UPDATE: As of 5:27:37pm PST, all game elements on DevHub are back up and running (except for Leaderboards, which should be back up shortly).  Thank you all for your patience during this process.  We will be working with our game backend partner to make sure downtime like this doesn't happen again (see BigDoor's explanation as to what happened here).

As for the == DevHub Prediction Contest ==, congrats to our Winners!!!

4:45:54pm PT -- predicted by David Marriott, Jr (davidmarriottjr.devhub.com)

4:20:00pm PT -- predicted by Curtis Kolbrenner (jumbocat.com)

6:15:00pm PT -- predicted by MJ Bedford (mjbedford.devhub.com)

Winners will receive their prizes in their accounts within the next 24 hours.  Lucky!!!

Thanks to all who participated.  We will be doing more random contests like this, communicated to our user base via this blog, our twitter account, or our FaceBook account -- so get connected and stay in the loop!

As we prepare to bring the Game elements back up (xp, levels, DevHub coins, DevHub cash, Devatars), we are giving away PRIZES to the three DevHeads out there who come closest to predicting when exactly today we flip the switch on!!

== PRIZES ==

Limited Edition DevGuru Devatar in your trophy case (for being able to predict the future).

1,000 DevHub Coins and $100 in DevHub Dollars to buy exclusive upgrades for your websites, special modules, and more in the DevHub marketplace.

      Two ways to Enter your predictions:

• On Twitter, send a tweet stating the exact time down to the second (Pacific Time) you predict the game elements get switched back on DevHub. So we can find you, end your message with a #devhub. 

             Ex. 3:45:55 pm PT #devhub

• Or, at the bottom of this blog post in the comments, state your prediction (Pacific Time).  Use your real email so we know to give you credit.

             Ex.  I predict devhub game elements will be back up at 3:45:55 PT

Hi DevHeads, since about 7 PM yesterday, our database partner who handles DevHub's tallies for xp, coins, and Devatars has been having problems with their servers.

Initially, this brought DevHub.com down, but our team reacted quickly to decouple game features (for now) from site building features.  Shortly after our partner's reported problem, DevHub's editing and usual features were back up with no problems. 

You will see once you go into your DevHub editor that your xp, coins, and Devatars are at 0.  Don't worry, you have not lost your coins and points (or been robbed, as one DevHead thought).  Once our partner is back up, you will see everything restored to normal.  (It is encouraging to see how much our users value their XP and coins.)

Remember, to get up to date information straight from the DevHub team, follow us on twitter:  http://twitter.com/devhub.

UPDATE (8/17):  We have received an update from our game database partners, and their best estimate to get the game elements (xp, coins, Devatars) back to normal will be 7:30 PM PT today (8/17).  Remember, you can still build on DevHub.com despite xp and coins not being tallied!!

UPDATE  (8/18 9:40am): As you may have noticed, the coins and xp are still not live. Our partner is working relentlessly to get things back up. They tell they are closer, but can't guarantee a specific time yet :( Don't let that stop you from building, the editor still works just as good as usual!

UPDATE  (8/18 11:20pm): So finally got additional word from our partners who handle our game database that they should finally be back up in the next few hours.  Once this is back, it will take us about half an hour to revert everything to normal.  Thanks for your patience!

UPDATE  (8/19 11:10am): It didn't happen last night (read: wee hours of the morning) but they just told us it will be back by the end of the business day. You might notice some things missing, but our partner tell us they will being rolling that out over the next few days so don't worry, be HAPPY! Again, thanks for being patient.

Here's a quote from an email we received this morning regarding this: "...the new system is
just too much fun, starting to get withdrawals..."- C.K.