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Email 2FA and Pixel Day!

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Email 2FA


We just rolled out email 2-factor authentication, which is now the default for anyone who hasn’t previously set up 2-factor authentication using an authenticator app.


This means that when you sign in to NG from a new device, if you aren’t using an authenticator app to generate a code, a code will instead be sent to your email address. You’ll have to copy that code into the login form to complete the login.


If you’re currently logged in, now would be a great time to confirm that your email address is correct! Otherwise you may find yourself locked out in the future.


We still recommend setting up 2FA with an authenticator app, so if someone ever breaks into your email they still can’t access your Newgrounds account. You can set that up via the “Login Options and 2-Factor Authentication” link on your account page.


We’ll be fine-tuning and improving this in the days and weeks to come. If you’d like to report any problems you’re having with this update, PM me or email support AT newgrounds.com. If you email Support, be sure to include your username in the email.


VPN Logins


For the past few days we’ve been blocking VPNs from logging into NG, as an extra security measure. Now that email 2FA is in place, you should be able to log in with a VPN again.


Pixel Day


Our ninth annual Pixel Day is January 23rd!


Participate by making original pixel art, animation, games or chiptunes. Publish your entry on January 23rd and include the "pixelday2024" tag.


If your work is making its world premier on Pixel Day, you are eligible for our prize competition! Include a second tag, "pixelday2024-compo" to confirm it is a world premier piece and is competing for a prize. If you are sharing something you've already posted elsewhere, stick with just the pixelday2024 tag.


If you’re a pixel artist who has never shared your work on NG, we’d love to see you join in! You can enter multiple categories or submit multiple entries. You can also team up with friends to make stuff.


Fan art is fine, if the art is your own original pixel work and not sprites ripped from games.

If you’re making a movie or game, try partnering with someone making chiptunes on NG! We can’t host content with unlicensed commercial music, so avoid using songs you don’t have permission to use. Here are some music resources.


Current Prizes


We’re looking for sponsors to increase these!


Best Pixel Art


1st - $200

2nd - $150

3rd - $125

4th - $100

5th - $50


Best Pixel Animation


1st - $295

2nd - $150

3rd - $100


Best Pixel Game


1st - $350

2nd - $250

3rd - $100


Best Chiptune Music


1st - $200

2nd - $150

3rd - $100

4th - $65


Prizes will continue to grow with support from the community. If you’re down to sponsor, use the donation option on the Supporter page and PM me a heads up you donated towards Pixel Day. You can also specify a category (art, animation, game, music) if you like!


Thank you to our Pixel Day Sponsors!


@MalFromed - $1000

@Manderby - $500

@Krash17 - $100

@Aalasteir - $40

@53xy83457 - $50

@FutureCopLGF - $50

@YendorNG - $50

@Anonymous-Frog - $25

@GrapheneKid - $20

@Royal-Harmonica - $15

@Theepicosity - $10


Browse the Pixel Day 2023, Pixel Day 2022, Pixel Day 2021 and Pixel Day 2020 winners.


Other News


Read the 2023 Year-End Recap!


@PKettles made the new site art that went up today! This piece includes Castle Cat, Wiesi and Rhede, in celebration of the lives of Wiesi and Outsideboxproduction, who we lost in 2023.


January is also Jamuary, a daily music challenge!


January 5th is the NG Meetup at Anime Los Angeles, hosted by @QueenBoo and @Xeno-Cowboy!


January 15th is the Break It Up Collab breakbeat audio deadline.


January 21st is the NG Office Depths Pixel Art Collab deadline.


January 31st is the Adult Swim Collab Signup deadline.


February 1st is the OneyPlays Sonic Shorts application deadline.


February 12th is the Valentine’s Day Art Collab deadline.


February 24th is the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Collab deadline.


February 28th is the LISA Campfire Collab and Transformers Collab deadline.


April 3rd is the Kamen Rider Collab deadline.


Slushydojo is organizing a Nickelodeon Collab.


Working on Nightmare Cops!

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Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 12:51:53


The site art looks awesome! Noticed Pebbles and PPF first.

This year is gonna be a good one for events!


A rando who likes FNF and doing nothing whatsoever on a clinically unhealthy way. Not working on Nightmare Cops.

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Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 12:52:41


Awesome! You have done some good work Tom as usual ! :)


ZombieGhost

Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 12:52:56


At 1/3/24 12:48 PM, TomFulp wrote: Email 2FA

We just rolled out email 2-factor authentication, which is now the default for anyone who hasn’t previously set up 2-factor authentication using an authenticator app.

This means that when you sign in to NG from a new device, if you aren’t using an authenticator app to generate a code, a code will instead be sent to your email address. You’ll have to copy that code into the login form to complete the login.

If you’re currently logged in, now would be a great time to confirm that your email address is correct! Otherwise you may find yourself locked out in the future.

We still recommend setting up 2FA with an authenticator app, so if someone ever breaks into your email they still can’t access your Newgrounds account. You can set that up via the “Login Options and 2-Factor Authentication” link on your account page.

We’ll be fine-tuning and improving this in the days and weeks to come. If you’d like to report any problems you’re having with this update, PM me or email support AT newgrounds.com. If you email Support, be sure to include your username in the email.

VPN Logins

For the past few days we’ve been blocking VPNs from logging into NG, as an extra security measure. Now that email 2FA is in place, you should be able to log in with a VPN again.

Pixel Day

Our ninth annual Pixel Day is January 23rd!

Participate by making original pixel art, animation, games or chiptunes. Publish your entry on January 23rd and include the "pixelday2024" tag.

If your work is making its world premier on Pixel Day, you are eligible for our prize competition! Include a second tag, "pixelday2024-compo" to confirm it is a world premier piece and is competing for a prize. If you are sharing something you've already posted elsewhere, stick with just the pixelday2024 tag.

If you’re a pixel artist who has never shared your work on NG, we’d love to see you join in! You can enter multiple categories or submit multiple entries. You can also team up with friends to make stuff.

Fan art is fine, if the art is your own original pixel work and not sprites ripped from games.
If you’re making a movie or game, try partnering with someone making chiptunes on NG! We can’t host content with unlicensed commercial music, so avoid using songs you don’t have permission to use. Here are some music resources.

Current Prizes

We’re looking for sponsors to increase these!

Best Pixel Art

1st - $125
2nd - $100
3rd - $75

Best Pixel Animation

1st - $200
2nd - $100
3rd - $75

Best Pixel Game

1st - $250
2nd - $200
3rd - $100

Best Chiptune Music

1st - $125
2nd - $100
3rd - $75

Prizes will continue to grow with support from the community. If you’re down to sponsor, use the donation option on the Supporter page and PM me a heads up you donated towards Pixel Day. You can also specify a category (art, animation, game, music) if you like!

Thank you to our Pixel Day Sponsors!

@MalFromed - $1000

Browse the Pixel Day 2023, Pixel Day 2022, Pixel Day 2021 and Pixel Day 2020 winners.

Other News

Read the 2023 Year-End Recap!

@PKettles made the new site art that went up today! This piece includes Castle Cat, Wiesi and Rhede, in celebration of the lives of Wiesi and Outsideboxproduction, who we lost in 2023.

January is also Jamuary, a daily music challenge!

January 5th is the NG Meetup at Anime Los Angeles, hosted by @QueenBoo and @Xeno-Cowboy!

January 15th is the Break It Up Collab breakbeat audio deadline.

January 21st is the NG Office Depths Pixel Art Collab deadline.

January 31st is the Adult Swim Collab Signup deadline.

February 12th is the Valentine’s Day Art Collab deadline.

February 24th is the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Collab deadline.

February 28th is the LISA Campfire Collab and Transformers Collab deadline.

April 3rd is the Kamen Rider Collab deadline.

Slushydojo is organizing a Nickelodeon Collab.


Yay! I love when there's an update.

Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 13:02:12 (edited 2024-01-03 13:02:24)


At 1/3/24 12:52 PM, ZombieGhost wrote: Awesome! You have done some good work Tom as usual ! :)


Thank @liljim for getting this together over the holidays!


Working on Nightmare Cops!

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Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 13:04:34


I'm glad that the team is working about the security of the site. I hope that will get good stuffs this years.

Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 13:10:36


At 1/3/24 01:02 PM, TomFulp wrote:
At 1/3/24 12:52 PM, ZombieGhost wrote: Awesome! You have done some good work Tom as usual ! :)
Thank @liljim for getting this together over the holidays!


Wow major respect to him! Working on holidays is something!


ZombieGhost

Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 13:17:27


2FA is huge, will set that up rn


Click the Squid -> 🦑

Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 13:19:43 (edited 2024-01-03 13:20:23)


Honestly this little raid event definitely opened my eyes when it comes to 2FA, I think I'll start using it whenever possible. You truly can't be too careful.


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Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 13:21:40


Definitivamente voy a participar:D


Mañana hay clases

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Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 13:29:25


Excited for Pixel Day, probably my favourite NG holiday! Hoping to get my game done with time to spare this year!

Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 13:47:19


this is very good!


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Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 14:35:02


Email updat'd!


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Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 14:38:50


At 1/3/24 01:02 PM, TomFulp wrote:
At 1/3/24 12:52 PM, ZombieGhost wrote: Awesome! You have done some good work Tom as usual ! :)
Thank @liljim for getting this together over the holidays!


am i able to deactivate the 2FA app & just get verification codes from now on? i personally do not trust 2FA as a whole, even tho you were a great help with fixing my account, thx again for that

Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 14:44:48


At 1/3/24 12:48 PM, TomFulp wrote: Email 2FA

We just rolled out email 2-factor authentication, which is now the default for anyone who hasn’t previously set up 2-factor authentication using an authenticator app.

This means that when you sign in to NG from a new device, if you aren’t using an authenticator app to generate a code, a code will instead be sent to your email address. You’ll have to copy that code into the login form to complete the login.

If you’re currently logged in, now would be a great time to confirm that your email address is correct! Otherwise you may find yourself locked out in the future.

We still recommend setting up 2FA with an authenticator app, so if someone ever breaks into your email they still can’t access your Newgrounds account. You can set that up via the “Login Options and 2-Factor Authentication” link on your account page.

We’ll be fine-tuning and improving this in the days and weeks to come. If you’d like to report any problems you’re having with this update, PM me or email support AT newgrounds.com. If you email Support, be sure to include your username in the email.

VPN Logins

For the past few days we’ve been blocking VPNs from logging into NG, as an extra security measure. Now that email 2FA is in place, you should be able to log in with a VPN again.

Pixel Day

Our ninth annual Pixel Day is January 23rd!

Participate by making original pixel art, animation, games or chiptunes. Publish your entry on January 23rd and include the "pixelday2024" tag.

If your work is making its world premier on Pixel Day, you are eligible for our prize competition! Include a second tag, "pixelday2024-compo" to confirm it is a world premier piece and is competing for a prize. If you are sharing something you've already posted elsewhere, stick with just the pixelday2024 tag.

If you’re a pixel artist who has never shared your work on NG, we’d love to see you join in! You can enter multiple categories or submit multiple entries. You can also team up with friends to make stuff.

Fan art is fine, if the art is your own original pixel work and not sprites ripped from games.
If you’re making a movie or game, try partnering with someone making chiptunes on NG! We can’t host content with unlicensed commercial music, so avoid using songs you don’t have permission to use. Here are some music resources.

Current Prizes

We’re looking for sponsors to increase these!

Best Pixel Art

1st - $125
2nd - $100
3rd - $75

Best Pixel Animation

1st - $200
2nd - $100
3rd - $75

Best Pixel Game

1st - $290
2nd - $200
3rd - $100

Best Chiptune Music

1st - $125
2nd - $100
3rd - $75

Prizes will continue to grow with support from the community. If you’re down to sponsor, use the donation option on the Supporter page and PM me a heads up you donated towards Pixel Day. You can also specify a category (art, animation, game, music) if you like!

Thank you to our Pixel Day Sponsors!

@MalFromed - $1000
@Aalasteir - $40

Browse the Pixel Day 2023, Pixel Day 2022, Pixel Day 2021 and Pixel Day 2020 winners.

Other News

Read the 2023 Year-End Recap!

@PKettles made the new site art that went up today! This piece includes Castle Cat, Wiesi and Rhede, in celebration of the lives of Wiesi and Outsideboxproduction, who we lost in 2023.

January is also Jamuary, a daily music challenge!

January 5th is the NG Meetup at Anime Los Angeles, hosted by @QueenBoo and @Xeno-Cowboy!

January 15th is the Break It Up Collab breakbeat audio deadline.

January 21st is the NG Office Depths Pixel Art Collab deadline.

January 31st is the Adult Swim Collab Signup deadline.

February 12th is the Valentine’s Day Art Collab deadline.

February 24th is the Pokemon Mystery Dungeon Collab deadline.

February 28th is the LISA Campfire Collab and Transformers Collab deadline.

April 3rd is the Kamen Rider Collab deadline.

Slushydojo is organizing a Nickelodeon Collab.


can you make this optional? I REALLY dont want to get locked out

Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 14:47:56 (edited 2024-01-03 14:48:43)


Pixel Day

Our ninth annual Pixel Day is January 23rd!

Participate by making original pixel art, animation, games or chiptunes. Publish your entry on January 23rd and include the "pixelday2024" tag.

If your work is making its world premier on Pixel Day, you are eligible for our prize competition! Include a second tag, "pixelday2024-compo" to confirm it is a world premier piece and is competing for a prize. If you are sharing something you've already posted elsewhere, stick with just the pixelday2024 tag.

If you’re a pixel artist who has never shared your work on NG, we’d love to see you join in! You can enter multiple categories or submit multiple entries. You can also team up with friends to make stuff.

Fan art is fine, if the art is your own original pixel work and not sprites ripped from games.
If you’re making a movie or game, try partnering with someone making chiptunes on NG! We can’t host content with unlicensed commercial music, so avoid using songs you don’t have permission to use. Here are some music resources.

Current Prizes

We’re looking for sponsors to increase these!

Best Pixel Art

1st - $125
2nd - $100
3rd - $75

Best Pixel Animation

1st - $200
2nd - $100
3rd - $75

Best Pixel Game

1st - $290
2nd - $200
3rd - $100

Best Chiptune Music

1st - $125
2nd - $100
3rd - $75

Prizes will continue to grow with support from the community. If you’re down to sponsor, use the donation option on the Supporter page and PM me a heads up you donated towards Pixel Day. You can also specify a category (art, animation, game, music) if you like!

Thank you to our Pixel Day Sponsors!

@MalFromed - $1000
@Aalasteir - $40

Browse the Pixel Day 2023, Pixel Day 2022, Pixel Day 2021 and Pixel Day 2020 winners.


Does it still count if I put a pixelation filter over an illustration? I’m curious because I plan to have an illustration with it and I’m not good at pixel art.

Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 15:03:43


Looking forward to Pixel Day 2024.


I have a PhD in Troll Physics

Top Medal points user list. I am number 12

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Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 16:15:23


glad to see a another 2FA option for NG.


Can't wait for Pixel day!


Check out my stuff.

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Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 16:26:10 (edited 2024-01-03 16:27:37)


I really love PK's wall art. The color palette really pops.

Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 16:48:39


What a great tribute and site skin!


*like a school kid* Thaaank youuuuu @liljim forputtin'thislil'layerofprotectioninforeveryoneeeeee. <3


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Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 17:05:14


Does Pixel Day chiptune music have rules on what DAWs, plugins and samples you should/shouldn't be using?

Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 17:17:44


Let's go!


xoxo 💋 (ps: don't watch TRW)

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Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 17:28:52 (edited 2024-01-03 17:36:46)


Thanks for the updated security measures, @TomFulp @liljim. I did my best to stay clear from that raid's drama, but suffice it to say it did wind up reaching me quite a bit since I'm active on the Elite Guard Barracks thread. Fortunately it was just a mere unsolicited DM with some rather... grotesque contents, and nothing beyond that.


It definitely affected other users a lot more than me; some of them were deep into the trenches during that war, and others pulling intel for what was unfolding. Not to forget that there were quite a number of user accounts that got compromised. Hopefully if they were still active on the site, they can be salvaged to a degree. For losing all of that progress and submissions would make me feel rather sad.


Infuriating to see that some people have too much time on their hands, and rather than putting it towards something productive or self-caring, they decide that the world needs to burn around them... and they've decided that Newgrounds - of all places - needed to suffer from their misery. I don't know where the Jim Melon fanatics are from, but where I live it's a tradition to gut watermelons and use their hollow husks as helmets. Crazy football fanatics, we can be.


On a positive note... I'm enjoying the current site background so far, @PKettles. Been loving the homage to some of our content creators who are sadly no longer with us. That's pretty sweet, and I like your choice in color pallets!

Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 18:09:33


need to switch the emails of two accounts to gmail

i lost access to them

Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 19:58:08


Pixel Day is going to be exciting this year! Normally at the start of this year I will be doing original fighting game background and making kickass pixel art mockup each Friday which is part of my new years resolution. Can't wait to see some kickass Pixel Day entries for me to fave!


I'll probably retire from Pixel Day either after I post this Pixel Day Mural this year or make a huge entry for Pixel Day's 10th anniversary Before starting a new leaf in my 40s.

Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 21:33:50 (edited 2024-01-03 21:34:24)


At 1/3/24 05:05 PM, Razex wrote: Does Pixel Day chiptune music have rules on what DAWs, plugins and samples you should/shouldn't be using?


We've never gotten super strict there and digital fusion is ok, the goal being to have chiptune vibes / elements.


Working on Nightmare Cops!

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Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 21:35:31


At 1/3/24 02:47 PM, AJV-Draws wrote: Does it still count if I put a pixelation filter over an illustration? I’m curious because I plan to have an illustration with it and I’m not good at pixel art.


That probably wouldn't quite fit the spirit of the event. You're still welcome to post something but for the competition portion we'll be looking at more traditional pixel art methods.


Working on Nightmare Cops!

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Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 21:41:00


Another new update and it should be helpful. Keep the great updates coming.


I have a PhD in Troll Physics

Top Medal points user list. I am number 12

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Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 21:46:04


At 1/3/24 09:35 PM, TomFulp wrote:
At 1/3/24 02:47 PM, AJV-Draws wrote: Does it still count if I put a pixelation filter over an illustration? I’m curious because I plan to have an illustration with it and I’m not good at pixel art.
That probably wouldn't quite fit the spirit of the event. You're still welcome to post something but for the competition portion we'll be looking at more traditional pixel art methods.


Okay! :)

Response to Email 2FA and Pixel Day! 2024-01-03 23:19:08


OOOH THANK YOU TOM but i think the watermelon are gone


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