Welcome back. Tomorrow will mark a massive milestone for Drillimation as we celebrate a major release. Come to think of it, the last time I released a dev log the day before a release was for Chuhou Joutai 2: Paraided! five years ago, and that was my very first dev log. Coming full circle bringsContinue reading “State of Drillimation: Autumn 2026”
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Caught in the Pipeline: How Steam’s Escalating Review Delays Are Disrupting Independent Game Releases
For indie developers, the week leading up to launch is meant to be a celebration—a tense, exhilarating culmination of years spent bug-hunting, balancing mechanics, and drumming up wishlist numbers. But across the indie landscape, launch day is increasingly morphing into a bureaucratic nightmare. Over the past two years, an increasing number of developers have reportedContinue reading “Caught in the Pipeline: How Steam’s Escalating Review Delays Are Disrupting Independent Game Releases”
Cleveland Anime Fest is This Weekend. Are You Ready?
The wait is almost over. For Drillimation Systems, the gap between Anime Fest appearances has stretched to seven months following March’s Niagara Falls event—making this the second-longest hiatus in company history (behind only the eleven-month gap when Erie Anime Fest transformed into Pokékon). Now, all eyes turn to Ohio as Cleveland Anime Fest kicks offContinue reading “Cleveland Anime Fest is This Weekend. Are You Ready?”
Why Watering Plants Can Be BS
Houseplants do make your home look beautiful. Every day, you walk around your garden or home perimeter, marveling at all the lush green, until you stumble across a shriveled, dead brown stick in a pot. Why is keeping a handful of leaves alive harder than raising a child!? You buy a plant because you think,Continue reading “Why Watering Plants Can Be BS”
Honoring Two Anniversaries in the Drillimation Danmaku Universe
Drillimation Systems is pulling back the curtain on two major milestones in the Drillimation Danmaku Universe. With the fifth anniversary of the Touhou 3: The Phantasmagoria of Dimensional Dreams NES Demake taking place yesterday and the first anniversary of Touhou Kichouden ~ Mythos of Phantasmagoria 2 taking place tomorrow, the studio is celebrating the legacyContinue reading “Honoring Two Anniversaries in the Drillimation Danmaku Universe”
History of Touhou Project Controversies
In the modern video game industry, major studios manage some of the world’s most valuable intellectual property, including the unofficial content that fans create. AAA companies enforce strict limits on commercial rights, including working hard to scrub links to pirated games from torrent sites and peer-to-peer networks. But for over three decades, one Japanese franchiseContinue reading “History of Touhou Project Controversies”
The AVGN Scale Introduced a Seventh Tier – Here’s What to Know
Yesterday, Cinemassacre dropped a brand new Angry Video Game Nerd episode reviewing Batman: Dark Tomorrow—a game infamous for its broken mechanics, confusing objectives, and borderline unplayable design. The experience was so catastrophically bad that James Rolfe did something unprecedented: he amended the long-standing AVGN Scale to officially add a seventh category dubbed Dark Tomorrow. ThisContinue reading “The AVGN Scale Introduced a Seventh Tier – Here’s What to Know”
Steam Store Page for Touhou Meishuugeki ~ Cursed Sweeper and Bewildering Parallel Finally Up, But the Release May Be Slightly Delayed
Fans eagerly awaiting the release of Touhou Meishuugeki ~ Cursed Sweeper and Bewildering Parallel might need to brace for a slight shift in plans. While its official Steam store page has finally gone live after a multi-week standstill, administrative friction behind the scenes threatens to push the game’s launch past its targeted midnight UTC releaseContinue reading “Steam Store Page for Touhou Meishuugeki ~ Cursed Sweeper and Bewildering Parallel Finally Up, But the Release May Be Slightly Delayed”
Drillimation Systems to Remind Convention Guests That “Our Booth is Not a Playground”
Drillimation Systems is issuing a friendly yet firm reminder to attendees hitting the convention circuit this autumn: booth equipment is not a toy, and parents need to supervise their children. Ahead of their appearance at the upcoming Cleveland Anime Fest on October 3, 2026 and Erie Anime Fest on October 10, 2026, the studio behindContinue reading “Drillimation Systems to Remind Convention Guests That “Our Booth is Not a Playground””
Thoughts on the Touhou 6: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil Remake
Remember the time I spent years planning a classic retro demake, grinding through SNES specs, custom sprite work, and audio channels, only for reality to come along and kick you square in the nuts? Yeah. That was me. I was ready to drag Touhou 6: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil kicking and screaming onto theContinue reading “Thoughts on the Touhou 6: The Embodiment of Scarlet Devil Remake”
