SINCE WHEN HAS ANYONE READ A NEWSPAPER?
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR
Good Morning Newgrounds! We are nearing the end of Summer. A lot of kids and teenagers are going back to school. Many are beginning and returning to college. The Summer heat is still here, but Fall is right around the corner. Robot Day was yesterday, which we'll be going into further detail in next week's issue. Today is the last day of the Newgrounds Summer Festival! The Newgrounds Deathmatch is still undergoing fierce competition. The Newgrounds Underdogs’ Audio Contest Knock-out Round has officially closed and the judging process has officially started.
INTRO AND OUTRO
FEATURED COMPOSERS
@BeyondOurEyes @ZaneLittle @Lordant @Ryzmik @papkee
@Mischa-head @DenPelm @NASHqp @FJOB @TheRiskster
@spoonman420 @Benji-G @LordAndiso @Troisnyx @DisOmikron
@CrossCarrasco @LucidShadowDreamer
July 12, 1995. That is the day that Newgrounds was founded. It is actually older than Pokemon! Newgrounds has celebrated 20 years with a collab in the past. It is crazy to see that another ten years are almost here. In just two years, Newgrounds will be 30 years old. @Undertalekid12 is looking to host this year's collaboration. Check out the thread by clicking the picture above to go to the collab thread. Help Newgrounds celebrate 30 Years!
He's looking to make a game using HaxeFlixel. He wants an art gallery, maybe an audio gallery, and a long cutscene, like something out of FRIDAY NIGHT FUNKIN'.
The Eventual Decay of DeviantArt
@Over2000Blizzards has noted the changes to DeviantArt is causing users to leave to sites like Twitter, Instagram, Furaffinity, and of course Newgrounds. Although, with the changes to Twitter as we noted in last week's issue, people are leaving there too. Newgrounds has always been gaining users from DeviantArt due to changes to the site, from the sound of things, we'll be getting more. @rtil has talked about changes and moderation on SheezyArt which caused users to leave in an interview back in 2020. rtil has also spoken out on DeviantArt permabanning him and his thoughts on AI art as well. The conversation on the NSFW art and AI art scene is divisive lately. Both also tend to overlap in terms of conversation. Over2000Blizzards and rtil have offered different perspectives on these discussions in the links provided in this news bulletin. Thankfully Newgrounds won't decay due to the policies and how it features art on the site. SFW art is still prominent, NSFW is not featured on the Frontpage, AI art is completely forbidden, and we have top notch Art Moderators who have a keen eye to spot what goes against the site's guidelines. By that measure, Newgrounds will be the better place to build an art portfolio due to its standards, where DeviantArt will end up tainting its image.
@Krinkels has announced that the 17th Annual Madness Day is next month! At the time of posting this paper, it is less than a month away. There are prizes for Best Animation, Best Game, and Best Music! 1st Place will involve a cash prize plus a Makeship Plushy of a Madness character, either Hank or Tricky. Below are the rules!
Rules/Guidelines/Expectations;
- In the event of a collab placing, all winnings will be sent to the collab organizer for them to distribute as they see fit
- Music submissions can only be judged as individual songs. Soundscapes or Albums should be parsed/broken down into their individual tracks so that judging can be done on a individual basis.
- All winnings will be distributed via Paypal.
- In order for us to find you, please tag your submission with #MadnessDay2023, this is very important!
- We can only consider submissions which debuted on Sept 22nd, or 23rd, any later or earlier and it's out of our range.
- It should go without saying, but just in case; post it here on Newgrounds!
August Status Update
Tom has given us some updates to close off the Summer with. The Art Portal will be featuring an update to the multi-image support, making all of you aspiring comic creators able to share your comics and webtoons into one submission rather than split them up. The Art Portal will also be migrated to the Project System going forward, so multiple authors who have contributed to a piece can be credited properly.
The second update is going towards the Playlists. This feature is heavily used by The Tank Tribune, with some aspects already in place. When the changes go into effect, the Series and Collections pages will be put into the Playlist feature. When that happens, hopefully a thread to suggest items to be put into certain Collections will return or The Genre Mod Crew could have its duties expanded.
The end of this week is where a lot of deadline are. The Cog Collab, Hatsune Miku Birthday Collab and Bar Hopping Art Collab are all on August 31st. The first Writer's Jam on Newgrounds will be on September 1st. The Live Action Jam deadline is September 3rd. As we enter into September, Madness Day will be on September 22nd.
5th Dr. Good Animation Collab!
@DannyGoodShirt and @Rannitx are hosting the Fifth Annual Dr. Good's Operating Theatre is coming up. To be a part of this historic collab series, you can join by following the link above. Below are the rules and guidelines.
Requirements
- Newgrounds Users Only
- Horror/Horror-Comedy/Halloween related shorts only. (Weird, creepy, and gross animations are encouraged!)
- Length: 10-90 seconds long. If you want to make something longer please let me know.
- NO LOW-EFFORT MEMES
- DEADLINE: OCT 1st
Send you entry to DannyGoodShirt's E-Mail at DANNYGOODSHIRT@GMAIL.COM. You can also PM DannyGoodShirt for the Discord Information. Below are the past Dr. Good's Operating Theatre Collabs.
It is my BIRTHDAY
@ZaneLittle recently celebrated his birthday! Happy Birthday from The Tank Tribune!
This week's featured artist is criminally underrated. @AmericanMuscleHead has not only a unique style that kind of reminds me of Gorillaz artwork. One thing that he does incredibly that I love, is the stars he puts into his drawings. He has been on the site since 2020 and even has an art thread, yet he only has 42 fans. That needs to change! Check out his works below! Follow him on Newgrounds! Donate to his Ko-fi! Do all of the things!
The Fear of Midnight
AmericanMuscleHead
New Singles, New Album, & Zero Hour
@ThatJohnnyGuy has been hard at work. He has released a new song from Piercing Lazer entitled The Midas Touch. He made a soundtrack for an RPG that was cancelled. He has been given permission to release the soundtrack, which you can listen to here on Bandcamp. He has also released a song from his vault entitled A Silent Voice - Void, which he wrote while in a dark place, which you can read about in the link above. Things have been improving for him though. A new album entitled Post-Nostalgia, Vol. 1: Inner Static will be released on September 30th. It is one of three albums that will be releasing. It follows the darkness that ThatJohnnyGuy was going through during a rough time in his life.
The game Newgrounds: Zero Hour has been progressing splendidly. If you haven't played the demo yet, you can here on Newgrounds! You can also learn more about the game through the NG: Zero Hour Fan Server!
The last thing to note is ThatJohnnyGuy is looking to start a Newgrounds Ballads Collab. The purpose to make a tribute song for some of your favorite Newgrounds Users and Content Creators. With some aspects of parody, but keeping it classy. You can join the Newgrounds Audio Portal Collab Center Server and become a part of the collab! Rules and information are in the link!
To be in bed
Ah I try to get up
But I will still be in bed
The story of Raptor Jesus itself is a part of Internet history. @Sexual-Lobster decided to feature this character in the Australian talk show, Q+A. It was a short movie, with quick jokes. Raptor Jesus' one line, that ending, the Captain Planet knife fight, it's all amazing how much he fit into one movie.
"All of the random stuff has a deeper meaning, but I doubt most people here would care about Australian politics so I won't go into it, plus it would take a lot of exposition. To answer your question, basically I really liked and wanted to animate Raptor Jesus. Your question implies that you're not familiar with him; in a nutshell he's a meme from 4chan. You probably noticed I like drawing lizards, and I love the irreverent attitude towards Christianity. The point of this film was to highlight the fact that no one was talking about climate change anymore (and also that both the prime minister and the alternative prime minister at the time were church loonies), at least in the media spotlight in Australia. Since then our prime minister, the silver haired guy wearing the dress and the moustache in the audience was overthrown, partly (or mostly, depending on who you talk to) over this issue."
Sexual-Lobster
Hello and I sorry
@ForNoReason was off the site for a while, but he's back! His account was hacked and someone was abusing his moderator powers. Thankfully Tom was able to help him retrieve his account and clean up the mess. Welcome Back ForNoReason!
What's THAT song that turns on your Berserker Mode?
@Grillyf wants to know that song that when you hear it you just want to beat the hell out of anyone that gets in your way! The song that just pumps your adrenaline up to where you have the power to run through walls! For Grillyf it's King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man. For The Tank Tribune, that would be Master of Puppets by Metallica.
NEW USERS
Here we have the latest people to come to Newgrounds! Whether they heard about us through a movie or game, a let's player or streamer, a friend or family member, or were a creator who has been shunned or mistreated on other platforms. Let's all welcome them to Newgrounds! Give them all a hello in the Greeting Club!
@vlsrb is our new artist here on the site! He's looking to share gay experiences through his art! Whether they be wholesome or Not Safe For Work (NSFW). He wants to share his works with Newgrounds! Welcome aboard! Check out some their works below!
USERS OF THE WEEK
Here are the Users of the Week for the week of August 20th - August 26th. Congratulations to all of you!
@Nipelets
@MikeTheCreator
@TopHatDoodles
@Phronemophobia
@yuki-oto
@Mustache-MTC
@ArnieGutz
The week can get people down sometimes. With all of the hustle and bustle and action packed drama that entails our lives, sometimes it's nice to just kickback and relax. This week we're featuring the Trapped series by @stonefruitstudios. A collection of mazes to escape out of!
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I don't have much to talk to all of you about down here. Except work has been killer lately. If you knew my day-to-day schedule, your head would spin. I have been working on The Interviewer more, in which I am awaiting a response from one game developer. I am in the process of writing questions for an animator with multiple series on here, and I just got the confirmation PM for a guest I've interviewed over ten years ago who has done a lot since then. If you want to know more about that, I post behind-the-scenes stuff on my Patreon. Shameless plug I know. I will always tell you to donate to Newgrounds first and foremost, because without Newgrounds, my Patreon is useless. The Tank Tribune I still put a lot of work into. It's nice to be back on a consistent work schedule. Although my day job is a hindrance, it doesn't take a lot out of me. Thank you all for reading and I hope you have a fantastic Sunday morning!
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The-Great-One
@ThatJohnnyGuy I know what you mean. If things go well, I'm about to add another item to my list.