled 2 casual puzzle game. Simply go here, click “Get It Free” on the left, and go through the checkout process (no credit card needed). Then just sit back and wait for your download to finish. It’s worth noting that their servers are getting pounded by traffic (surprise, surprise) so it might take a few tries for everything to go through.