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February 2009

Two new games in the dotblu arcade: Hex Burst and Gems Twist!

We just added two great new games to the dotblu arcade, and we're sure you're going to love them. Announcing Hex Burst and Gems Twist!

Hexburst_1Hex Burst
Destroy the hexagonal bricks by clicking on groups of the same color. When you click on one brick touching another of the same color, all the adjacent bricks of that color will disappear. You score points for every group of bricks you destroy, and you must destroy all the bricks to proceed to the next level. You can destroy single bricks if you need to, but you have to give up a star to do it. Once you use all 5 of your stars, the game is over.

Hints: destroy as many bricks as you can of a single color first. There's no time limit, so strategize!

Gemstwist_1Gems Twist
Destroy gems by creating lines of 3 or more gems of the same kind. Use the cursor to rotate the gems towards other similar gems. You can rotate them either clockwise or counter-clockwise, and select a direction either with the space bar, or by clicking the arrow buttons in the bottom left corner of the game screen.

The blue bar at the bottom of the screen lets you know how much time you have left. Destroy gems to score points, and once your score reaches a threshold, you will proceed to the next level and the timer will reset. The pink gem on the left will fill up as your score gets higher, and when it fills completely you will proceed to the next level, so keep an eye on it and make sure you score enough points before your time runs out!

As always, if you have any questions or comments about the dotblu arcade or anything else, feel free to email us at feedback@dotblu.com or contact the House. Good luck!

dotblu has a brand new look!

Newlook

You may have noticed that dotblu now has a sleek new look. The navigation is pretty similar, but you'll find that a few features have moved around, and others have been consolidated. Here's a breakdown of where you can find everything:

  • my dotblu
    Here's where you'll find all your personal information and settings. From this menu you can edit your profile, find the questions you've played, check your stats on dotblu, see what gifts you've received, and find your blumessage inbox.

  • community
    Here's where you can keep up on the dotblu community. Use this menu to invite friends to dotblu, find the friends you already have on dotblu, and send them gifts.

  • games
    This is where the fun stuff is: use this menu to find arcade games, Pwned, questions to play, and more!

  • store
    This is where you'll find all the items you can use your hard-earned blubucks and tokens to purchase. Buy items to decorate your profile, tools to unlock special privileges on dotblu, gifts to send to your friends, and purchase more tokens!

As always, if you have any questions or comments about the new layout or anything else, feel free to email us at feedback@dotblu.com or contact the House. Good luck!

Some new gifts in the dotblu store!

We've added several new gift items that you can send to your friends to display on their profile. All the new items can be purchased with tokens in the dotblu store!

Alien Smiley - Send your friends this smiling alien to let them know you think they're out of this world!

Birthday Cake - Wish your friends a happy birthday on their dotblu profile with a special birthday cake and candle!

Blue Smiley - Feeling happy today? Share your good spirits with your friends by decorating their profile with this shining happy face!

Heart Balloon - Show your friends your affection by floating this heart-shaped balloon onto their profile!

Ox - Wish your friends a happy and prosperous Chinese New Year for 2009, the year of the ox!

Pinky Winky Smiley - Send your friends a pink wink and let them know you've got a secret to tell.

Shamrock - Kiss me, I'm Irish! Wish your friends a Happy St. Patrick's Day by sending them this shamrock for luck!

As always, if you have any questions, comments or suggestions, feel free to email us at feedback@dotblu.com or contact the House. Good luck!