· New theme "Arcade · Pixel Pop" — a bright 8-bit arcade where blocks burst into pixels · 2 new blockers: Ink covers the board, Whirlwind swaps the left and right lanes. Smash them within 3 seconds to stop them · Time stops during MEGA BLAST · Character skills buffed: Moru, Rabi, Dugi, Lumi, Pola and Guri (Pyongi's hammer score adjusted) · Wood, Ice and Candy themes get their own BLAST! and LEVEL UP! lettering

· Pyongi buffed: hammers show up 3× as often and score double · Removed the banner ad from the game screen · Full-screen ads now appear only after you tap a button on the result screen

· Global rankings now show each player's flag and the character they played (you can hide your flag in Settings) · Lock and ice blocks now take effect 3 seconds after landing — a countdown shows on the block, and breaking it first stops it

· Rabi rebalanced: BLAST gauge +5%, combo window 2.6s — closer to the other characters · Reverse blocks: clearing next to one on its last move now defuses it (so does a Hammer hit) · Bomb clears now show their points and combo · Sound no longer crackles when many effects play at once · Fixed the MEGA BLAST! title being hidden by other messages · Fixed a double tap on the revive ad button ending the game · Other fixes (overlapping music, rankings after sign-in, locked columns and more)

· 2 new characters — Pyongi the hammer-loving panda and Guri the bomb-loving raccoon, each with a Halloween costume · New BLAST! · MEGA BLAST! · LEVEL UP! graphics and animations · Wear costumes right from character select, and try them on before you buy · Dugi reworked: lock, ice and reverse effects last half as long; clearing obstacles gives ×3 points and BLAST +15 · Themed popup frames for Wood, Ice and Candy · Ice blocks lose their frosty glow when their effect ends

· Hammer smashes now score points and build combos (no combo during MEGA BLAST) · Hammers are a bit rarer, and another Hammer resets the timer to 3s instead of stacking · Bombs hit with the Hammer now score the same as placed bombs · Open source licenses added to Settings

· Bigger bombs — 3 columns × 5 rows, with a new blast effect · Bomb and Column Eraser join the start items (up to 2 per game) · New timer and gauge designs for the Wood, Ice and Candy themes · Dedicated MEGA BLAST music · See your own rank right under the global top 10 · Reverse blocks now rattle just before they trigger · Clearer coin display and a better-fitting banner area

Global rankings with Game Center are now available.