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• Made Marion Special News Bulletin
  March 02, 2023 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #announcement

  So Much Big News! Why are there party sparkles on our logo today? Because we've got a ton of cool stuff coming up at the end of March. Here we go! We have been selected as a participant in the The Sto... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Development Update, February 2023
  February 17, 2023 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #devlog

  Big News #1 We have a few big things in the works for Made Marion right now! First of all, I've been thinking of how to make sure y'all can experience the game ASAP after the disaster that was 2022 de... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Development Update - January 2023
  January 19, 2023 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #devlog

  Happy New Year! We have an exciting development update for you this month, so let's get to it! Welcome, Meissa and Gui Meet the new sprites for Meissa and Gui! I absolutely adore the updates to Meissa... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Development Update, December 2022
  December 20, 2022 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #dev update

  Happy Holidays, everyone! Here's what we've been up to: Animations Begin We ran a search for a 2D FX artist in November, and are happy to announce that we have an artist for at least our combat animat... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Development Update, November 2022
  November 15, 2022 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #devlog

  Hi everyone! Thanks so much for your patience with our skipped October update. We're in that awkward stage of development where it's a lot of writing and behind-the-scenes work, so we just didn't have... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Development Update, September 2022
  September 19, 2022 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #devlog

  Hello everyone! This month we just have a mini-update with some teases for you. A sketch of some lovely armour from our animated lore intro: Who's this? Could it be... a fae? But normally, Marion can'... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Development Update, August 2022
  August 17, 2022 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #devlog

  Happy August! We have several goodies for this month. Semi-Final Release Date: I've mentioned that I'd make a more final decision on our release date this summer, as we've been delayed by my bout with... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Development Update, July 2022
  July 18, 2022 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #devlog

  Hello everyone! Just a quick update for July so I can get back to writing today. Development of Robin's route continues apace. We'll be hosting a Q&A on Tumblr where you can ask him questions starting... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Development Update, June 2022
  June 23, 2022 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #devlog

  Hello everyone! I'm back fresh from vacation with a ton of cool stuff to show off from Part 2 of the Sherwood Common Route. I've finished all the coding except for a few bits that are waiting on art c... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Development Update, April 2022
  April 15, 2022 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #devlog

  Welcome to the April 2022 Made Marion dev update! Hey, good lookin'. Whatcha got cookin'? We've got a pretty quick one this month. I'm working with my doc on my long Covid issues, which stubbornly per... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Development Log, March 2022
  March 05, 2022 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #devlog

  Hi everyone! Long time no speak, so let's get to the nitty gritty of what's up with Made Marion. It's been a while, so this might be a long one! On Project Pace: So it's been two months since I had a... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Development Update, December 2021
  December 17, 2021 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  Happy Winter Solstice, and Merry Whatever Non-Avalon Holidays You May Be Celebrating This Time of Year! I have a couple grinchy updates before we get to the presents. 1. Survey Deadline Approaching! T... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Development Update, November 2021
  November 16, 2021 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #development

  I'm calling this the "chaos update." Things have been a bit chaotic for much of the team this month, but sometimes that's just part of the creative process! The Writing and Coding Department: I've bee... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Development Update, October 2021
  October 15, 2021 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #devlog

  Happy Spooky Season, everyone! This month's dev update is a bit shorter, as we have several large things that are still in progress. But we have some lovely tidbits to show you in the meantime! The Wr... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Development Update, September 2021
  September 12, 2021 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #devlog

  Happy fall, everyone! We're finally getting some rain here in my corner of the Pacific Northwest, which has calmed down our wildfires and given me that nice autumnal feeling. It's my favourite season,... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Development Update, August 2021
  August 17, 2021 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #development

  I've left out our logo this month because Warrior Marion deserves to head up everything. That's right, our new Marion sprite is ready to go. I'm currently setting up some code so that I can more easil... Continue reading

  
• Devlog, July 15, 2021
  July 15, 2021 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #devlog, #art

  Mid-July already? Where did the time go? I lost about a week of productivity to a record-breaking heat wave and recovering from my second Covid vaccine dose, but we still have some nice updates to sha... Continue reading

  
• Devlog, June 14, 2021
  June 14, 2021 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #devlog

  Hi everyone! Here's the news from Made Marion. Fresh New Glossary Thanks to our Beyond Stretch: Goodies funds, I've been able to hire an expert Ren'py programmer to add some things that I don't have t... Continue reading

  
• Devlog, May 13, 2021
  May 13, 2021 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #devlog, #art, #music

  Hey all! We've got tons to share with you this month. The Writing Department The prologue script is complete and will be edited later this month. I'm currently finishing up the second half of Sherwood... Continue reading

  
• Devlog, April 12, 2021
  April 12, 2021 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #devlog

  Hi everyone! The wheels on the dev bus are turning, so here’s the latest on Made Marion’s development. Have Your Say! This week, I’m going to start getting feedback on various things that will l... Continue reading

  
• Development Update: Introducing our New Team Members!
  March 27, 2021 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  Hello everyone! Our Kickstarter campaign funds should be delivered to us soon. It looks like we only have a few dropped backers, which is fantastic! In the meantime, I'd like to officially introduce y... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Kickstarter - Final 40 Hours!
  March 16, 2021 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #kickstarter

  We're delighted to report that Made Marion's Kickstarter has done fabulously! We're over 250% funded and unlocked all our stretch goals. Thank you so much to all of you who pledged. We plan to work ou... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Kickstarter Update & Manual
  February 18, 2021 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #kickstarter, #docs

  Our Kickstarter hit its funding goal in just over 24 hours! Whew! It's been quite the week! Our Kickstarter went live on Tuesday and we hit our full funding goal in just over 24 hours. Made Marion is... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion's Kickstarter is live!
  February 16, 2021 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #kickstarter

  We're pleased to announce that Made Marion's Kickstarter is live! Now's your chance to get in on the ground floor and support our full development! We have some great backer rewards including a Kicks... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Demo Version 1.1 Released
  February 12, 2021 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #release, #update

  In anticipation of our Kickstarter (4 more days!), we've uploaded a small update to the Made Marion full demo. Changes include: The final two backgrounds are in! Sherwood is now 100% composed of our n... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Kickstarter Date Change
  February 05, 2021 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #kickstarter

  Just a quick announcement about our Kickstarter. We've changed our launch date from February 15 to February 16 for marketing alignment purposes. Sorry for the delay, but hopefully it'll help the KS b... Continue reading

  
• ​Made Marion Kickstarter Countdown Begins
  February 03, 2021 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  It's 12 days until our Kickstarter launches! To celebrate the run-up to our campaign, we'll be previewing our upcoming backer rewards over on our Tumblr about every other day. Check 'em out! Our game... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Full Demo Release
  January 15, 2021 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #demo, #launch

  Put on your best Ren Faire voice and shout "Huzzah," for the Made Marion full demo is finally here! You can now choose between Sherwood and Nottingham at the beginning of the demo. Here's a basic lis... Continue reading

  
• Full Demo Beta Incoming
  December 07, 2020 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #beta

  Gui says, "I want YOU to test my scenes!" Hi everyone, and happy holidays! We're on track to release Made Marion's full demo, including the entire Nottingham common route and a graphically enhanced Sh... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Trailer Debut
  November 04, 2020 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #trailer, #made marion, #otome

  Made Marion has a trailer! It will be used to introduce our Kickstarter campaign and a modified version will become the intro video for the game. Many thanks to WhiteCharisma for producing this video... Continue reading

  
• Nottingham Character Reveals
  October 02, 2020 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  Hello, faithful followers! Made Marion's Nottingham character reveals are complete. Every love interest now has a sprite, huzzah! Here are the Nottingham character profiles: We hope you enjoy their a... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Dev News: Character Reveals & Scheduling
  August 16, 2020 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #dev update, #characters

  Hey everybody! Thanks so much for your patience over the summer! 2020 is a heckuva year and our lead artist had a family emergency to deal with. She’s back now, and I’ve got two major news items f... Continue reading

  
• Full Demo Coding Has Commenced!
  July 13, 2020 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #project progress

  Hey hey, Velvet Cupcake Friends! I’m writing to announce that after a couple months of Sherwood demo promo and Nottingham demo writing, I’ve popped back into Ren’py and have begun scripting/codi... Continue reading

  
• One Thousand Demo Downloads!
  May 25, 2020 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  #milestone, #demo

  The Made Marion team is happy to announce that we have surpassed a thousand demo downloads on itch.io! We’re so pleased with the excellent response we’ve received from the Sherwood demo. We work... Continue reading

  
• Made Marion Demo Released
  May 01, 2020 by Velvet Cupcake Games

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  ##demo, ##info

  Velvet Cupcake Games is pleased to announce the release of its first demo for Made Marion: A Robin Hood Romance . "How come nobody has made a Robin Hood otome?" That one stray thought in 2017 led to... Continue reading