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<center><font size="6" face="Century Gothic">'''A ''CookieRunner'' Extra'''</font></center>
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''The CookieRunner'' is back in business! However, it will only be in the form of these blog posts, which are snippets of supposed issues of the magazine.
As you may know, Cookie Run and the Cookie Run Wiki has gone through a lot this year. From new Cookies to new seasons to improvements to the wiki, the games and the wiki are still growing. Here are some highlights that have happened this year.
Text highlighted in bold is the main highlight of the month (besides new Cookies), while text highlighted in italics refer to the pictures in each month.
==<font size="5" face="Century Gothic">January</font>==
[[File:New Year 2016.png|200px|thumb|left|Picture 1: New Year's Day]]
*''Cookie Run celebrates New Year's Day.''
*[[User:Reversion|Reversion]] launches the idea of adding tables to Treasure categories as a way for players to decide which Treasure is better on a Treasure type and making decision-making faster. All is said in this blog [[User blog:Reversion/What do you think of this?|here]].
*'''LINE Cookie Run celebrates its [[2 Year Anniversary Event|2nd anniversary]], and [[Bean Drop Duo]] is released for a limited time.'''
*[[White Choco Cookie]] is released in Kakao.
*The first draft of the [[User blog:Kevsuc/How we decide Cookie's gender|policy for deciding gender]] is upheld.
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==<font size="5" face="Century Gothic">February</font>==
[[File:Cny2016.png|250px|thumb|right|Picture 2: Chinese New Year]]
*The Cookie Run Wiki [[User blog:Tricoro/Public Slack Invitation|launches their very own Slack chat room]].
*''Cookie Run celebrates Chinese New Year.''
*[[Cinnamon Cookie]] is officially released in LINE, and the last half of [[Tower of Frozen Waves]] is released.
*Kakao Cookie Run celebrates Korean New Year (설날).
*Cookie Run celebrates Valentine's Day.
*The [[Favorite Cookie Challenge]] is held, which determined the top 10 Cookies selected by fans around the world.
*[[User:Hinoki tachibana|Hinoki tachibana]] launches a [[User blog:Hinoki tachibana/Google Play Card Giveaway|Google Play Card Giveaway]].
*'''The Cookie Run Wiki celebrates its [[User blog:Kevsuc/Happy 2nd Anniversary to Our Wikia!|2nd anniversary]] by changing its background image to images of the [[Photo Challenge]].'''
*[[Herb Cookie]] is released in Kakao, exclusively to Android at first.
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==<font size="5" face="Century Gothic">March</font>==
[[File:Easter.png|250px|thumb|left|Picture 3: Easter]]
*[[Macaron Cookie]] is officially released in LINE.
*Herb Cookie is released to iOS in Kakao.
*[[User:Tricoro|Tricoro]] writes a blog and [[User blog:Tricoro/Random Variable during Gameplay|shapes what it is to be about random variables and how it affects gameplay]].
*The winners of the giveaway are announced.
*Cookie Run celebrates [https://www.facebook.com/cookierunEN/photos/a.1643722762581296.1073741828.1643178919302347/1725593847727520/?type=3&permPage=1 St. Patrick's Day.]
*[[Red Bean Cookie]] is officially released in LINE, making it the first Cookie to be released within 3 weeks.
*''Cookie Run celebrates Easter.''
*[[User:TsukinoTheHag|TsukinoTheHag]] and [[User:NewbornAlpaca|NewbornAlpaca]] are inaugurated as top contributors of the wiki.
*'''Cookie Run launches their official [https://twitter.com/cookierun Twitter] and [https://cookierunofficial.tumblr.com Tumblr] account.'''
*Cookie Run revolutionizes what a Cookie is [https://cookierunofficial.tumblr.com/post/141989361768/are-there-any-genderless-cookies-or-is-that-just to be "genderless".]
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==<font size="5" face="Century Gothic">April</font>==
[[File:Season 8 Main Newsletter.png|250px|thumb|right|Picture 4: Wrath of the Dragon]]
*The Cookie Run Wiki celebrates April Fool's Day.
*Kakao Cookie Run celebrates its 3rd Year Anniversary with a selection of fan art featured in [http://3rd-year.cookierun.com this website.]
*'''''Later, Kakao Cookie Run celebrates its 3rd Year Anniversary [[User blog:T And J Kids/The Dragon Has Awakened, and Season 8 Has Arrived!|WITH A NEW SEASON]] under the name of "Wrath of the Dragon."'''''
**Nearly every Cookie and Pet and most of the Treasures and Boosts have been nerfed down.
**The game has been balanced once more.
**[[Dino-Sour Cookie]] and [[Sea Fairy Cookie]] are released in Kakao.
**The League System is launched, replacing the [[Medal System]].
*The mailbox is revamped, first in Kakao and then in LINE, 4 days later.
*Cookie Run launches their official [https://www.instagram.com/cookierun Instagram] account.
*The Cookie Run Tumblr account launches [https://cookierunofficial.tumblr.com/post/143097259478/survey-closed-a-big-thank-you-to-everybody-who a survey] to be part of the "Cookie Run Cool Club."
**The list of participants are listed [https://cookierunofficial.tumblr.com/post/143370478898/thank-you-so-much-to-those-who-participated-in-the here.]
*The Cookie Run Wiki launches its official [https://twitter.com/crwiki Twitter] account.
*[[Herb Cookie]] was first spotted as a bug, and later released officially a week later.
*[[Cotton Candy Cookie]] is released in Kakao.
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==<font size="5" face="Century Gothic">May</font>==
[[File:CookieRunner April 2016 Edition.png|250px|thumb|left|Picture 5: ''The CookieRunner'']]
*The Cookie Run Wiki launches its official [http://crwiki.tumblr.com Tumblr] blog.
*'''''The Cookie Run Wiki releases its first issue of ''The CookieRunner''.'''''
*The second draft of the [[Cookie Run Wiki:Gender Policy|Gender Policy]] is upheld.
*[[User blog:Kevsuc/Custom Profile Link and Tags for Top Contributors|Custom profile links and tags for top contributors]] are launched in the Cookie Run Wiki.
*For the first time in nine months, four new Treasures in Kakao are released.
*The PlayerStatsInfobox is revamped into [[User blog:Kevsuc/A closer look into "MyCR"|MyCR]].
*[[White Choco Cookie]] is officially released in LINE.
*[[Roll Cake Cookie]] is released in Kakao.
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==<font size="5" face="Century Gothic">June</font>==
{{Double image|right|Cookie Poll Results - Appearance.png|100|Cookie Poll Results - Skill.png|100|Pictures 6 & 7: Cookie Poll Results}}
*The Cookie Run Wiki kick-starts its official [http://facebook.com/crwiki Facebook] page.
*The Japanese official account [https://twitter.com/CookieRunJP/status/738262458188464128 gets the blue verification checkmark] next to its name.
*The [http://cookiepoll.cookierun.com/ Cookie Run Poll] is launched. The Cookie Run Wiki promotes the Cookie Poll through [[User blog:Kevsuc/Cookie Run Poll starts now!|this blog post]].
*''The Cookie Poll results based on appearance are announced.''
*The official account for LINE Cookie Run [[User blog:Kevsuc/Wrath of The Dragon Official Trailer! Plus, Get 100 Crystal + 5 Tickets for FREE|announces two events]] for the upcoming season, "Wrath of the Dragon," with prizes of {{Crystal}} 100 and {{Ticket|30px}} 5, respectively. More details about [[Dragon's Valley|Episode 3]] and the [[Sea Fairy Cookie|Sea Fairy]] were released in the [https://game.line.me/pr/cookierun/en microsite.]
*''The Cookie Poll results based on skill are announced.''
*The game announces hints of a new season approaching, including a newsletter about the future updates and a newsletter announcing the ending of the [[Invite Event]].
*Cookie Run kickstarts maintenance on June 27, 9am (GMT+9). It had already gone through seven extensions.
**Devsisters acknowledges the maintenance with [https://cookierunofficial.tumblr.com/post/146589197328/thanks-for-being-patient-during-the-the-delayed a post related to the maintenance,] the hashtag "#WrathOfTheMaintenanceNotice," and additional {{Crystal}} 100.
**'''After 30 hours of maintenance, LINE Cookie Run launches the Wrath of the Dragon season.'''
***[[Dino-Sour Cookie]] and [[Sea Fairy Cookie]] are officially released in LINE.
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==<font size="5" face="Century Gothic">July</font>==
[[File:Mystery Figures to be released 28 July.jpg|250px|thumb|left|Picture 8: The New Mystery Figures]]
*[[Banana Cookie]] is released in Kakao.
*[[User:Pgrobban|Pgrobban]] [[User blog:Pgrobban/Some notes on the future development of Crystal Calculator|announces notes about updates to his Crystal Calculator]], including information about technical updates.
*[[User:뱀파이어 쿠키|뱀파이어 쿠키]] is inaugurated as a top contributor of the wiki.
*'''''Devsisters announces the production of six new mystery figures.'''''
**A [[:File:Cookie Run Mystery Figure Collection Season 2 Teaser|teaser video]] about the mystery figures is released four days after its first announcement.
**The release date is scheduled for July 28 from [https://twitter.com/cookierunmall/status/755261314574917632 this Twitter post.]
**Another [https://twitter.com/cookierunmall/status/756431420906545153 teaser video] is released. This time, it's about unboxing the mystery figures.
*[[Soda Cookie]], along with [[Lemon Slice]], and [[Herb Cookie]] are buffed in Kakao, making players easier to score over 100M points for the first time since April. However, Soda Cookie was nerfed a week later.
*Pgrobban releases [[User blog:Pgrobban/Crystal Calculator 2.0 alpha released|Crystal Calculator 2.0 alpha]].
*The Japanese Cookie Run account hits 2200 followers. Subsequently, [https://twitter.com/CookieRunJP/status/759011178844565505 four] [https://twitter.com/CookieRunJP/status/759373412385120256 phone wallpapers] [https://twitter.com/CookieRunJP/status/759735741362610176 have been] [https://twitter.com/CookieRunJP/status/760098369452797952 released] to celebrate this.
*There is word that Devsisters are working on [https://twitter.com/CookieRunMob/status/757166816732991488 Cookie Run 2.]
*[[Cotton Candy Cookie]] is officially released in LINE.
*A new [http://blog.naver.com/bravecookie/220774775177 event regarding putting the dragon to sleep] is held in Kakao.
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==<font size="5" face="Century Gothic">August</font>==
[[File:Season 9 newsletter.png|250px|thumb|right|Picture 9: The Ninth Season]]
*[[User blog:Pgrobban/Crystal Calculator 2.0 beta|Crystal Calculator 2.0 beta]] is released.
*[http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?year=2016&no=560009 Cookie Run 2] is scheduled to be released in November 2016, with a soft launch around September.
*A new Crystal code is teased, setting out a new clue everyday until 14 August. The new code is LETS-GOTO-PARA-DISE.
*'''''Shortly afterwards, [[User blog:Kevinpeng/Kakao Cookie Run Season 9 Dessert Paradise|a new season is released]], under "Discovery of a New World."'''''
**[[Pancake Cookie]] and [[Wind Archer Cookie]] is released in Kakao.
**For the first time since August 2015, some of the newer Cookies finally get Treasure evolutions.
**For the first time since February 2015, the level cap has extended. To 100!
*The Cookie Run Facebook account [https://www.facebook.com/cookierunEN/photos/a.1643722762581296.1073741828.1643178919302347/1793802867573284/?type=3 posts a photo] regarding creating your own Cookie name. <font color="gray"><s>Mine is "Sad Meat Lasagna Cookie"</s></font>
*The remaining two phone wallpapers [https://twitter.com/CookieRunJP/status/768070834170847233 are released] to the public.
*[[Roll Cake Cookie]] is officially released in LINE.
*It has been confirmed that [https://twitter.com/CookieRunJP/status/769294339356790785 Cookie Run 2 is still in the making and will be released soon.]
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==<font size="5" face="Century Gothic">September</font>==
[[File:Goodbye... we'll be missing you!.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Picture 10: Closure of the Cookie Run Facebook Page]]
*The official Cookie Run [https://www.facebook.com/cookierunEN/photos/a.1643722762581296.1073741828.1643178919302347/1807357829551121/?type=3 Facebook] and [https://twitter.com/CookieRun/status/773838402173202433 Twitter] account hints a new change coming.
**It is even hinted in the official Ovenbreak [https://www.facebook.com/OvenBreak/photos/a.311217913073.150027.139748403073/10154007545148074/?type=3 Facebook account].
*Kakao Cookie Run celebrates [[Wikipedia:Chuseok|Chuseok]] (추석).
*[[Moon Rabbit Cookie]] is released in Kakao.
*Cookie Run 2, now called "Cookie Run: OvenBreak" is [http://www.inven.co.kr/webzine/news/?news=163766 scheduled for a soft launch] [http://m.sports.naver.com/esports/news/read.nhn?oid=020&aid=0003003539 in six selected countries.]
*[[Banana Cookie]] is officially released in LINE.
*LINE Cookie Run celebrates 60 million downloads with [[60M Celebration! Miraculous Magic Powder Clock]].
*''The [https://www.facebook.com/cookierunEN/photos/a.1643722762581296.1073741828.1643178919302347/1814143425539228/?type=3 official Cookie Run Facebook page] announces that the page will no longer be running as of September 23. However, it hints that "Something BIG is coming."''
*The Cookie Run Tumblr is deactivated.
*'''That BIG something came four days later as a new game under the name of "Cookie Run: Ovenbreak."'''
**The [[w:c:crovenbreak|Cookie Run: Ovenbreak Wikia]] is created a few hours later.
*The official account for LINE Cookie Run [[User blog:Kevsuc/"Dessert Paradise" is coming soon!|announces a ]][[Cookie Run Quiz Event|quiz event]] in which users would have to answer two questions correctly to get {{Crystal}} 50 each.
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==<font size="5" face="Century Gothic">October</font>==
[[File:Korean Cookie Run 9th Season Halloween.png|250px|thumb|right|Picture 11: It's Halloween Time!]]
[[File:New World Discovered splash screen Halloween.png|250px|thumb|right|Picture 12: It's Halloween Time! (LINE)]]
*The social media sites undergo a transition from Cookie Run to [[Cookie Run: OvenBreak]] as they promote the release of the new game: first in Twitter, then in Facebook (the Cookie Run Facebook page was made a redirect), and finally in the Japanese official Twitter.
*Cookie Run: Ovenbreak opens up a pre-registration site: first in [http://pre.cookierun.com/kr Korea,] then [http://pre.cookierun.com/th Thailand,] then [http://pre.cookierun.com/tw Taiwan,] then [http://pre.cookierun.com/jp Japan,] and finally [http://pre.cookierun.com/en worldwide.] The number of people pre-registered is the same throughout.
*Cookie Run: Ovenbreak is scheduled for release on October 27.
*LINE Cookie Run releases the [[Collect Magic Runes]] event, the final event to conclude the Wrath of the Dragon season. It runs for only one week.
*After the event ended, LINE Cookie Run undergoes a nearly 6 hour-long maintenance to launch the {{det|New World Discovered|Not Dessert Paradise, people!}} season.
**'''A new episode, [[Dessert Paradise]] is launched.'''
**[[Pancake Cookie]] and [[Wind Archer Cookie]] are officially released in LINE.
**''On the very same day, the Halloween Party takes place in Kakao.''
*Cookie Run: Ovenbreak releases a huge controversial update that leaves players fighting over the disadvantages of it.
*'''Cookie Run: Ovenbreak is released worldwide, with the exception of Thailand and {{det|China|and North Korea!}}. The Thailand release is postponed for another two weeks.'''
*The [[Halloween Party 2016|Halloween Party]] is released two weeks later in LINE.
==<font size="5" face="Century Gothic">November</font>==
[[File:Rebel Cookie Newsletter.png|250px|thumb|left|Picture 13: What a shocking discovery!]]
*''[[Rebel Cookie]] is officially released in LINE.''
*Cookie Run: Ovenbreak is released in Thailand. The game becomes a huge success there, reaching the top 10 in free apps.
**The game is promoted through the Cookie Run Fun Troop, which is an event spanning over selected places in Bangkok.
*'''LINE Cookie Run celebrates LINE Game's 4th anniversary.'''
*Winter arrives in Cookie Run with the return of the [[Want to Make a Snowman?]] event.
*''The CookieRunner'' announces an indefinite hiatus, with plans of coming back soon at some random time.
*The unofficial LINE Cookie Run survey is created.
==<font size="5" face="Century Gothic">December</font>==
[[File:Moon Rabbit Cookie Newsletter.png|250px|thumb|right|Picture 14: Here comes the first Cookie on the moon!]]
*'''Cookie Run: Ovenbreak releases a Winter Update that released 9 new Cookies and Pets and several other additions to the game.'''
*Kakao Cookie Run goes on an emergency maintenance due to a server failure. {{Crystal}} 100 was compensated later.
*LINE Cookie Run announces the ending of a Treasure Draw season in compliance with Moon Rabbit Cookie's release.
*Cookie Run: Ovenbreak hits 6 million downloads.
*The Cookie Run Mall announces the termination of their service.
*''[[Moon Rabbit Cookie]] is officially released in LINE.''
*Merry Christmas! Cookie Run: Ovenbreak celebrates it with a special gift related to chests.
*Devsisters announces the development of three new games in the Cookie Run franchise: a defense-based game, a puzzle game, and a role-playing game (RPG).
*The Cookie Run Mall terminates service.
==<font size="5" face="Century Gothic">'''New Cookies of 2016'''</font>==
So many Cookies, so little time. Here are the new Cookies released this year.
===<font size="4" face="Century Gothic">LINE</font>===
{| align="center" style="text-align:center;" cellpadding="5"
| width=20% |[[File:Cinnamon Cookie.png|100px]]
| width=20% |[[File:Macaron Cookie.png|100px]]
| width=20% |[[File:Red Bean Cookie.png|100px]]
| width=20% |[[File:Herb Cookie.png|100px]]
| width=20% |[[File:White Choco Cookie.png|100px]]
|-
| width=20% |[[Cinnamon Cookie]]
| width=20% |[[Macaron Cookie]]
| width=20% |[[Red Bean Cookie]]
| width=20% |[[Herb Cookie]]
| width=20% |[[White Choco Cookie]]
|-
| width=20% |[[File:Dino-Sour Cookie.png|100px]]
| width=20% |[[File:Sea Fairy Cookie.png|100px]]
| width=20% |[[File:Cotton Candy Cookie.png|100px]]
| width=20% |[[File:Roll Cake Cookie.png|100px]]
| width=20% |[[File:Banana Cookie.png|100px]]
|-
| width=20% |[[Dino-Sour Cookie]]
| width=20% |[[Sea Fairy Cookie]]
| width=20% |[[Cotton Candy Cookie]]
| width=20% |[[Roll Cake Cookie]]
| width=20% |[[Banana Cookie]]
|-
| width=20% |[[File:Pancake Cookie.png|100px]]
| width=20% |[[File:Wind Archer Cookie.png|100px]]
| width=20% |[[File:Rebel Cookie.png|100px]]
| width=20% |[[File:Moon Rabbit Cookie.png|100px]]
| width=20% |
|-
| width=20% |[[Pancake Cookie]]
| width=20% |[[Wind Archer Cookie]]
| width=20% |[[Rebel Cookie]]
| width=20% |[[Moon Rabbit Cookie]]
| width=20% |
|}
===<font size="4" face="Century Gothic">Kakao</font>===
{| align="center" style="text-align:center;" cellpadding="5"
| width=20% |[[File:White Choco Cookie.png|100px]]
| width=20% |[[File:Herb Cookie.png|100px]]
| width=20% |[[File:Dino-Sour Cookie.png|100px]]
| width=20% |[[File:Sea Fairy Cookie.png|100px]]
| width=20% |[[File:Cotton Candy Cookie.png|100px]]
|-
| width=20% |[[White Choco Cookie]]
| width=20% |[[Herb Cookie]]
| width=20% |[[Dino-Sour Cookie]]
| width=20% |[[Sea Fairy Cookie]]
| width=20% |[[Cotton Candy Cookie]]
|-
| width=20% |[[File:Roll Cake Cookie.png|100px]]
| width=20% |[[File:Banana Cookie.png|100px]]
| width=20% |[[File:Pancake Cookie.png|100px]]
| width=20% |[[File:Wind Archer Cookie.png|100px]]
| width=20% |[[File:Moon Rabbit Cookie.png|100px]]
|-
| width=20% |[[Roll Cake Cookie]]
| width=20% |[[Banana Cookie]]
| width=20% |[[Pancake Cookie]]
| width=20% |[[Wind Archer Cookie]]
| width=20% |[[Moon Rabbit Cookie]]
|}
==<font size="5" face="Century Gothic">'''Summary'''</font>==
This blog post compiles all the highlights that have happened in Cookie Run, the Cookie Run Wiki, and Cookie Run: Ovenbreak (in affiliation with the Cookie Run: Ovenbreak Wikia). However, if TL;DR, compiling all the boldfaced highlights from each month, we get the following:
*'''January:''' LINE Cookie Run celebrates their 2nd anniversary.
*'''February:''' The Cookie Run Wiki celebrates their 2nd anniversary.
*'''March:''' Cookie Run launches what was once their Twitter and Tumblr account.
*'''April:''' Kakao Cookie Run gets an update called "Wrath of the Dragon".
*'''May:''' ''The CookieRunner'' makes its public debut.
*'''June:''' Wrath of the Dragon season catches up to LINE.
*'''July:''' Devsisters announces and releases the production of a second series of mystery figurines, in what would be the last merchandise ever produced.
*'''August:''' Kakao Cookie Run gets yet another update, this time called "Discovery of a New World". A new episode was released for the first time in more than a year.
*'''September:''' Cookie Run: Ovenbreak is released as a soft launch.
*'''October:''' TWO big events happened on this month.
**The big update in Kakao Cookie Run catches up to LINE, this time released as "New World Discovered".
**Cookie Run: Ovenbreak is released globally.
*'''November:''' LINE Game celebrates their 4th anniversary. Not so much of a big highlight I guess.
*'''December:''' Cookie Run: Ovenbreak releases a Winter Update, consisting of nine new Cookies and Pets as well as other additions to the game.
Looking from these highlights, you can say there were many events that kept fans excited over the updates that they had anticipated for. You can also say the overall performance of Cookie Run escalated in April, July, August, and October, but decreased after October due to Ovenbreak. When you dig deeper, you'll notice there hasn't been any new Cookies in Kakao Cookie Run from October onward. Many people say it might be due to Cookie Run: Ovenbreak, but who knows?
===<font size="5" face="Century Gothic">'''For the Business Geeks'''</font>===
I felt like this should be included as well, since I recently started to read business articles related to the financial status of Devsisters and how they are currently doing in the business world, and that I am currently taking General Business as a core subject for this school year. (It is really helpful indeed, since it helps you see things in a different perspective as well as sympathize with the companies of your favorite video games.)
Well, sorry to say this, but the stock for Devsisters has declined over the past months. It fell sharply in December, and I still wonder why. [https://www.google.com/finance?q=KOSDAQ%3A194480&ei=rPFnWNCLK4KdugSE4onYBA Here's the page to their stock watch if needed.]
[[File:Stock watch - Devsisters - 2016.png|center|650px]]
It was declining a bit in March, but then it rose up in April probably due to the Wrath of the Dragon update. It rose up even further around May to June, and continued to stay within 25 billion until October, with the soft launch of Cookie Run: Ovenbreak. After that, it fell sharply, with a very sharp decline around the Winter Update of Ovenbreak. It is increasing, but only by small increments.
Several Korean business articles, as well as [http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20160927000623 this English article] and [http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/biz/2016/12/488_220429.html this English article], explained about this situation. You can search up for these business articles using the Korean name for Devsisters (since using the English won't give much information) and then clicking on the "News" section.
We have currently heard that they are making three new games in the making. Will this bring them back up into the game? We may never know.
==<font size="5" face="Century Gothic">'''Discussion'''</font>==
#What, in your opinion, was the best highlight of the year for Cookie Run? The Cookie Run Wiki?
#''(Kakao only)'' What was your favorite Cookie of 2016?
#Seeing that Kakao Cookie Run has been sluggish in updates recently, what can you infer from this situation? Do you think 2017 will make a change for the better?
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