Work Becomes Boring Without Music

How long does it take for Drillimation Systems to make a game? It varies depending on the size and scope. And it’s not just games that I make – I also make the associated assets, including music and graphics. On average, a simple Drillimation game spends a few months, but if the game is aContinue reading “Work Becomes Boring Without Music”

Shining Shattering Sky Demo Nearly Complete, Debugging Work Left in the Works

After a month and a half of work, Drillimation can confirm that the demo for their newest game Shining Shattering Sky ~ Reverie of Breaking Unreality is nearly complete, with the Free Play and multiplayer modes left on the list. Drillimation hopes to have the demo out either by next Friday or the week after,Continue reading “Shining Shattering Sky Demo Nearly Complete, Debugging Work Left in the Works”

Ranking Every Digital Homicide Game with the AVGN’S 💩 Scale

Digital Homicide is considered by many to be one of the worst game developers in the world. They gained their infamy by releasing sixty shovelware games and attacking those who criticized them. They only gained their notoriety after Jim Sterling reviewed their game The Slaughtering Grounds and started what I just mentioned. Their downfall wouldContinue reading “Ranking Every Digital Homicide Game with the AVGN’S 💩 Scale”

Game Distribution Service Itchio Hacked Again, Denial of Service Attack Reportedly to Blame

Indie game developers and players are eager to get back on itch.io after it was hacked overnight on July 8, 2025. Users were unable to sign on to the site in the early morning hours of that day Eastern Daylight Time. Itch Corp confirmed on social media that the cause of the outage was theContinue reading “Game Distribution Service Itchio Hacked Again, Denial of Service Attack Reportedly to Blame”

Studio Emiko Reportedly Back on Discord, Albeit Under Roleplay Account

Over the American Independence Day holiday weekend, on the day after such holiday on July 5, 2025, the Prophet Driller was working on a future PC-98 remix scheduled to be released this incoming Saturday when he received a notification for a friend request. At first, he didn’t recognize the username until he checked Discord, andContinue reading “Studio Emiko Reportedly Back on Discord, Albeit Under Roleplay Account”

Bridging Relationships Between Characters In Games

Out of all the games we have made, every character has a dream or desire. They become bold enough to pursue it. Sometimes, they can’t do it alone, and it may take one or more allies to help them achieve it and unlock their magic within. In an earlier blog post, we mentioned how DrillimationContinue reading “Bridging Relationships Between Characters In Games”

State of Drillimation: Summer 2025

I’ve begun every one of my on-screen appearances with the word “greetings”, but things are different this time around. We’re about ready to hit eleven years of Drillimation existing next month. Ever since August 20, 2014 when I created my very first GoAnimate video and after transitioning to fanon wikis and game development a fewContinue reading “State of Drillimation: Summer 2025”

Drillimation to Plan Long-Term Changes to Music on YouTube Channel Starting Next Month

Yesterday, Drillimation released their third “Hifuu” album as part of a collection of compilation albums produced by Drillimation under the name of Azure Celestial Wonder. The term Hifuu refers to the Secret Sealing Club, a fictional school club existing in the Touhou Project universe. The albums consist of original tracks and remixed songs, and typicallyContinue reading “Drillimation to Plan Long-Term Changes to Music on YouTube Channel Starting Next Month”

The Importance of Spirituality in the Federal Kingdom of Gensokyo

Even though Gensokyo has mostly had Shinto as the state religion, spirituality in Gensokyo would expand out of the regular faiths of Shinto, Buddhism, and Taoism, with other Abrahamic faiths joining in with the building of St. Mima’s Cathedral, said to be the first major Catholic church built on the continent. Known by the LatinContinue reading “The Importance of Spirituality in the Federal Kingdom of Gensokyo”

The Federal Kingdom of Gensokyo: How 100 Years of Swedish Backing Shaped Gensokyo

If you go to Gensokyo, namely the interpretation of Gensokyo in the Drillimation Danmaku Universe known as the Federal Kingdom of Gensokyo, things will certainly feel like you’re in Sweden or its capital city of Stockholm, but no. When Swedish pilgrims began colonizing Gensokyo and the subsequent establishment of the Federal Kingdom of Gensokyo, theContinue reading “The Federal Kingdom of Gensokyo: How 100 Years of Swedish Backing Shaped Gensokyo”