My Experience at Cleveland Anime Fest
Yesterday, I attended my third out-of-town anime convention in Cleveland, and this was also my first in Ohio and the Midwest in general. My triple-leg campaign is finished, though that doesn’t mean Anime Fest season is over yet, as we still have Erie in six days. This was my first event in seven months, making…
Touhou Meishuugeki ~ Cursed Sweeper and Bewildering Parallel Finally Launches on Steam
Gensokyo is facing a new kind of crisis, and it isn’t just about flying bullets—it’s about isolation. After months of anticipation, community updates, and steady engine overhauls, Drillimation Systems has officially launched Touhou Meishuugeki ~ Cursed Sweeper and Bewildering Parallel on Steam. Marking the fourteenth installment in the long-running Drillimation Danmaku Universe and serving as…
State of Drillimation: Autumn 2026
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 brings…
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 reported…
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 off…
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