Crush Crush News

Hey Panda Peeps,

So, we’ve got a nifty surprise for you today, and also a big quality of life improvement too.

First the nifty surprise - a new Phone CALL! Not a Phone Fling, a Phone Call. It’s different.

How is it different? Well, Phone Calls include vocal performances by one of our lovely Voice Actresses, and they’re all kinds of shiver-inducing fun!

So far we’ve only done one, for Renée, and we got lots of positive feedback for it. So now it’s time for round two. This time, you’ll be getting a call from everyone’s favorite angsty sk8r grrl, Nova. She’s in a bit of a jam and could use a friend. So definitely don’t ghost her.

To unlock it, you’ll need to finish Nova’s first Phone Fling, and then make sure your own Angst skill is at level 40. Get on that - and enjoy your chat with Nova.
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In other news, we’ve got a big improvement that LOTS of people have been asking for - improved LTE Token discounts!

What does that mean? Well, you know how the Limited Time Event rewards can be purchased for less diamonds the more Tokens you collect? Well, lots of people were asking (very politely, mind you, not a single pitchfork in sight) that after the event is over, they should still be able to buy the reward unlock for the discount they had earned. Basically, the option should remember how many Tokens you collected.

Well it does that now! If you earn a bunch of Tokens during an event, you’ll be able to buy the character/pinup/outfits (for a limited time) for the discounted price you earned in the LTE popup.

Thanks for your patience for this feature - we’ve been hard at work on a ton of content, and since we wrapped up a few big technical things elsewhere, we were able to jump on this quality of life improvement.

We really hope you enjoy it and your call, and make sure to let us know what you think!

Love you all so hard!
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The Pandas

Hey Panda Peeps!

Today’s news is Mega-Sized, for guaranteed satisfaction! Grab a hold of something and get ready for a dummy THICC challenge, because Wendy is almost here!

Wendy was one of our lucky winners in the last Phone Fling Vote, and now she's almost ready to make the leap to being a fully date-able character! Hooray!

BUT - first things first! Unlocking Wendy is going to take a few steps, so read carefully.

FIRST - As of today, we've just added a new (short) Phone Fling for Wendy. You'll need to have all of her Phone Fling conversations finished to unlock her as a full girl. If you're having trouble unlocking all of Wendy's Phone Fling messages, note that you need Iro at "Sweetheart" level.

SECOND - Next week (starting midnight UTC time on May 6), you'll need to go to the Limited Time Event pop-up, and start collecting all of Wendy's tokens. You need to log in once a day to get each one, or grab some diamonds and short-cut your way to victory.

Do both those things, and Wendy will be added to your Girl list. Huzzah!

If you miss the event, you're not out of luck, but you’ll need diamonds to unlock her. Diamonds can be earned by completing relationship levels, grabbing the daily rewards, or buying some from the store.

So don’t miss this special chance - she even comes with whipped cream. What are you even doing still reading this?

Wendy is a load of fun, and waiting for your (chicken) tender embrace. So get in there, unlock her, and show her you’re ready for the whole buffet. Food jokes are awesome!

Enjoy, and as always- let us know what you think.

Love you all so hard!
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The Pandas

Hey Panda Peeps!

You know, there’s just something super attractive about saving money. You see a sticker that says “10% off”, and that gets you thinking about the 10% you’d like to take off, and… Well you get the idea.

On that note - it’s time for a sale! Diamond bundles are 10% off this week, April 28 - May 5!

And with any diamond purchase you’ll get a free exclusive outfit for Nutaku-chan, Crush Crush’s most scandalous gal (which is, to be blunt, a huge damn deal. Look at her competition! How does she do it!)

For those of you with access to the more risqué DLC, this special exclusive outfit is “context sensitive”. Which means if your game is set to 18+, so is Nutaku-chan. That’s just how she rolls.

So don’t miss your chance! Buy diamonds, save money, and enjoy other paradoxes! Sale ends May 5!

Love you all so hard!
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The Pandas

Okay, so this is cool. A bit spoiler-y. If you don’t know much about the ending of Crush Crush, maybe just skip this news post and discover what we’ve added later.

This week’s Phone Fling stars a very special, very important character. And, unlike most other Flings, it actually continues the story a bit from a previous Phone Fling. Neato!

Over the years, we’ve been growing the Crush Crush universe sort of organically. Adding story lines that overlap, a bit of a quest we thought would be fun, a bit of mythology. And now, all of that work is starting to add up - the “mythology” of Crush Crush will begin to matter in ways we never imagined in the beginning. It’ll start to affect other games we’re working on and imagining. And some of that begins here.

This week’s Phone Fling stars QPernikiss. If that name doesn’t mean anything to you, it’s because she’s literally the ‘last’ character in the game. The most difficult to unlock. The most difficult to complete.

And depending how far you’ve made it into her story, the fact she is messaging you might come as a SIGNIFICANT surprise.

Enjoy. Let us know what you think.

Never give up on love.

Love you all so hard.
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The Pandas

Hey Panda Peeps!

We got something a little different for you today. It’s different in that, depending on how far you are in the game, you may not see this little surprise for a while. But don’t worry - it’ll be worth the wait.

Today’s latest Phone Fling features a gal by the name of “The Dark One”. If that doesn’t mean anything to you yet, well then… Keep playing.

If you DO know who that is though, you might be a little… Shall we say “surprised” to be hearing from her? What with the way things worked out between the two of you.

This is a little experiment to try adding a little “denouement” to one of the characters already in the story. We hope you enjoy it. It just so happens we have a thing for moody goth girls with large… personalities. So we’re excited.

In case you’re still confused - The Dark One is one of the game’s later characters. And her Phone Fling unlocks once you finish her story. So get in there and do it! (And we hope you enjoy the journey).

Love you all so hard!
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The Pandas