October 8th, 2025
The S’mores Newsletter #7 - October 2025
August 30th, 2025 - Indie production startup Wishbone Animation has released their second of three planned pilot concepts to Youtube, with the goal being to select the most successful of the three to turn into a full fledged series in the future. Directed by Sage Markowitz, “Microcosmos” follows a crew of space cadets as they traverse the intergalactic world, with a range of mixed medias interspersed throughout the short.
Thumbnail of “Microcosmos” Pilot Concept
The first pilot concept, “Mirage,” was released on May 23rd, 2025, and is currently the front-runner in terms of media engagement; Even with the big headstart Mirage had, Microcosmos has already reached at least 15,000+ views since it’s release. A third pilot concept is set to release sometime in October of this year, setting the final contender for the spot of a complete pilot and full series production.
September 5th, 2025 - The team behind the highly awaited indie platformer “Rollin’ Rascal” have put up a casting call for its key characters! The high speed adventure game was fulled funded on Pledgebox last year on March 7th, 2024, with additional pledges going towards pre-orders and various backer rewards.
Promotional art for the “Rollin’ Rascal” casting call.
The development team is looking for twelve aspiring voice actors to bring their characters to life, with a deadline for auditions set for October 1st, 2025. Anyone from around the world is able to join in on the auditions, as long as they believe they can go for it with all they’ve got!
Since writing, auditions have now closed, with a submission review date being scheduled for sometime in November.
September 11th, 2025 - Indie game studio SlimeWare Games (alongside studio Red Rabbit Games,) have put up an art contest for fans of their currently developing project “Unsent.”
Key art for “Unsent”
Unsent is a whimsical 3D platformer following the plucky postman Valentine, and all the wacky situations he gets himself into in his quest to deliver letters in this 1970s inspired post office. Featured at PAX West 2025, the game has received only around $300 in funding on Givebutter, but is shaping up to be a hit with online netizens looking forward to a new stylized indie platformer. There is a demo currently available on Steam, and the game is set to release on October 20th, 2025.
September 22nd, 2025 - A preview for the eighth episode of the animated shorts series “Space Cadet Spurtz” has been posted on Bluesky for its early release on Patreon.
Key art for “Space Cadet Spurtz”
Space Cadet Spurtz is an online web series comprised of animated shorts following the titular alien Spurtz, a cadet travelling through space alongside their two shipmates as they face stellar encounters and whatever life among the stars throws at them. The completed eighth episode releases September 25th, 2025.
As of writing, the eighth episode has now been released to the public!
September 23rd, 2025 - Sonic The Hedgehog fan project collective “Chaos Quill Collection” have released their newest digital-only multimedia zine project, “Future with You,” celebrating the character Amy Rose!
Promotional art by @catragemiau
Chaos Quill Collection is a team of artists working together with many across the internet to bring Sonic fanzine projects to life. Their past zines have sported over 100+ total pieces of art, writing, and other original works, with the dedication of many artists with a passion for the Sonic franchise. Future with You features over 260 pages filled with love for the bright, fiery Amy Rose, with even more pieces of fan merchandise, original music, and more! This zine, along with all previous works from the team, is available on Itch.io, completely for free!
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