Word to your mother! Yes, we’re serious. Xtranormal just rolled out some fun, free Mother’s Day greetings that anyone can use. See for yourself, and send some now. They’re super simple: choose a message, personalize it for mom, and go. We’ll even deliver it the morning of Mother’s Day if you’d like! (That’s May 13th, for those of you panicking while reading this )   Three Premade Messages When you get started, you’ll have your choice of three premade message themes. Our adorable Pawz actors can present something... Read more »

What is Xtranormal’s secret? How did it all begin? What’s the story behind Xtranormal’s most famous character of all time (internally nicknamed “Ebu Brown”)? Our Montreal office recently put together some behind-the-scenes interviews to tackle these tough questions. Enjoy, and let us know what you think!     Read more »

Among some of the fun new updates we’re planning are new ways to show off a lot of the great Xtranormal content people are creating. While our staff is gathering up the hits and picks from our own list of favs, we’d love to feature your favorites and give you freebies! Read on to find out more.   Now’s Your Chance We want to show off some of your work or find out the story behind some of your favorite Xtranormal videos. What have you made that you’re proud of? What have you seen recently or in the past that really made you laugh, think,... Read more »

Warning: The following contains good ideas for Xtranormal videos but bad puns about Spring. Yes! Did you notice we’re in the first week of Spring here? Temperatures are warming (which is great news for our Montreal office ) and everyone’s gearing up for all kinds of Spring traditions – Spring break, Spring cleaning, um… playing with Slinkies. Slinkies are springs, right? We’re not the only ones enjoying the change in season though. Spring tends to brings renewed interest in a lot of our characters who may get passed over during the colder... Read more »

Are you ready for the Oscars? We tend to get pretty excited this time of year, and we can’t wait to watch the thrills and frills as movie-making’s highest honors play out this weekend. In the meantime, don’t forget that our star-packed Celebz collection has its own Academy Awards setup and tuxed-up actors. For fanatics, these assets are perfect for doing things like out-of-the-box Oscar viewing invites. Otherwise, you can always pay homage or turn the tables on some of your favorite celebrities. This promo for last year’s Golden Globes is a great... Read more »

Let’s talk politics. It’s an election year here in the US, and though it may be cold outside, the political debates are already heating up. The Republican Primaries are causing quite the commotion, and love ‘em or hate ‘em, there’s no denying this process is commanding lots of attention. Tired of watching from the sidelines? Then it’s time to jump into the political arena yourself! We’ve beefed up our Celebz collection with a little red meat this Primary season.   The Challengers That’s right. Newt Gingrich and Mitt... Read more »

Oh, happy day! Twelve new Text-to-Speech voices are now speaking up on Xtranormal. Many of you have, er, voiced your opinions about a lack of options recently (especially only having access to one American English Male), so check out what’s new on Xtranormal now or read below for more info.   The (American) English Invasion To back up our original American English Male, we’ve added three additional American English voices. First, say hello to American English Male 2   Country Time American English Male 3 gives our voices a bit of that country... Read more »

For the next week, put a little something “Xtra” into your Valentine’s greetings. We’ve whipped up an instant video valentine creator that anyone can use — for free! It lives on our website right now. Check it out. With a few clicks, anyone can have a personalized valentine sent to friends or family. Yep, anyone! We’re not requiring any kind of account creation or login to try this out, so feel free to share the love (literally).   In a hurry? Do something quick! In an Xtranormal first, we’ve already set up ready-made message... Read more »