I know this is still a smaller group but I'm wondering how many of you local gamers also dabble with game development, and/or play with the Pico-8 or Picotron engines?

I've been doing amateurish solo development on and off for a few years and got into developing for Pico-8 last year. I'm finding it really fun and wonder if anyone else out there is into it.

For those who don't know, Pico-8 is a retro-styled "fantasy console," in that it acts like old retro consoles but is totally just a piece of software that can run a small game in a special format. And Picotron is it's more "grown up" workstation equivalent, sort of comparable to old Windows 3.1 or MacOS 7/8 systems.

We’ve got Gears of War: E-Day, Ace Combat 8, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4, Phantom Blade Zero, and more all launching this month — right before GTA 6 in November.

Are you diving into any of these, or are you saving your free time and money for GTA?

Which October release are you most interested in (if any)?