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Recording Sessions in June

In order for our animation team to start work on character dialogue, they need the audio files of the character voices. So we must record our actors’ performances early in the process of creating our games. You may be surprised to know that all of the character’s scripts have been written and nearly all of […]

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Nancy’s Resume (2014)

A fan wrote up a sample resume for Nancy. Check it out! How would you write her resume? Obviously there are a LOT of on-the-job experiences and random skills you can add! As for the weekend puzzle… GAH! I had yet another typo in the puzzle! For future puzzles, I should have our lead tester […]

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Weekend Puzzle #240

Dahlia’s got a new video for ya! Check it out! Here’s the weekend puzzle: And lastly, we have a bunch of birthdays this weekend to celebrate! Have a fantastic weekend, everyone! -Little Jackalope

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Summer S’more Fan Photos

Hey all! I was out sick yesterday, but am much better and ready to rock today. I wanted to share some awesome fan photos we have received lately: Here are Hadley’s doodles (which include a sketch of me!): And this picture is from Larry B. who thought this car looks like one that Nancy would […]

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Embarrassing Moments

I find this Nancy Drew moment from Ransom of the Seven Ships hilarious: I can only imagine the funny conversation that could happen with someone about this… Friend: So how did your game go? Me: Well… I played against monkeys…which was interesting Friend: Monkeys? Really? Me: Yeah, I had to play them in order to […]

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Returning Game Fears

Have you experienced this Nancy Drew moment? Whenever I play a Nancy Drew game like Message in a Haunted Mansion, I usually know what’s coming next. However, I always fear entering the parlor because I haven’t quite figured out when the fire happens. Every time I pass through the door I hold my breath and […]

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Meet Dahlia! (Plus Weekend Puzzle #239)

Dahlia has posted her first intern video on YouTube! Welcome to Her Interactive, Dahlia! I am excited to get to see more of your videos each Friday! Be sure to leave a comment for her on YouTube, especially if there are some videos you’d like to see. NEWS ALERT! The White Wolf of Icicle Creek […]

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Old Game Art Papers

I went snooping through the office and found a few awesome things! Below in the image are old press sheets of the older games. These were mostly used for sharing with the media, but now serve as excellent little posters for our office. Of course, we do sell better quality posters (which are larger) in […]

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Summer 2014 Intern!

Check it out! Yep! We have a new intern here in our office for the summer! Dahlia will be bringing us new videos each Friday, so I will be highlighting her a lot on the blog, since she is working on some fun things coming up. I recommend subscribing to our YouTube channel so that […]

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The Real Deception Island

Over the weekend I went on a real-life Nancy Drew adventure to explore the area that inspired our ninth game, Nancy Drew: Danger on Deception Island. The San Jaun islands along with Whidbey Island in the Puget Sound of Washington state have beautiful parks and awesome wildlife. (And yes, when I went there the skies […]

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