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One of the most long-awaited features of the Poptropica App (well, after being able to use your desktop account) is here! Starting with the recent update, there is now a Multiplayer Arcade on the app. If you go all the way to the right of the home scene, past the bridge and shop, you'll see the new building.
Inside, you can meet players who are in at the same time. You can't really chat with them yet; the most you can do is find out their name. And don't forget emoticons! You've got the full suite of them, pictured to the right, which you can access by pressing the emoticon button underneath the Menu.
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Then, there are a few arcade games to play, scattered about the area. Sky Dive and Star Link (my favorite!) are ready to play, with Balloons coming up. There are little variations from the desktop version, except that you can't chat, and you play with a random opponent each time. Maybe that's a good thing?
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Click here for the Creators' Blog post on it, which has some more details.
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Moving on to sneak peeks... recently we got a little bit more behind-the-scenes than usual, with actual photos of the Creators' offices via Twitter! Here they are, to the right. What an astounding collection of Poptropica swag! Sadly, I didn't find any hidden sneak peeks, but comment if you do.
They also expressed an interest in decorating offices to look like Poptropica scenes.The perfect place to work! I call the Astro-Knights cubicle.
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They're in a very distinctive art style, not like normal Poptropica, suggesting it is going to be a sponsored island, and have something to do with animals at a zoo. The crate on the giraffe's head seems to say "Boom Boom Shoewheels," which are something from the Timmy Failure universe. On the other hand, the character designs seem to be normal Poptropica style, so I'm not sure what to think. Any insight?
