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The Captive Curse Box Art

Today we have an exciting update! Here is the official box art for The Captive Curse! With the help of several creative employees describing what the story, focus, and important elements are to this game, the designer came up with several different compositions. These compositions went through extensive edits, endured lots of critique, and in […]

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Minimum Requirements Update

We are giving you a heads-up concerning some minor changes to our minimum requirements for our games to run. Many of you will not have to worry since many computers are already equipped and prepared for the latest and best gaming experiences. But just in case, please see below: NANCY DREW on PC Computers WINDOWS MINIMUM […]

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Interview with Alex, Game Production Programmer

We interviewed our Game Production Programmer, Alex, to give you an inside look at what it takes to create a Nancy Drew adventure game.   HI: What do you do as Game Production Programmer? Alex: “Responsibilities include implementation of game logic, game play and puzzle scripting/programming; sound and video file conversion; asset integration; add/test in-game […]

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Happy Mother’s Day!

I wouldn’t have known who Nancy Drew was if it wasn’t for my mom and grandmother, who introduced me to this great heroine. As a young child who enjoyed reading about adventures and mysteries, I received several Nancy Drew books from them. The faded, worn look and feel of a vintage copy was cherished and […]

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Happy Easter Detectives!

Sunday was Easter and for many fans this was a time of celebration. There are all sorts of colorful decorations for the celebrations of these holidays, and for this season in particular there were a lot of pastel colors.  Whether you have walked down a store aisle, or made a huge mess with your artistic […]

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Enjoying Yellow Chicks

Today was off to a rocky start, but our little experiment yesterday with the duck lamp inspired us to see what would happen to a yellow marshmallow chick, which cheered us up a little. Unfortunately, the duck lamp favors chicks over bunnies, and decided to let the chick live. The chick toasted, but didn’t melt. […]

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April Newsletter

Click here if you are unable to view this newsletter   Copyright © 2011 Her Interactive, Inc. HER INTERACTIVE and DOSSIER are trademarks of Her Interactive, Inc. The HER INTERACTIVE logo is a registered trademark of Her Interactive, Inc. NANCY DREW and HARDY BOYS are registered trademarks of Simon & Schuster, Inc. Licensed by permission […]

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A Message from Megan on Mom 2.0 Summit

I attended the Mom 2.0 Summit for blogger’s last week in New Orleans to evangelize on behalf of our Nancy Drew Shadow Ranch gamebook app. The attendees were 400 of the savviest American Mom Bloggers.  It was such a joy to meet so many of them.   What an inspiration listening to everyone’s passion and creative ideas! As […]

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Shadow Ranch Goes LITE!

Nancy Drew Mobile Mysteries: Shadow Ranch now offers a free sample of its gamebook experience! Released on April 4th Shadow Ranch LITE is a free download on the iTunes App Store for the iPad™, iPhone® and iPod touch®. This smaller version gives you a taste of what the Nancy Drew interactive gamebook offers, including its mini-games, rich […]

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Nancy Drew Cake Design Contest!

Welcome to the Nancy Drew Cake Design Contest!  Please read the following instructions and rules carefully. We want to be fair, and don’t want to disqualify anyone. Here's the drill… (and if you're still not sure about something, please email us at: feedback@herinteractive.com) Timeframe: Contest Starts: Tuesday, April 5, 2011. Contest Ends: Tuesday, April 26th, […]

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