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It’s no longer the month of May for us…but the month of Kay. 🎤🎶🗝️

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Nancy Drew: The Case of the Missing Clue update

Hello! I know that we're all super excited for Mystery of the Seven Keys to come out but we've got some news about the potential ND35: The Case of the Missing Clue.

Some backstory for anyone who missed it/needs a refresher:

On 30 March 2023 HeR Interactive filed for a trademark with the phrase "The Case of the Missing Clue" with the description of "Downloadable video and computer game programs; recorded video and computer game programs". This is the same description that the Mystery of the Seven Keys trademark had.

The TM has slowly been going through the paperwork process and yesterday, 23 April 2024, was officially granted its Notice of Allowance.

A Notice of Allowance indicates that the Trademark Office has granted the trademark to the applicant, with the stipulation that the TM has to be used (e.g. selling a game with that title) within 3 years. So as of 23 April 2024, HeR Interactive has a MAXIMUM of 3 years to use their trademark or lose it.

What does this mean for us and for HeR?

While we don't know anything concrete about The Case of the Missing Clue, there's some pretty strong correlations with the dates of the rollout of KEY. The Missing Clue TM was filed for 2 days before HeR began their April 1 marketing strategy, and the KEY release date was only announced once the Missing Clue TM's opposition period (the last step before the Notice of Allowance) had ended.

And given the correlations between the timing of KEY's marketing and the Missing Clue TM, could this mean that we will get a teaser at the end of KEY for ND35?

The Trademark Office's time limit of 3 years is also a very good sign for us, as it potentially means that HeR will be forced to speed up their game production. 3 years (while still a loooong time) is significantly shorter than the 4.5 years between MID and KEY.

I'm hopeful that HeR is finally getting their act together behind the scenes and that we can hopefully get into a more steady rhythm. I, for one, can't wait until KEY is released and I've got my fingers crossed that this Missing Clue TM means good things for all of us.

#but wasn’t KEY also like this #3 year period and then they kept extending it #but hopefully I’m wrong

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They should invent Nancy Drew game where WE kill someone’s mother 👍

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“i can fix him” he has a tesserae fetish. he is beyond saving

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my nancy marathon continues...today i play SPY

#SPY is literally so badly written #it might be the worst except for MED #but like you can skip 90% of the dialogue bc almost none of it is actually helpful or relevant #and the voice acting is not it #the puzzles are great fun and it’s a great vibe but yeah the writing is definitely lacking for sure #and Nancy is like IM A SPY!!! #who wants to know that IM A SPY?? i work for cathedral who has a secret base in the basement of this hotel! #hey random stranger I just met! have you heard of revenant #i was told to keep it a secret but you look trustworthy #it’s a miracle she doesn’t get killed in this one

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He's giving jaundice.

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THIS IS HUGE!!!!! Ever since the release of MID, fans were split on navigation, but now… YOU CAN CHOOSE! Yes! In a press release on Newswire, it was revealed that for the first time in a ND game, fans can choose the style of navigation. Thank you @tori_nd_piano for bringing this to our attention on our trailer stream from a couple days ago!!!! 🤯🤯🤯

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Solar eclipse is so beautiful today 😍😍

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Just saying before the game comes out I totally call Radek being the worst

Some anti-radek memes I made for nd 34 fake lore last week

why is he kinda sus

#Nancy Drew #mystery of the seven keys #Nancy Drew pc games #Nancy Drew games #her interactive #clue crew

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I just saw people saying they were going to pirate the new game. Do not pirate Mystery of the Seven Keys. If you want more Nancy Drew games, then support HeR by buying the game they made. They are not a big company like Ubisoft or EA, which have millions and millions of dollars. They're a small indie company. I'm completely for sticking it to the greedy game companies that decide to steal from you because apparently buying is not owning, and they can take your shit without your permission, but small studios? Nope.

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why is he kinda sus

#this is funny but I totally agree with op #radek is sis #I’m 99% sure he’s the culprit #nancy drew games #mystery of the seven keys #nancy drew #nancy drew pc games #her interactive #clue crew

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Let’s all say: THANK YOU WOMEN ‼️🗣️🗣️🗣️

#Elka is my girlfriend

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I simply Do Not Care about the graphics. Good, bad, or mediocre, I'm indifferent. If the puzzles and the story are good, and if the controls handle better than MID, then I am so fucking down

#YES YOU GET IT #I’m literally so frustrated that so many people are SO HUNG UP on the graphics #and like?? I’m willing to bet a large portion of those people say that classic games are the best #i hate to break it to you sweaty but those games also have bad graphics and don’t look amazing #you just hate change

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Just saw a post that said they were disappointed by the trailer and it just proves that there really is no pleasing some people. Like literally what were they expecting?? HeR is an indie game company with a skeleton crew and they’re still figuring out the new system presumably. Of course it’s not going to look like games made by mainstream video game companies. But also the game looks good, without comparison to anything else. We got a 3 minute long trailer that showcased like 7 characters and gorgeous (and massive) environments. And it’s coming out in THREE WEEKS. Get a grip honestly

#yeah exactly #I mean I’m of the opinion of get used to it or don’t engage #if you’re going to be loyal to the og 32 to the extent of nitpicking everything about this new era #just don’t say anything lol #like I’m al for criticism of the new ones #but tbh there are valid criticisms and invalid criticisms

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I purposefully didn’t compare the trailers to the teasers because we had teasers when games were coming out every six months. Now that we’re waiting several years between games, I don’t think a teaser is necessarily going to cut it (and given some of the reactions of the 3 min trailer, a 30 second teaser would not have gone down well I suspect) although I don’t spend a lot of time in other game spaces so maybe I’m wrong. But this trailer is still a minute longer than the MID trailer and looks a lot better put together. I just sort of wonder what people were expecting

Just saw a post that said they were disappointed by the trailer and it just proves that there really is no pleasing some people. Like literally what were they expecting?? HeR is an indie game company with a skeleton crew and they’re still figuring out the new system presumably. Of course it’s not going to look like games made by mainstream video game companies. But also the game looks good, without comparison to anything else. We got a 3 minute long trailer that showcased like 7 characters and gorgeous (and massive) environments. And it’s coming out in THREE WEEKS. Get a grip honestly

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WE’RE SO BACK!! look at all these puzzles!!!

#I watched the trailers for this and MID #MID shows 5 puzzles in the trailer and it had like only 5 puzzles in the whole game #this shows 10 puzzles!!!! #which could mean we’re only getting 10 puzzles #BUT I have faith that this game is much better made than MID #and even if my faith is misplaced THATS STILL DOUBLE THE MID PUZZLES BAYBEE #nancy drew games #her interactive #mystery of the seven keys #nancy drew #nancy drew pc games #clue crew

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Just saw a post that said they were disappointed by the trailer and it just proves that there really is no pleasing some people. Like literally what were they expecting?? HeR is an indie game company with a skeleton crew and they’re still figuring out the new system presumably. Of course it’s not going to look like games made by mainstream video game companies. But also the game looks good, without comparison to anything else. We got a 3 minute long trailer that showcased like 7 characters and gorgeous (and massive) environments. And it’s coming out in THREE WEEKS. Get a grip honestly

#nancy drew #nancy drew games #nancy drew pc games #her interactive #clue crew #mystery of the seven keys