Heck !! That is some list of stuff !! And not all what me might have wanted 🙄

Mad has made me afraid to read the article.

Wow, Marian. What a sad read! I miss the days of Paul Thelen. He was so awesome and I just loved working for him and Big Fish. This really stinks and it just gets worse with each sale of the company.

Ana, I miss Paul too: that is for sure! And he brought about what I consider now to have been the Renaissance era for casual games.

Okay, I read it. I don't know if I feel I should buy up all the games I want that I haven't bought yet or wish I hadn't spent so much money there already. I know the whole world will hear me ranting if I lose access to my games.

I don't know why they think getting rid of all the developers they already had is a good thing especially when it seems like more people have already been complaining about the type of games showing up, and cancelling their memberships. I don't have a clue about game development but you would think BF would keep the developers and go ahead with their plan to develop themselves also (if I understood that part right).

Regarding Steam, I always wondered why the games were cheaper there which I thought was weird but I did take advantage of it often. Can't the HOPA game developers go straight to Steam instead of closing their business if BF has ended contracts with them?

A HOPA developer putting their games up on Steam first could certainly be a possibility, although I don't know what the ins and outs of that are. Do/Domini Games does this now. There is also something now called Google Play, which has been getting 5 BN games and some other HOPAs earlier. I think it would also depend on what percentage would be needed by any given developer on each sale in order to continue to fund their game development and stay viable.

As I have said before, we will just have to wait and see how things go.

Well that explains why customer support has all but disappeared. Also of concern is the renewed emphasis on BFG Casino games. Not entirely unfamiliar to anyone who has visited what used to be the AG home page. Unfortunately, it also raises more questions than it answers.

Regarding some of OB's questions: unstated is what the developer's contracts say. It wouldn't surprise me if there were non-compete clauses involved. They might originally been used by BFG to keep renegade developers from searching for better distribution venues. Now those clauses might allow BFG to do the same thing, but for an entirely different reason.

We shall see what happens. But I doubt it will be good for casual game fans. I have seen first-hand how minor problems can escalate. I better get those 50 games downloaded!

It took about 10 days for me to get a reply to my inquiry but it was only to tell me that they didn't forget me. It was not an actual reply. My inquiry was not about a problem I'm having so I don't care (it was about some sale pricing). Just updating.