Blake Gross
@blaked.bsky.social
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Creating the future of AR games at
@dbcreations.studio
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Blake Gross
Design Room
about 1 month ago
We're kicking off a series of music game oral histories with a look back at Rez Infinite -- and why it's been nine years without a follow-up.
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After nine years, Rez Infinite remains gaming’s greatest tease
“If we're using the word ‘prologue,’ obviously something has to come after...”
https://www.designroom.site/rez-infinite-area-x-oral-history/
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Kent Bye (Voices of VR)
about 2 months ago
I just posted a long-read that reflects on the Snap Lensfest XR & AI trends covered in my latest 11-episode Voices of VR podcast series. Snap is betting on indie XR devs to help them go against the biggest companies in the world in their AR glasses race:
www.linkedin.com/pulse/reflec...
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Reflections on Snap Lensfest XR & AI Trends Covered in Latest Voices of VR Podcast Series
Snap brought me down to LA to cover their Lensfest developer conference where they made a lot of AR developer platform announcements, had a hackathon featuring those new capabilities, and are gearing ...
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/reflections-snap-lensfest-xr-ai-trends-covered-latest-kent-bye-utemc
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DB Creations
about 2 months ago
At Lens Fest last week, we launched Lawn Games, a brand new Snap Spectacles title! A collection of outdoor-focused minigames, the game requires precision throwing skills to master. Supports local multiplayer as well as hotseat and single glasses play! Learn More:
dbcreations.studio/games/lawn-g...
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Design Room
2 months ago
For the Shadow of the Colossus story, we interviewed 14 people including project leads Fumito Ueda and Kenji Kaido, hired Gravity Rush concept artist Takeshi Oga to illustrate the cover, and put together a 10,000-word story with help from
@milkman.bsky.social
@shmuplations.bsky.social
and others.
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Shadow of the Colossus: An oral history
Celebrate the 20th anniversary of Team Ico’s masterpiece by looking back with 11 people who worked on it (and three who didn’t).
https://www.designroom.site/shadow-of-the-colossus-oral-history/
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Design Room
2 months ago
Alongside today’s big Shadow of the Colossus oral history, we have three bonus stories for paid subscribers. First up: Our full interview with Fumito Ueda and Kenji Kaido, talking about Wander’s character design, Warp’s influence on Team Ico, and why Ueda feels conflicted about the game’s ending.
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Extended Fumito Ueda and Kenji Kaido interview
Parts of our interview with Shadow of the Colossus' director and line producer ended up on the cutting room floor, so we put together an extended cut for those who want to read the full thing.
https://www.designroom.site/ueda-kaido-extended-interview/
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Brian Hargrove
3 months ago
Made a Virtual Boy to Switch 2 adapter after I saw the news this morning. I prefer to play VB games with the proper controller. So far it works great, but I'll have plenty of time to tune it before Nintendo drops the VB update.
youtu.be/e60283SywV8?...
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Virtual Boy Controller on Nintendo Switch 2 Proof of Concept
YouTube video by turfmasta
https://youtu.be/e60283SywV8?si=pW8RrHx-73_T5Wy5
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DB Creations
5 months ago
The latest Crystal Commanders update has landed - Fire and Ice contains more content than ever, all for FREE! - 2 new VR maps! - 2 new units! - Text localization (French, German, Spanish, Japanese) - Voice chat! AND MORE! Pick up a copy or update now!
meta.com/experiences/...
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The Verge
6 months ago
The American system of democracy has crashed
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Some patriotic reflections on Independence Day
Look at me. I’m the originalist, now.
https://buff.ly/vVOrKgt
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DB Creations
7 months ago
The latest Crystal Commanders update, Cliffside Clash, is out now! Adding: - Matchmaking - New Map (Cliffside Arena) - New Mode (Payload Pursuit) - Creative Mode Battle Sim - Hard Mode Check it out!
crystalcommanders.com
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DB Creations
8 months ago
Vote for Crystal Commanders for the 2025 Auggies!
add a skeleton here at some point
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Blake Gross
UploadVR
8 months ago
Crystal Commanders is a fun entry point to the world of real-time strategy that makes good use of mixed reality. Read our impressions here:
www.uploadvr.com/crystal-comm...
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The VR Realm
8 months ago
Crystal Commanders (Meta Quest) Full Review:
thevrrealm.com/reviews/crys...
#CrystalCommanders
#MetaQuest
#MR
#VR
@dbcreations.studio
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MIXED
8 months ago
Crystal Commanders brings classic real-time strategy to VR and MR. It is now available for Meta Quest.
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Meta Quest now has a full-fledged RTS game
Crystal Commanders brings classic real time strategy to VR and MR. It is now available for Meta Quest.
https://mixed-news.com/en/meta-quest-crystal-commanders/
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DB Creations
8 months ago
Crystal Commanders is out now!
meta.com/experiences/...
Play a full RTS in both MR and VR on the Quest! Featuring a full campaign, multiple versus AI modes, creative mode, and local and remote multiplayer!
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The Elite Institute
8 months ago
"With great mechanics that offer a solid foundation, it brings back those nostalgic vibes. All it needs is a little extra polish so that this crystal can truly shine!"
@dbcreations.studio
theeliteinstitute.net/2025/04/10/c...
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Crystal Commanders [Meta Quest 3] - The Elite Institute
https://theeliteinstitute.net/2025/04/10/crystal-commanders-meta-quest-3/
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DB Creations
8 months ago
We're in the home stretch now! Less than 24 hours until Crystal Commanders arrives worldwide to all of our players! If you've been waiting to pick up a copy, now is the BEST time - the 25% pre-order discount ends as soon as the game launches at 10am, so grab it NOW!
crystalcommanders.com
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Dustin Kochensparger
8 months ago
@blaked.bsky.social
and I will be attending
#awe2025
to speak about how we transformed classic PC strategy gameplay into a cutting edge
#MR
title for Quest! Would love to see you all there!
awexr.com/usa-2025/age...
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DB Creations
9 months ago
It's been a little quiet here, but NO LONGER! Excited to share that Crystal Commanders will launch on April 10th, 10am PT. You have a few days left to get a preorder in for 25% off - don't wait!
www.meta.com/experiences/...
And here's a little sneak peek trailer as a reward:
youtu.be/jpf9sHTxZxw
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Crystal Commanders Launch Trailer
YouTube video by DB Creations
https://youtu.be/jpf9sHTxZxw
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Blake Gross
DB Creations
11 months ago
Our teaser trailer is now up on the
#MetaQuest
#YouTube
channel! If you haven't seen it yet, definitely head over there and see how all the
#MR
#RTS
action is shaping up!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSaK...
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Crystal Commanders | Teaser Trailer | Meta Quest Platform
YouTube video by Meta Quest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RSaKkxmwNfc
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DB Creations
12 months ago
And here's the (clearly) evil Crimson Blade faction, plotting their evil schemes! Take them all down in the campaign! Pre-order the game NOW for a massive 25% discount!
www.meta.com/experiences/...
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Blake Gross
DB Creations
12 months ago
The story for the Crystal Commanders campaign is, shockingly, all about commanders! Both factions have 3 characters to meet and learn about as the story progresses - here we can see the heroes of the Crystal Vanguard hanging out in their base. Should we do a deep dive on each one in future posts?
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Blake Gross
DB Creations
12 months ago
Studio co-founder
@dkochensparger.bsky.social
recently appeared on the
@gyleegames.bsky.social
podcast, Gylee and Friends! Hear about Dustin's career journey, working in AAA games, and more about Crystal Commanders! Thanks to
@bergs.bsky.social
for being an amazing host!
youtu.be/2v1bxqo3LrA
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Gylee & Friends - Ep. 028 - Dustin Kochensparger, DB Creations
YouTube video by Gylee Games
https://youtu.be/2v1bxqo3LrA?si=d4jKg-mG0e4bECwo
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DB Creations
12 months ago
New teaser for Crystal Commanders! Build an epic base and battle for peace in MR/VR, with friends or against AI. Great on Quest 2 and Quest 3/3S!
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DB Creations
about 1 year ago
Thanks so much to
@uploadvr.com
for covering the trailer reveal for Crystal Commanders! We're so excited to be launching our biggest game ever early next year!
www.uploadvr.com/crystal-comm...
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Crystal Commanders Is A VR & Mixed Reality RTS Heading For Quest Next Year
Crystal Commanders is a VR and mixed reality RTS game inspired by Halo Wars and Command & Conquer, and it's out next year on Quest.
https://www.uploadvr.com/crystal-commanders-vr-mixed-reality-rts-quest/
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Blake Gross
UploadVR
about 1 year ago
Crystal Commanders is a VR and mixed reality RTS game inspired by Halo Wars and Command & Conquer, and it's out next year on Quest:
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Crystal Commanders Is A VR & Mixed Reality RTS Heading For Quest Next Year
Crystal Commanders is a VR and mixed reality RTS game inspired by Halo Wars and Command & Conquer, and it's out next year on Quest.
https://www.uploadvr.com/crystal-commanders-vr-mixed-reality-rts-quest/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=bluesky
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Blake Gross
DB Creations
about 1 year ago
Hey there
#Bluesky
! Just getting our studio account all rolled out, and we've got a heck of an opener! Our biggest game EVER, Crystal Commanders, is now available for pre-order on the
#Meta
Quest store! First of all - check out this awesome teaser trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrAy...
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Crystal Commanders Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by DB Creations
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrAyFM2Eok0
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Blake Gross
DB Creations
about 1 year ago
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www.meta.com/experiences/...
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Crystal Commanders on Meta Quest
Construct an epic base and battle for peace in Crystal Commanders, a brand new RTS game in both mixed and virtual reality! Join Castor and the other members of the Crystal Vanguard as they push back t...
https://www.meta.com/experiences/crystal-commanders/24406315732346709/
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jeremy kaplowitz
over 2 years ago
gonna make a new twitter clone called Colosseum where everyone gets 25 posts a day and if you ratio another user by enough likes, their account gets deleted and you get all their followers
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Flowers 🌸
over 2 years ago
Sabina Juniper estimated age 250 years ^-^ Styled in 2016 at Sense Mallorca by Bjorn Bjorholm, Eisei-en Bonsai.
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