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Congratulations to the grant recipients!

We are pleased to announce that the grant recipients have been selected! Congratulations to the following creators: Anastasia Kuznetsova – Raison AWK – Harmon:i:c Dario Zubović – QBCO 29Games – RocketPuzzle Asriele Aestas – Our Sky Cyathea Tree Team – Out of Bounds Exception David Rhee – Sticky Blocks Nico …

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kenzie June 27, 2018 July 24, 2020Announcements, Other Games, Special Events 3

PS4 Pro patch update

Previously, I made a post listing the technical details of the PS4 patch. That was a work-in-progress, and I said at the time I’d post final specs as soon as we know them, which we now do. We are definitely supporting HDR, on both the PS4 Pro and the base model …

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Jonathan Blow November 2, 2016 November 2, 2016Announcements 45

Fun Sales Fakts

The Witness has now been on sale for a week, so it seems like a good time to post a financial summary. Often, independent developers find these kinds of numbers useful in making their own plans, and the general public can find them interesting too. There is a wrinkle, which …

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Jonathan Blow February 2, 2016 February 2, 2016Announcements 113

The Witness is now up on PSN in the Americas and Europe.

  It should go up on Steam this morning around 9 or 10am Pacific time. I made a posting on the PlayStation Blog: https://t.co/ChsVlBzhVw

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Jonathan Blow January 26, 2016 January 26, 2016Announcements 101

On Music, Sound Effects, Story

Music and Sound Effects Once in a while I get a question, from someone who really liked the music in Braid, what the soundtrack in The Witness is like. The answer to this question is that there isn’t one. There is (almost) no music in the game. This is not …

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Jonathan Blow November 19, 2015 November 19, 2015Announcements, Development 67

New trailer and interviews!

Hey look! A new trailer! Here’s my update on the PlayStation Blog. Also, we have some interviews and previews of the game: Gamespot Ars Technica Polygon Wired PlayStation Blog The PlayStation Blogcast had a nice ten-minute discussion of the game.

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Jonathan Blow September 17, 2015 September 21, 2015Announcements 88

A clarification about our PS4 exclusivity.

There has been worry and speculation on the internet about the PS4 exclusivity that we announced during the press conference, so here are some details to help answer those questions.

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Jonathan Blow February 22, 2013 February 22, 2013Announcements 101

First official trailer for The Witness

as seen in today’s PlayStation 4 announcement: (Watch it in HD + fullscreen if you have the bandwidth!)

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Jonathan Blow February 20, 2013 February 20, 2013Announcements, Progress Shots 78

Dear Esther is out.

[This message is crossposted from the Indie Fund blog.] Our gift to you, on this very special Valentine’s Day, is the worldwide release of the long-awaited game Dear Esther. If you haven’t heard of Dear Esther, watch this: (Or hey, watch the trailer even if you are quite familiar with …

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Jonathan Blow February 14, 2012 February 15, 2012Announcements, Other Games 41

New game: Q.U.B.E. will be released on December 16th.

In addition to working on The Witness, I am a partner in the Indie Fund, a group of successful indies who finance imaginative indie games under developer-friendly terms. Our fund has been around for almost 2 years now, and I am happy to announce that our first funded game is …

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Jonathan Blow November 30, 2011 December 1, 2011Announcements, Other Games 18
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