An amateur game maker and World of Warcraft junkie, the San Jose State undergrad decided to break more than a few laws by creating an unauthorized clone of the great puzzle game Bejeweled (called, laughingly, Besharded) that could be played in the middle of a Warcraft session. While such insolence normally leads to a barrage of cease and desist letters, Bejeweled publisher PopCap Games opted for a much different strategy.

They hired him.

Soon, the fruit of his labor will create what might possibly be the most addictive game of all-time, as Bejeweled is set to appear as a free downloadable add-on for World of Warcraft on Thursday.

According to a preview at WoW Insider, the classic match-three timewaster is intended to be played during long flights across Azeroth and includes nifty features like persistent high score lists and in-game achievements. And if you happen to stumble into combat while swapping gems, the Bejeweled game screen will kindly disappear — sort of like our social lives after this beast arrives.

Source: Yahoo!

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