So, where have we been?
Yeah… it’s been a while.
About nine months. And I know that’s a long stretch without updates, so let’s just be straight about it.
As most of you have probably seen, Arcade1Up was acquired by Basic Fun!. Normally, that kind of change is exciting — new leadership, new direction, new opportunities.
Right now though, we’re in a bit of a holding pattern.
Since the transition, those of us developing for the IGT/B platform haven’t had a way to publish new content, and communication has been minimal at best. We don’t yet have any clear contacts at Basic Fun! or any real guidance on what the future looks like for third-party developers, just silence.
So at the moment, everything is paused.
But here’s the part I think people deserve to know:
The projects I’ve been working on over the past year? They weren’t delayed. They weren’t abandoned. They were finished — and ready to release.
They didn’t go live because they weren’t approved for publishing. Not due to bugs or broken builds — just internal decisions that didn’t go our way or are not agreed with. But that’s a whole different story and I raised a stink, trust me.
That’s been the reality behind the silence. Not a lack of progress — just a lack of a path forward.
And yeah, that’s been frustrating. Extremely frustrating. Because I know what’s sitting there. I know the time, effort, and care that went into those games — mine and others’ — and I know they would have been a great addition to the platform.
The upside is this: Those projects are still ready to go and if Basic Fun! decides to open things back up and work with third-party developers, I won’t be starting from scratch. I’ll be ready to move immediately.
No long wait. No “coming soon.” Just content that’s already been built and is waiting for the green light.
Because despite everything, I still believe in the IGT/B. It’s genuinely fun, with a lot of untapped potential — both for developers and for players. I’m hopeful the new ownership sees that and chooses to invest in it.
So yeah — things are uncertain right now.
But they’re also… close. I hope. Closer than they might seem from the outside.
If the door opens, we’re ready.
Thanks for sticking through the quiet stretch. I’ll share more as soon as there’s something real to say.
