Eleven days have passed since the Discord account of Studio Emiko was hacked. No word has been found on when she will return, but a recent FBI report reveals that cybercriminals caused over $9.5 trillion in damages to individuals and businesses worldwide in 2024. In the United States alone, over $16 billion was lost toContinue reading “Studio Emiko Still Locked Out of Discord, New FBI Report Reveals Cybercrime Damages in 2024 Reached All-Time High Compared to 2023”
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How to Correctly Position the Eyes, Nose, and Mouth When Drawing Anime-Style Characters From a 3/4th Perspective
One of the most defining features of drawing anime-style characters’ heads is the face. The trademark large eyes and small nose are what help make the style stand out. In fact, it was Betty Boop alongside Takarazuka Revue that influenced the large eyes, and were said to be a big influence on Osamu Tezuka’s artContinue reading “How to Correctly Position the Eyes, Nose, and Mouth When Drawing Anime-Style Characters From a 3/4th Perspective”
Drillimation May Completely Change Game Development Process After Critical Failure of Touhou Chouhatsuyou
In the past and even during the coronavirus pandemic, Drillimation used to create enjoyable and well-received experiences with the Chuhou Joutai trilogy, the Touhou Project NES Demakes, and Mythos of Phantasmagoria. But now, that streak has been lost. With Touhou Chouhatsuyou ~ Burgeoning Tresses of Longevity landing in the “rotten” category along with Touhou MeijinkaContinue reading “Drillimation May Completely Change Game Development Process After Critical Failure of Touhou Chouhatsuyou”
Studio Emiko Discord Account Hacked, Hosokawa Falsely Suspended
On the morning of April 13, 2025, Indochina Time (ICT), Studio Emiko Chairwoman Emiko Hosokawa was attempting to appeal a false hacking report when it was reported that she was logged out of her Discord account suddenly. When she tried to log back in, it was reported that her login credentials were changed, preventing anyContinue reading “Studio Emiko Discord Account Hacked, Hosokawa Falsely Suspended”
Drillimation’s Next Project Has Two Choices – Which One May Work Better?
Unlike most AAA studios, I don’t create design documents very much. I keep most of that stuff in my head, but if a time gap is very large, I’ll just note down what I think of in Google Docs files or discuss it on my Discord server with others. The only exceptions are to-do listsContinue reading “Drillimation’s Next Project Has Two Choices – Which One May Work Better?”
The Problem With AI-Generated Assets for Games
I’ve already talked about AI-generated assets before, but what do they mean? I’ll have to explain the ramifications of using AI to generate assets, whether it be characters, objects, or environments, and then use them without any alterations. From entire AI assets sold on asset stores, it comes in all sorts of flavors, and noneContinue reading “The Problem With AI-Generated Assets for Games”
Drillimation to Plan Long-Term Changes to Drillimation Danmaku Universe Game Development
As Drillimation Systems prepares to launch Touhou Chouhatsuyou ~ Burgeoning Tresses of Longevity in twelve days, software development won’t get any faster or slower. In fact, critics have said that fast development isn’t always better. Slowing down allows their developers to build better, more stable foundations. Drillimation’s goal for future projects after a rough startContinue reading “Drillimation to Plan Long-Term Changes to Drillimation Danmaku Universe Game Development”
Preparing For the Nintendo Switch 2 – Pricy, But Innovative
Yesterday, players including myself got a more in-depth glimpse of the Nintendo Switch 2, which is announced to release this summer on June 5, 2025. Thanks to the U.S. tariffs, it also drove up the price to be Nintendo’s most expensive console to date at $450. Aside from that, what are the other reasons toContinue reading “Preparing For the Nintendo Switch 2 – Pricy, But Innovative”
State of Drillimation: Spring 2025
I’m currently busy getting ready for the release of Touhou Chouhatsuyou ~ Burgeoning Tresses of Longevity, which is a new Touhou Project fangame that will be releasing on Good Friday of the Easter weekend. It was even showcased at the last Anime Fest a couple weeks back. Touhou Kichouden ~ Mythos of Phantasmagoria 2 TheContinue reading “State of Drillimation: Spring 2025”
Why Drillimation Systems Will Never Run Another Fanon Wiki
From 2015 until 2019, Drillimation Systems was the owner of both the Dream Logos and Fiction Wikis. They were both fanon wikis, with the Dream Logos Wiki being a fanon Logopedia and Dream Fiction Wiki being a fanon Wikipedia. Speaking of which, the latter could end up being described as a “semi-anarchy” wiki, a typeContinue reading “Why Drillimation Systems Will Never Run Another Fanon Wiki”
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