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Ducky's Delivery Service is releasing on July 20th!
June 8, 2023
Hello again! Wholesome Direct 2023 is happening on Saturday June 10 at 9am PT (12pm ET, 5pm BST and so on), and Ducky's Delivery Service is one of the games...
Thank you all for playing the demo and giving feedback! I made some changes
June 1, 2023
Hello again! This week I've been watching people play the Ducky's Delivery Service demo, and I've been using their feedback to make the game better. People...
Ducky's Delivery Service demo is out now!
May 25, 2023
Hello again! For this week's newsletter, I'm happy to announce... The demo of Ducky's Delivery Service is out now! You can play the demo of Ducky's Delivery...
Save 50% on Chessplosion during INDIE Live Expo 2023!
May 20, 2023
Hi! This is just a quick extra newsletter email to let you know that... Chessplosion is 50% off for INDIE Live Expo 2023! You can save 50% on Chessplosion...
The Quack Button
May 18, 2023
Hello again! Lots of things happened this week, so I'll get right to it: The Quack Button When I made the credits music for Ducky's Delivery Service last...
What kind of music is that, like a bossa nova beat?
May 11, 2023
Hello! This was another short week of working on Ducky's Delivery Service. I was doing some contract work on Friday, there was another public holiday on...
I added these sound effects as a joke but I'm keeping them...
May 4, 2023
Hello again! This week's newsletter is a short one. Monday was a public holiday, Tuesday and Wednesday were mostly spent sorting out contracts with...
The sound effects of Ducky's Delivery Service [AUDIO]
April 27, 2023
Hello again! Now that the writing in Ducky's Delivery Service is all done, I spent most of this week adding sound effects to the game. Sound effect...
Ducky's Delivery Service's story improvements [VIDEO]
April 20, 2023
Hello! This week I made some serious improvements to the cutscenes in Ducky's Delivery Service. Cutscene UI improvements Whenever you could continue to the...
Ducky's Delivery Service will be at Steam Next Fest and other events!
April 13, 2023
Hi again! It feels like I've barely done any work since last week. Easter is a four day weekend here in the UK, and I also had to go to a doctor's...
Ducky's Delivery Service post-game content!
April 6, 2023
Hello! This week I added a secret post-game reward to Ducky's Delivery Service. I'm not really sure how I'm going to talk about this without spoiling it, but...
New Ducky's Delivery Service music, and starting the long process of finishing a game
March 30, 2023
Hi again! I'm fully rested after last week's vacation and I'm back at work on Ducky's Delivery Service. Here's what I've been working on: I made some more...
Ducky's Delivery Service is big in Japan! 3 hours left in the Steam sale!
March 23, 2023
Hello! I'm on vacation this week getting some much-needed rest. So this week's newsletter is a short one. Thanks for supporting Ducky's Delivery Service! I...
Announcing Ducky's Delivery Service! Also Chessplosion is 50% off in the Steam Spring Sale!
March 16, 2023
Hello again! After spending way too long working on music and trailers, I can finally say that... Ducky's Delivery Service has been announced! The game that...
I'm announcing Ducky's Delivery Service next Thursday. Here's a private link to its itch store page and some new music!
March 9, 2023
Hi again! As I mentioned in last week's newsletter, I've been working on the trailer and online store pages for my new game Ducky's Delivery Service. Unless...
I'm making a trailer for Ducky's Delivery Service!
March 2, 2023
Hi again! For some reason I thought that I'd have a lot of time to work this week, but I ended up having to spend most of my time dealing with more doctor...
My next game is Ducky's Delivery Service!
February 22, 2023
Hi again! This week was full of stressful doctor's appointments and so on, so I didn't try to work on music or a trailer. So instead, I did all of the other...
Listen to my new game's music!
February 16, 2023
Hi again! This week has been busy outside of game development, but I found some time to make some music. I finally made some music!? The good thing about...
Chessplosion is 50% off for Steam Friendship Games Week 2023! And more gamedev news!
February 13, 2023
Hi! This is just a quick extra newsletter email to let you know that... Chessplosion is 50% off for Steam Friendship Games Week 2023! You can save 50% on...
Chessplosion was the grand finals game at a fighting game tournament! And more dev updates
February 9, 2023
Hello again! For this week's newsletter, I have some surprise news: Chessplosion was the grand finals game at the Frosty Faustings Mystery Tournament! Frosty...
I finished making (most of) my next game!
February 2, 2023
Hello! A few hours after writing last week's newsletter, my laptop completely broke and would no longer boot up at all. Fortunately, my new PC arrived...
Background ducks, story scenes and secret extras!
January 26, 2023
Hi! I've been busy this week with contract work and trans-related issues, and I've been having PC problems that have stopped me from being able to work on my...
What happened to my new game's hub area
January 19, 2023
Hi! Last week I had started working on a hub area for my game. It was still in an early experimental stage, which I summed up with this sentence: "If I find...
More ducks and a hub area!
January 12, 2023
Hi again! This hasn't been the most productive week ever because of my ear health problems, but they finally got better today so I'll be working at full...
Polishing my new game's art
January 5, 2023
My winter break is over, so I get to work on games again! But I'm having some ear health issues at the moment, so I can't hear things well enough to be able...
24 hours left to save 50% on Chessplosion in the Steam and itch winter sales!
January 4, 2023
Hi! This is just a quick extra newsletter issue to let you know that there are 24 hours left save 50% on Chessplosion in the winter sale, so buy it on Steam...
New Year, New Me: 2023 Goals
December 29, 2022
Hi everyone! During the final week of my end-of-year vacation, I've been reflecting on what I did this year, thinking about my goals for 2023, and playing...
Cool things I've seen this week. Also, Chessplosion is 50% off in the Steam Sale!
December 22, 2022
Hi everyone! I'm still on vacation, catching up on rest. Turns out that resting is important, and I really needed this time off. Although I've spent most of...
I ported my upcoming game to a console
December 15, 2022
Hi! As I mentioned last week, I'm still on vacation. Resting is important, and I need to do a lot of it before the end of the year. Despite this, I made an...
I'm taking a vacation
December 8, 2022
Hi! This week I've been taking some time off to relax. I wanted to push through and announce my next game before taking a vacation, but I've been exhausted...
New art and animation
November 30, 2022
Hello! This week I've been improving my new game's art, by adding some new animations and story scene character portraits. New story scene art My new game...
I am making an ughlike
November 24, 2022
Hello! This week I have been coming to terms with the fact that I am making an ughlike. A what? The story starts a couple of days ago, when I had finally...
Chessplosion is 50% off in the Steam Autumn Sale! And it got a small update!
November 22, 2022
Hello! I normally only send this newsletter out on Thursdays, but this is just a quick extra email to let you know that... Chessplosion is 50% off in the...