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Dear valued Mplayer member,
Hello from Mplayer! Some great changes are in the works.
Since GameSpy acquired Mplayer at the end of last year, we've put our collective heads together
to figure out how to combine everything you love about Mplayer with the best that GameSpy has
to offer. Our loyal users (that's you guys!) are our top priority. You've made Mplayer a fun,
friendly place to hang out and play games and we want to make you happy.
What we've come up with is a new and improved combined game service that offers the best of the
two most popular game services, Mplayer and GameSpy Arcade. We are putting the final finishing
touches on the new game service software which will feature many of your favorite Mplayer
features, games, and functionalities, and will operate under the "GameSpy Arcade" name.
The new environment will contain the best of both services - Mplayer's portraits, voice chat
, and chat rooms, most of the comprehensive Mplayer lineup of retail games and card and
board games, plus GameSpy Arcade's support for nearly 200 retail PC games, player-matching,
built-in chat, instant messaging, integrated demo downloads, and more. Most importantly, the
combined service will join two great groups of people, the fantastic Mplayer members and the
equally cool Arcade members, providing you with more friends to team up with or play against -- a
huge pool of people joined by their love of online games and socializing. The new and improved,
Mplayer-infused, GameSpy Arcade will be the best of both worlds in one standalone application --
and it's guaranteed to be the biggest thing that's ever happened in online entertainment.
We know it will be hard to say goodbye to the Mplayer we know and love, but we think that you
will be pleased with the new, soon-to-be-released GameSpy Arcade service. Looking forward, by
devoting our company's resources to the continued improvement of one combined and fully-loaded
service, we can maximize the online games experience for you and will deliver on our promise of
building the biggest and best online games service on the planet.
Switching from Mplayer to GameSpy Arcade
Sometime next week, the new GameSpy Arcade software, which is almost ready for your playing
pleasure, will be completed and ready to roll. At that time, we'll move games and chats
group-by-group from the current Mplayer game service into the new and improved GameSpy
Arcade service. During one of your upcoming visits to Mplayer, you'll be asked to download and
install the new more sophisticated, flexible, and Mplayer-infused GameSpy Arcade software.
When you launch the new GameSpy Arcade software, you'll be asked to set up a FREE GameSpy
Arcade account (you'll be able to use your Mplayer names). Once inside, you can get live help
from some folks online ("admins"), or you can find your friends, your favorite games or chats, and
jump right in.
It may take a little time to get used to the new look and name of GameSpy Arcade, but don't
worry, many of your favorite Mplayer features will be there (and so will your friends!).
Next week, we will notify you when the final version of the updated GameSpy Arcade software is
ready for you -- just keep playing on Mplayer and we will let you know when the move to the
GameSpy Arcade software is taking place. And, as tempting as it may be, please don't download
the current version of the GameSpy Arcade software expecting a sneak peek -- the new Arcade
software is not yet released and will have many new features, such as voice chat and card games,
that the current version of GameSpy Arcade does not.
What to Do to Prepare for the Move to GameSpy Arcade
Other than playing games and continuing to have fun on Mplayer, there is one thing you can do to
prepare for the new and improved GameSpy Arcade.
If you use the Mplayer pager often, please be sure to collect one of the following from your
Mplayer buddies in the coming days:
their email addresses
their ICQ numbers
or their real names
GameSpy Arcade has a "PlayerSpy" feature that works very much like the Mplayer pager. Once
you're in GameSpy Arcade, you can search for players by email, ICQ number, or their real name.
So be sure to collect that info from your friends so you'll be able to find each other in the new
service!
For Questions, Feedback, and Help
If you have questions about Mplayer and GameSpy Arcade, specific games, prizes, or contacts?
Please read the Frequently Asked Questions
Stay tuned to this page, and the Frequently Asked Questions page, for updates and answers to
your questions as we join these two services. We look forward to seeing you on the new
GameSpy Arcade!
Any feedback? Contact us! mplayer-feedback@gamespyarcade.com We're listening.
We look forward to sharing more great news with you about the soon-to-be-released GameSpy
Arcade service next week.
Thank you for your continued support,
Chris Early
General Manager, Mplayer
Chief Operating Officer, GameSpy Industries