This is a small but important change for the premier website on Alternate Reality Gaming. Way back when in 2002, there wasn’t a whole lot going on in the world of ARG. In fact, when ARGN was born, it and unFiction were the only sites dedicated to the genre and you could count the total number of games on one hand. Steve Peters, who started ARGN, knew how important it was to get ARG players and sites to work together. So, he had a grand vision that included linking the various ARG related sites - whether their focus was players or designers and whether they offered news or forums or guides and trails. Now there are dozens of sites and dozens of games. It’s easier than ever to find others playing and talking about ARGs. It’s time to refocus the site on what it does best - offering up news. And Jonathan Waite, current owner and editor of the site has taken the steps to make sure that we, the staff of the site, get focused and do just that.

So, the change is small and one that many of you will never miss the way things were. The strange banner on the top of various ARG sites will be gone, but the news and coverage will be better than ever. And to help celebrate the birth of ARGNet at argn.com, the site launched its inaugural netcast. I’m pleased to be part of it along with Sean Stacey/SpaceBass and Jonathan Waite/jamesi and really excited about the possibilities with the netcast. So head on over to ARGNet, check it out (pretty new logo and all), and download the first netcast.