So today I'm just going to jump right to the good stuff. The eye candy.
I mentioned before that we've made major cosmetic upgrades to RealArcade but I think the best way to explain what I mean by that is to show you. So, here are some screenshots that will give you an idea of what to expect when this update starts rolling out.
We've already given you a preview of the home page but if you don't feel like scrolling down here it is again.
Most of the new features are visible there for you. Also you'll see many familiar faces. I'll be explaining them in detail over the next few weeks. For now though just have a look at the new layout: uncluttered, simple and useful. We've trimmed off some of the less important info and added lots of useful bits while making the whole page seem less wordy.
Here is a look at what your game collection will look like in the new RealArcade
Again here the focus was to keep the page free of useless clutter and to make it easy to navigate. Games are still clearly labeled as demos or purchased games. Your remaining trial time is displayed prominently and you can start your purchase right from this page. With our new streamlined pages you can do everything here without having to open a second panel or clicking through multiple menus. I'm sure you've noticed that you can now uninstall games right from the MyGames page as well, instead of having to navigate to it.
Even with the new facelift and improved interface, RealArcade is still a completely self-contained service. You can browse, download, install, purchase, play, uninstall and redownload all of your games from inside RealArcade.
In our effort to make information more accessible we've added a few gizmos to our service that will make browsing our selection easier overall. A great example of that is our new mouse-over bubbles.
This feature allows you to get a quick glance of a game description without having to click anything at all! Just hold your mouse pointer over a game icon for a couple of seconds, then a short and sweet game description pops up to give you an idea of what the game is about. This should make scanning through our massive game selection a little easier on your clicker finger as well as making the whole process of shopping for games a little faster.
Well there you have it. A little preview of what the new RealArcade will look like. Over the next few weeks I'll be getting down and dirty with the details of these changes. As always I'm open to feed back from our customers. Buuuuuuut....As of right this moment I'm waiting to get an employee account for our Real Arcade Message Boards and as soon as that's available I'll start up some topics and start fielding questions about the new service.
UPDATE: I now have my account set up on the
RealArcade forums. I'll be posting as NHernandez so feel free to ask me questions about the new service there.
