You can read about it here: New Big Fish Games Manager Update

Thank you, Marian 🙂

I got that notice when I started my latest Casual Game earlier today.
Just hope I understand it when it happens !! 🤞

Thanks Marian! I saw it also and am not really looking forward to it. I just hope it all goes smoothly!

No, I am not looking forward to it either. I always worry that something will go wrong, particularly if it is fixing something that isn't broken. Club members were offered a beta version of this back in October and I downloaded that with no issues, hoping that I had gotten it over with then and there. Unfortunately the version number of the beta is different than the one mentioned in the link I gave above so it's looking like I will have to update yet again.

Mad, I think when the update is available it will just automatically start installing when you begin to download a game; at least, that is always the way that it has worked in the past.

I'm worried about the part regarding signing in I think. And, I'll have to remember to download a game or two at that time, maybe one from each of my accounts even though they do share the Game Manager. When you tried the beta version, did you have any issues with your two accounts? You do have more than one account right?

I do hope that will be the case, Marian 🤞

(I hate techie changes !!)

Hi, Marian!

I received an email from Big Fish yesterday about the new Game Manager. Since the proverbial "Murphy" has a room in my house, whatever can go wrong, will go wrong !

Susan

Yes, I do. No problems with the beta as yet. It really did not seem unlike the existing one. I think the biggest changes are behind the scenes having to do with increased security.

Susan, Murphy definitely resides at my place too. We need to send him to Bermuda or something.

Thanks Marian!

Susan, Murphy gets around!

oldbroad, he certainly does. Just when I think I've gotten rid of him, he's back again !

Marian, I'm sure the Bermuda Triangle is very nice this time of year !

Susan

Even better!

Hi.

I'm sure there will already be a thread here somewhere about the update but I've been unable to find it.

So, to test if it's happened for ME yet, I just downloaded an oldie favourite - Sherlock Holmes and the Hound of the Baskervilles.
But I couldn't tell if anything was any different !!

So perhaps the update hasn't happened yet ??

I moved you to the existing thread, Mad.

Thank you very much, BrownEyedTigre !!

I have read all through the thread now but when downloading a Big Fish game earlier as a test (in the usual way, via Game Manger/ Purchase History) I didn't notice anything different happening.

And the game worked perfectly .. as always.

So, for now, I'm non the wiser

The update hasn't happened yet. We will all be receiving more info when it's getting closer to happening. It is supposed to be the second half of February.

Right !! Thanks, Marian 👍

Fear and trepidation that nothing will work correctly

As I said before, I have been using the beta version of the new GM and have had nothing untoward occur. I am hoping that the final version will be the same, but of course I will be relieved when I can say that with certainty.

Hi, Marian!

Is there a trick to downloading and installing the new Game Manager because I must be doing something wrong? I clicked on the "Download Big Fish Games App For PC", but no progress bar indicating it was downloading appeared. After waiting for over an hour, I brought up the Game Manager and the "Time To Update" message still popped up and I'm unable to play any of the demo games I've installed but haven't purchased yet.

Thanks for any words of wisdom you can share with me !

Susan

Hi Susan,

They are discussing all of this over on the Big Fish Fans page on Facebook, and the general consensus seems to be to wait a while longer because the new update and other changes may not have been implemented yet. There are two moderators there who are contacting Big Fish staff directly about this. I will let you know if I read anything to indicate that everything has been concluded and that all systems are go.

Hi, Marian!

Thanks very much for your response, but it must have worked because, when I launched the Game Manager, up popped "Your Game Manager Is Up to Date!". I can't tell if there is any difference, though, so it should be interesting when I purchase my next game !

Susan

I, too, now have the "updated version" and was very surprised and pleased to see the bonus of "Before and After" pictures

Thanks for letting us know, Susan and Mad!

Thanks! I just updated mine and am testing it out, downloading something in my original account and then will try something in my second account, just to be sure.

Mad, what do you mean about the "Before and After" pictures? The only thing I see different (so far) is that it is bigger.

Everything seems to be working fine for me. Whew!

Well mine seems to be working fine also so I second that "Whew!"

I now have 2 Game Manager icons on my desk top though and both of them seem to be updated and usable. The old one has a + sign on it and the new one has a "start button" arrow. Is it safe to assume I can just put the old one in my trash?

Hi, Mad!

I just launched the Game Manager to see if I could find the Before and After pictures, and I'm getting the "Time to Update!" message again. Since I can do major damage when I'm tired, I'll try again tomorrow because I have no idea what went wrong . Murphy strikes again !

Susan

Good luck Susie07!

I’m on my iPad right now so can’t check to see if the Before and After pics. are still showing.

Will look next time I use my Win10 machine 🙂

(Hope all is well, Susie07 🤞)

No problem Mad!

One thing I noticed that I don't like is that the manager is opening up when I exit each game. I did not have that happen before. I guess I will have to create different .exe icons for each game.

It has always opened for me when I exit a game 🙄

What about anyone else ??

Hi, oldbroad and Mad!

Thanks! I was finally successful by downloading and installing the update from my Game Manager instead of the website, and everything seems to be working fine. I also have 2 Game Managers on my desktop but, since I don't want to tempt fate, I'm leaving the old one right where it is !

Susan

Mad and ob, open up the Game Manager and choose Options - then put a check mark next to "quick exit." That should fix things up for you. That option was available in the prior Game Manager, too.

I ended up with multiple icons on my desktop too. I decided to live on the edge and got rid of one of them.

Hi, Marian!

You are very brave because my old Game Manager is not going anywhere !

Thanks for the tip about putting a check mark next to "Quick Exit" in the new Game Manager. I just made the change.

Susan

You are welcome, Susan.

I have the old Game Manager backed up on an external drive.

Ah, Thank you, Marian! Check marked! I guess I must have done that before but didn't remember. There are some games that don't like to shut down properly (such as Pop Art games) and for those, I make a separate .exe shortcut.

Susan, I'm leaving the old one on my desktop also, for the time being

Glad to help, ob!

So has anyone seen the Before and After pictures ??

Hi, Mad!

If you click on "Find PC Games" at the top left side of the Game Manager, the four options underneath have big pictures, so I assume they are "After" .

I'm just hoping nothing goes wrong the next time I buy a game because the old Game Manager has been converted to the new Game Manager so I now have 2.

Susan

Not me, Mad, unless I just don't understand what you mean.

Susan, yes, same here. They are both the same which is why I assume I can get rid of one but still am not (yet).

This is the page where the "Before and After" pics. are :-

https://www.bigfishgames.com/us/en/...b19enauthgrandma_2025feb19startupoverlay

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And I deleted the old Game Manager icon from my desktop as soon as the new one appeared .... with no ill effects ....

LOL - none of that looks different to me! Thanks though for pointing it out!