Hope everyone enjoyed Trump Grounds! We made it for April 1st but decided to run it all weekend. If you didn't get all the medals from the slot machine, you can still pull the lever here.
For Trump Grounds we set the monthly supporter goal to $1 million to "Make Newgrounds Great Again." That goal has been removed but we do have a new monthly stretch goal, $26,000 to cover core expenses. These are the expenses that, if they were to be cut, NG would have to go through major changes (you wouldn't like them) to accommodate the new reality. I know that number sounds crazy but it is far less than what it costs to run similar websites.
While ad revenue is down, traffic is up and our expenses are pretty static, sans surprises. Supporters will help us meet in the middle and ultimately get back to sponsoring original content. I've been paying a lot of NG expenses out of pocket but I can't do it indefinitely.
On that note, we just released a new supporter feature - the ability to use any level icon you've previously unlocked. If you like the lollipop (@Luis), but waved goodbye to it years ago, you can now get it back! Click the level icon from your userpage and choose what you want. It's the little things, right?
Become a supporter today for as little as $2.99, get a bunch of perks and join the Wall of Honor!
Other Announcements
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@BryceMilburn is making Amerikan Hell: The Devil is Among Us!, a horror short film that has been referred to as "Rob Zombie meets The Purge!"
@danomano65 is creating VERDACOMB, an original graphic novel about a futuristic dystopian society enslaved not only by virtual and augmented distractions, but also institutionalized war.