I want to thank everyone who sent in an audition for Ashley, from last weeks open casting call. And judging from the number of entries, by everyone I mean a double digit percentage of the total population of the world because WOW did we get a lot of auditions! Were combing through them now its going to take some time before we can find the absolutely best Ashley we can in all this amazing talent. But hey, thats the kind of problem you want to have, right? Its a great problem. Thank you for giving us this problem. We love you.

In other news, Arcade Spirits is headed to Dreamhack Atlanta! We love Dreamhack I remember its roots in the 90s as a demoscene gathering, and seeing it blossom into not only an esports venue but also a thriving indie game showcase is really spectacular. Oddly appropriate, considering we made a game thats all about chasing your dreams

In the weeks ahead were going to have announcements for you about our voice cast, so you can get to know the faces behind the voices youll be hearing. Ill also have some development notes as we head into the final stretch of dev work to get the game fully assembled and this is the big part tested extensively. We dont want some obscure combination of choices you make along the way to ram you headfirst into a showstopping bug, do we? Its going to take hard work, but were ready.

For folks in the $25 club from our old Patreon (now defunct) well have a November build for you in November. For everyone else well be working to get you the full game as soon as we can. Good things are ahead keep an eye on this space. And thank you for your support!