The Crimson Diamond Gazette #37
Welcome to the latest issue! News and fun facts inside!
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MEDIA
IGDA Twin Cities Talk: "The Practical Magic of Pixel Art"
Steam Next Fest (Oct 2021) Developer's Let's Play of The Crimson Diamond Demo
Interviews from the Multiverse: Julia Minamata
Lockdown Con II "The Indie Games Revolution" Panel (first panel of the day)
WIRED.com's Geek's Guide to the Galaxy
Pixelles BIPOC Creator Program grant recipient
usesthis interview (interview about my hardware and software set-up)
8-bit Ninja interview about The Crimson Diamond (in German)
CAAD52 magazine article about The Crimson Diamond (in Spanish)
Cabel Sasser's Photoshop Revelation clip
HomeTeam GameDev Podcast -- Guest Julia Minamata
CityNews - Canada Showcased Through Video Games
CBC Thunder Bay - Superior Morning Radio Interview
PAX East 2020 "What's Next for Adventure Games" Panel
Adventure Games Podcast episode
Classic Adventurer, Issue 07 -- Featured
Adventure Gamers AdventureX Round-up, part II
Adventure Gamers Announcement Article
Adventure Corner Article (German)
The CGG Podcast: # 44 Third appearance, updates since April 2019!
The CGG Podcast: #20 The Crimson Diamond updates & The Colonel's Bequest
The CGG Podcast: #1 Episode featuring me discussing The Crimson Diamond
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Editor: Julia Minamata - julia@thecrimsondiamond.com
October 2021
Hello, dear readers! Happy October! The days are getting shorter and cooler. I love the brisk weather, and try to enjoy it as much as possible before the Ontario winter sets in. May the weather be fair wherever you may be!
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The Crimson Diamond was part of Steam's Next Fest! I livestreamed playing The Crimson Diamond demo directly from my Steam store page. I had a lot of fun and got a nice bump in my wishlists every day the event was on (Oct 1-7). I recommend participating in these Steam events to other devs on Steam, it's worth it! Here's a link to the video on my Youtube channel.
After I finished playing the TCD demo, I did a rock talk on fluorite! I also showed off the fluorite I have in my growing rock collection :).
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Dan made some intriguing music for The Crimson Diamond! When Dan streams game music dev for TCD, he does so on DanTheBandMusic on Twitch. He creates the tracks from beginning to end live on stream, taking feedback from me and the people in chat. And he does this all on a combination of modern software and a genuine Roland MT-32!
I'm still working on the same bit of intro sequence art on the TCD art streams, but I think It's nearly complete! Art and music streams alternate on Tuesdays at 8pm Eastern! Here's a link to the latest art stream video.
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CRAFT CORNER
I've made some progress on my Margot cross-stitch! And I think I've finally settled on the colours I'll be using for the the EGA palette. I can't wait to try cross-stitching the next character! I think it'll be Nessa :).
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MINERAL TRIVIA SECTION
DID YOU KNOW: If you love minerals with bright, transparent colours (sometimes multiple colours in the same specimen!), you'll love fluorite! I did a little "rock talk" about fluorite during my Steam Next Fest livestream, here is a link to the timestamped bit of the video! It's one of my favourite minerals, especially because stunning specimens can be easily acquired for relatively cheap! Etsy has an amazing selection of fluorite points (like the one seen in the above photo)!
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INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING THE CRIMSON DIAMOND?
Check the sidebar for links to my Patreon and PayPal! Or visit The Crimson Diamond's Steam page follow the game, and add it to your wishlist! There's a FREE playable demo too, for Windows PC and Mac! <3
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Thanks for reading! Happy October!
-- JM