Last Tuesday, Valve, the owner of the PC gaming platform Steam, announced that forced in-game advertising will no longer be allowed in games. Forced in-game advertising includes gating gameplay or items behind mandatory ad breaks, and has mostly been adopted by the mobile gaming industry. Unfortunately, some of those ad experiences violate the Better AdsContinue reading “How the Removal of In-Game Ads in Steam Games Benefits Players Under the Better Ads Standards”
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Drillimation Systems to Switch to a New Art Direction
Drillimation Systems has confirmed that the company will be moving to a new art direction just before Valentine’s Day. The old art direction, which debuted with the release of the song The Ball of Pseudo Paradise from the Secret Sealing Club (Hifuu Club) album Prelude of a Joyous Feast, will be retired. This was theContinue reading “Drillimation Systems to Switch to a New Art Direction”
YouTube Removals Are Reportedly Increasing From Artificial Intelligence Companies
Online piracy has become a constant challenge and headache for copyright holders, and they are particularly difficult or impossible to beat. Because the owners of pirate organizations and sites often do not comply with takedown requests, or involve tens of thousands of unauthorized copies being distributed online, companies often outsource this work to third-party vendorsContinue reading “YouTube Removals Are Reportedly Increasing From Artificial Intelligence Companies”
An Introduction for Indie Developers Using Preexisting Assets – What Developers Should Know About Asset Licenses
Today, it has become easier than ever for solo developers to create and distribute professional-quality games. Developers can create games on the average desktop or laptop computer without ever setting foot in a development studio, and they can release games to the public without a publisher. Even individual assets such as models, sprites, and audioContinue reading “An Introduction for Indie Developers Using Preexisting Assets – What Developers Should Know About Asset Licenses”
Drillimation Systems Announces Touhou Chouhatsuyou ~ Burgeoning Tresses of Longevity
On Saturday, February 1, 2025, Drillimation released a video on YouTube in what appears to be the announcement of a new Touhou Project fangame being developed by Drillimation Systems. This is the third Super Nintendo-styled Touhou Project fangame from Drillimation Systems. After finishing work on Touhou Meijinka ~ Song of Divine Tempest, the Prophet wasContinue reading “Drillimation Systems Announces Touhou Chouhatsuyou ~ Burgeoning Tresses of Longevity”
February 2025 Monthly Digest
The first month of 2025 is over, and we’ve already had a strong start with our website this year. This month, we will produce some content that you will hopefully love. Key Developments Touhou Kichouden Beta released Two weeks ago, the beta for Touhou Kichouden ~ Mythos of Phantasmagoria 2 has finally released. This isContinue reading “February 2025 Monthly Digest”
The Truth Behind Miho Fujiwara’s Fast Growing Hair, and Why She Never Cut It
WARNING: This article contains spoilers from Touhou Kichouden ~ Mythos of Phantasmagoria 2. We do not recommend reading this article until you have completed the postgame. Miho Fujiwara is one of the playable characters in Touhou Kichouden ~ Mythos of Phantasmagoria 2. She is based on the typical Edo-period towngirl (spelled one word in theContinue reading “The Truth Behind Miho Fujiwara’s Fast Growing Hair, and Why She Never Cut It”
Drillimation Website Conversion Rate Reportedly Tripled in 2024
In 2024, Drillimation began employing new marketing methods to drive traffic to the website, namely through its blog. The company employed a method of liking other blog posts as a way to get the Drillimation name into peoples’ notification boxes and engage with the company’s blog posts. It happened to be successful, and even theContinue reading “Drillimation Website Conversion Rate Reportedly Tripled in 2024”
Stain ‘Em Blue: The Truth Behind the Yuurei People in the Drillimation Danmaku Universe
If you’ve ever seen a yuurei, they’re depicted in a white kimono with blue hair, as well as a headband called a hitaikakushi. But did you know that the tribe has a ritual of dying people’s hair blue? Any person who marries a member of the Yuurei Tribe must go through a ritual named aosomariContinue reading “Stain ‘Em Blue: The Truth Behind the Yuurei People in the Drillimation Danmaku Universe”
Drillimation Launches Open Beta for Touhou Kichouden ~ Mythos of Phantasmagoria 2
Drillimation Systems, a developer known for their story-driven danmaku experiences, launched the open beta for their next game Touhou Kichouden ~ Mythos of Phantasmagoria 2 on Friday. The game is a sequel to Touhou Kourinden ~ Mythos of Phantasmagoria which released on Steam last spring. It was developed by Drillimation Systems with additional help fromContinue reading “Drillimation Launches Open Beta for Touhou Kichouden ~ Mythos of Phantasmagoria 2”
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