In my efforts to pretend that VideoCritics.net is a game in development, I am now announcing that the site is in 'beta' mode. Users can register, post on the forums, contribute content and browse the site, while staff members can approve content and moderate on the forums as necessary. There aren't many listings in the database and there likely won't be for awhile, but I encourage you all to head over to the site and to use it as you normally would. There's a forum where you can report any errors you encounter and the like. Activity will be minimal at this point because, although Google somehow picked up the site and has spidered pages, for the most part no one but this community knows that the site even exists. I'm hoping that you all can help me catch any of the biggest issues before a proper launch.

And yes, I realize that the timing (day before E3) is bad, but later this week and from there out another few weeks, I'll have freelance work occupying much of my 'free' time. I wanted to get the toughest parts of the site coded and up and running, which I have just barely managed to do.

Now, it's off to work! The day job, I mean. I'll be checking in later, both here and on VideoCritics.net, in case any of you have any comments or questions to share.