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In case you?re wondering what?s going on with the v3 Arcade site, there?s a lot happening at the present moment. It?s pretty hectic, and trying to get everything done at once is part of the reason why the next release of the Arcade was delayed. Here?s a little news bulletin to keep you up to date with what?s going on.

The v3 Arcade site
The v3 Arcade site is finally undergoing a major overhaul. That?s not the reason it?s closed, though - as you can imagine what with the site redesign and the new release of the Arcade I?m pretty busy, and to make matters worse I?m having server issues causing random MySQL errors to be thrown out straight to my email address. At the same time, I needed to move to another server to handle the increased load on the site - so, to kill two birds with one stone, I?ve decided to close the forums temporarily, get the new site implemented, and reopen with a new release on the new server. Sorry for the lack of warning, but I think it?ll be worth the wait. :-)

So, what?s up with the new release?
The next release is going to be big in that it contains as many features suggestions (from the forums) as I could fit in. The problem with doing this is that it just seems to go on and on, there was a lot more to do than I anticipated. Because I have lots of other commitments, I?m not going to reset the release date - I want to make sure it?s a good release, rather than one which I rushed to get out of the door on time. I apologise for setting a release date and not managing to stick to it though, you know what I?m like when it comes to scheduled releases! I?m sure that when it?s released, you?re all going to be pleased with the new features. :-)

Whatever happened to v3 Arcade Pro?
The release after next, you?ll be seeing v3 Arcade Pro. I don?t want to get started on the feature list here as it?s a little premature to be talking about it, what with the next release coming up soon. One thing I can say is that it?ll be platform independent - you can run it without vBulletin, or you can integrate it with any popular forum software. (Including vBulletin, iPB, phpBB, and a few more.) And yes, there?ll be a lot of exciting stuff in it. :-)

As you might have guessed by the title, it?s not going to be free - but the changes are going to be well worth the small license fee. However, as a way of saying thanks to everyone who has supported me in the past, anyone who has ever donated to me via PayPal will receive a free license. For branding-free users, their branding-free license will extend to the new version of v3 Arcade Pro.

So, what was up with the games distribution system?
As you may have noticed, we never really added any other games to the game distribution system. Unfortunately it was just a matter of time - because of real life commitments, time spent working on the multiplayer gaming, new modifications, etc. - I never got around to finding people who were willing to have their games distributed via our system. That?s where I need your help!

I?d really like the distribution system to be used as an effective way of getting games into your Arcades, quickly and easily. What I need is 3-4 people with good communication skills to volunteer to collaborate with me to make an effort to get game authors on board when it comes to distributing their games with us. I can provide more details of exactly what is involved, send me an email at john -at- eovie.co.uk if you?re interested. And yes, there?ll be perks!

Well, thanks for reading this far. Email me if you have any questions, and sorry about the site downtime - looking forward to seeing you all at the new site.

http://www.v3arcade.com/forums/index.php