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Happy National Suspenders Day!

Yeah, it’s a silly holiday to celebrate. Or shall I say, acknowledge. But it is a Throwback Thursday! So we are dual celebrating Trail of the Twister today. You can get the digital download for 50% off using promo code TOT50 at checkout. Pa is SUCH a trendsetter. Lol. -Little Jackalope

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Animation, Video Style

I’m trying to animate the next GIF for Friday, and I had been using Photoshop for the previous graphics… but this time, I’m trying a shortcut! I’m using a video editing program (why didn’t I think of this before?! Thanks, Tess!) and it’s coming along swimmingly, aside from the fact that it takes 10 times […]

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Shooting Locations: Forest Trails

There’s a nearby park with trails through forest trees and shrubs, and I like to frequently go walking on my lunch breaks through there. The paths are easy and it reminds me of Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake, except there is no cemetery nearby. There is, however, a really cool suspension bridge! We’ve thought of […]

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Hi-Res Widescreen Wallpapers: Thornton Hall Parlor

I found a few more hi-res images! These images are rendered out by the artists for us to use on the box art, so the print size has to be a higher resolution. I simply changed the color mode to use for desktop wallpapers (digital). Sometimes the  screenshots get used in the box art, sometimes […]

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Animated Art and Fan Art

I made a cool thing! As mentioned in an earlier blog post, I’ve been working on an animated gif. This one is from the cover art of Curse of Blackmoor Manor, which is on sale for 25% off this month using promo code TREAT16. It’s a short animation, but that’s because I spent so much […]

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Hunting for Monsters on the 13th

Today is Throwback Thursday! We are celebrating The Captive Curse with a one-day sale. This game isn’t in the Halloween sale line-up, so today is likely your only chance this month to get this game on sale. The digital download is 50% today on, when you use promo code CAP50 at checkout. (And you get […]

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The Silliness of Graphics

Today’s a rather slow day for me, I wrote a script, updated a web page, and worked more an the CUR animated Gif I have planned for this Friday. There are a lot of bats on the cover of Curse of Blackmoor Manor! I needed a method to keep track of them and their movements, […]

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Twitch in October + Trivia

In case you missed it, here’s the grand finale Twitch stream from yesterday when we played (and finished) Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water’s Edge: (If you’d like to watch past Twitch streams, we’ve uploaded all of them to our YouTube playlist here.) Interested in going to a virtual Halloween party? You’re invited to our […]

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SAW: Day 4 Twitch Party – The FINALE

Hey all! We didn’t finish playing Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water’s Edge last week, so we will continue and finish it tonight. Ready to nab a creepy Japanese ghost? Follow us and watch on Twitch here. We will air at the same time: 4pm PT. In case you missed Friday’s party, we uploaded it […]

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SAW: Day 3 Twitch Party (And Weekend Puzzle #319)

Hey all! Tonight’s another night of playing Nancy Drew: Shadow at the Water’s Edge! Whoo! If we do not finish tonight after an hour and 45 minutes of gameplay, we will continue on Monday. Join us here on Twitch! If you missed yesterday’s party, we’ve uploaded it to YouTube here: Also, we animated the cover […]

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