Hi Everyone,

I'm sad that the shoutbox is causing people to bicker. Oh well. It's gone now. I really don't have time to manage a consistent and fair chat board, as has been pointed out. Barbara doesn't either, as she is essential in the creation of our new games, in addition to her contributions here.

I liked the shoutbox...to me it was a neat toy that made me happy. The forums' purpose is to enable communication between LDW game fans, as well as between fans and the development team. We were doing this successfully before the shoutbox, and I guess we'll just have to go back to that for the time being. Maybe when posting on forums (as opposed to the SB), people are a little slower and think a little more, and its easier for people to avoid stepping on each others toes? I do not know.

Bottom line is it is getting heated, and angry people are fighting with each other, and that has little to do with what I love, which is making games! Yay! Virtual Villagers 5 ("New Believers") is close to beta (which makes us extra, extra busy)...it's such an interesting and different VV that I'm almost exploding with excitement. We meant to get new preview shots up by now, but Carla has a bad cold so we're late with that. :P

Get ready for some really bold new games, as well as games now on Android phones (Fish Tycoon just launched!), and faster and better launches on iPhone and iPad.

THIS, to me, is what it is all about.

Arthur