Uncrank'd Quick News Update #15
Uncrank'd AMA, US shipping fiasco, UNC: In Focus, The Throwback, t-shirts, contests, + more.
The newspaper style QNU can be found here.
👉Important update on shipping to the US
Due to some recent changes, zines and merch will have one of the stickers below:
20+ orders were withheld at US Customs due to not having one of these stickers. The stickers will not damage any of the zines as it will be stick on the magazine protector, Same goes with merch. This does not affect International orders but just to be on the safe side, ALL orders will have “Made in” stickers.
Delivered Duty Paid (DDP) orders will take a bit more time. Between 5-10 business days to be delivered instead of the 3-6 or 4-8 business days since they take more time to scan. I will be watching this closely as I also don’t want to raise prices but I may have to. Watch this space for updates.
👉Uncrank’d AMA
Instead of an episode of Uncrank’d TV, it will be a Uncrank’d AMA video. I will answer questions from the community about Uncrank’d and if there are any questions about my games. Use the form below to send in your questions.
Normally AMA’s are open and have unrestricted questioning, I do have to put some guidelines:
Be respectful and avoid inappropriate questions.
Be mindful of personal boundaries.
One thing I will be addressing is about Uncrank’d TV. If anything else comes to mind, it will be posted in next week’s QNU. The video will be around the same length of an episode between 15-21 minutes.
👉UNC: In Focus
Your game here! I’ll use one of my upcoming games as an example.
[Game: One Last Run - 2026 - - Teaser ]
Uncrank’d wants to highlight your in-progress game. Let me know and your game will be in this section. Send me a gif, a link to a video, or a short mp4 video (No more than 30 seconds.). Let’s start the hype now as we continue to celebrate the #YearOfThePlaydateDev
👉Playdate Community T-shirt
A poll was posted on Mastodon and on the Uncrank’d Discord asking what were your thoughts on a PD community t-shirt? It would be art from artists in the community in the style of the Uncrank’d mailers. The options were: extremely interested, somewhat interested, not interested.
Mastodon poll results:
14% were extremely interested
71% were somewhat interested
14% were not interested
Results from the Uncrank’d Discord poll
67% said Cool Idea.
8% said Sign me Up.
25% said No Thanks.
I’m looking at adding something special for the second anniversary of Uncrank’d. Would you be interested? Leave a comment and let me know.
Yes, the Throwback will also be a part of the Quick News Update going forward. Open to games released in 2021 to 2024. Send your itch and/or Catalog link along with a link to your game trailer. Let’s rediscover or discover hidden gems we may have missed. Send me your links by Tuesday as the QNU comes out every Wednesday at 11 A.M. US Eastern time.
👉Uncrank’d Case Study
I’m doing a small case study for a WIP idea. I would need four (4) more people to participate from around the world, and be open for questions and giving feedback for a possible project in late 2026. DM on Discord or send me an email with the subject: Psst! It’s a Secret.
👉2025 Physical Playdate Advent calendar & 2026 Playdate Community Calendar
Now’s a great time to join up with these two projects or reserve your calendars, or books. Click the button below.
👉PROJECT Coffee Table
Check out QNU # 14 for all of the details on the books.
Send me a DM on Discord or email uncrankdproductions@gmail.com and mention which book you are interested in.
Subject: Book 1 - UTW
Subject: Book 2 - Art
Deadline for articles & art is July 30th, 2025
Book pre-orders will open later this year for a holiday release. Start creating your Holiday wish list for you or that Playdate fan.
👉Playdate Community Summer Direct - July 26th, 2025
Hey devs! Send in your trailers using the link below: https://forms.gle/KRQFFjTvsCUHahudA
👉Play, Create, Inspire
Now accepting submissions for issue 9. If you’re interested in giving a shoutout to all the women in the Playdate community,
Send an email or DM me on Discord if you’re interested.
Contests
👉Caption This!
Vote for your favorite caption:
https://forms.gle/uPKAMFLKzBRhao819
👉Narrative Nexus
The Narrative Nexus short-story contest ends May 31st.
https://forms.gle/E9MmfwX9nQDyj9rv5
👉Pre-order issue 7 today
I’m waiting for a new batch of zines from the printer. I apologize for the delay in fulfilling orders. If you ordered other zines, they will ship and the others will ship once they arrive from the printer.
SHOPIFY
https://uncrankd.myshopify.com/products/uncrank-d-issue-7-print
https://uncrankd.myshopify.com/products/uncrank-d-issue-7-digital
👉Join the Uncrank’d Discord Server
Get the news before it is released on Wednesday or through Uncrank’d TV.
I’m planning a community game show game if anyone is interested in joining up. While I used this to make a digital birthday card for a friend, this guy below will be the host.
See the progress of game jam games from devs and ask questions.
See you next week!
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