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The SPY Release

Hm, looks as if no one found the secret message in yesterday’s post. 😉 Just trying to keep your minds alert and detective-level observant. Since we are starting to talk about the latest game, now, Nancy Drew: The Silent Spy, we may be dropping vague hints here and there for you to piece together and […]

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SPY Bugs

The bugs are jumping around The Silent Spy this week as we further test and work on the game. For those who aren’t familiar with the jargon word “bugs” in our production cycle, here’s what we mean: Bugs are errors and hang-ups in the game. They can be anything from the game crashing, to characters […]

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Weekend Puzzle #206

As I mentioned earlier, there are several great photos that were submitted to our Where’s Sonny? Contest! and I know I get to share with you a few of them! A couple of the winners that were randomly selected had entered other pictures with Sonny, check them out! When Sonny’s in the picture, who can’t […]

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The Middle of Summer = Sonny!

“Last Summer Days”… Aw, that title sounds too sad. I shall rename it *scribble eraser sounds here*. There. “The Middle of Summer = Sonny!”. That’s happier. The Where’s Sonny? Contest! Has ended for the summer and the winners have been selected! Out of all the entries that came in through Facebook and email, we had […]

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The Beginning of Busy

I’m going to try my best over the course of the next few months to limit my use of the word “busy”, because for me and some other team members here, this is the beginning of our busy season. Approaching the launch of Nancy Drew: The Silent Spy we have a lot of things to […]

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Forecast: Last Sonny Day

The Where’s Sonny? Contest is almost over! Tomorrow (Wednesday), July 31st is the last day to post your travel photos with Sonny to our Facebook page, and we have already seen lots of awesome photos so far. Where have you gone with flat Sonny? I have been to the space needle in Seattle, the Woodland […]

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Early Puzzles from the Archive

I was digging through my really old photos I took from over a year ago. These were from Ghost of Thornton Hall, and they are the early design sketches for some puzzles. Although these have been changed a bit since the early design, can you identify them from the game? As for the weekend puzzle, […]

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Interview with Stuart + Weekend Puzzle #205

We interviewed our CEO Stuart! Watch his video here: Now that you have heard from Stuart, what specific things do you wish to see happen for Nancy Drew in the future? I know I’d certainly like to be able to play a Nancy Drew game on a tablet…! Weekend puzzle! Let’s see if your skills […]

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Prizes from Sonny

Howdy all! Today I am writing today’s blog post from my phone. Why? Because at this very moment my computer is taking full control (so slow!) to render out an Interview video, which will likely go up tomorrow, we’ll see! Have you taken a picture of yourself with flat Sonny? This weekend is the last […]

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Game Timeline: The Silent Spy

There is sooo much secret information about The Silent Spy that I would love to share, but it must remain a mystery, or else it wouldn’t be a mystery. Isn’t that what intrigues Nancy and fellow sleuths? Wanting to know information that is kept hiding; now that is what makes us curious! You know something […]

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