[lock-on] Vol. 006 production update

[lock-on] Vol. 006 is nearly complete!

With over 65 unique spreads, the design process has been equally intense and creatively enriching. We challenge ourselves to vary the journal’s design significantly from spread to spread, matching the visuals to the text and the game in question.

Given that 006 covers an unprecedented number of titles, we’re just now reaching the other end of the design phase. The result of all this time: our most ornate and stunning [lock-on] volume yet! We truly cannot wait for you to see the journal, and are pleased to share that it’s currently 90% complete.

Please enjoy the following gallery of spreads which demonstrate the breadth of beautiful layouts within [lock-on] Vol. 006.

As we finish up the remaining design work, we are also in the midst of prototyping and manufacturing the phenomenal extras which come with [lock-on] Vol. 006’s Deluxe Edition. Currently, the Lil Gator Game pin badges are on the presses, with the many art prints, papercraft, and other extras close behind.

Given the variability in production timelines as we do final designs, revisions, proofs, material quality checks and prepare to enter the printing phase, we are not quite ready to share a revised shipping window for the journal — in the interest of only giving you a date that is 100% confirmed. Rest assured, however, that the current status of the project puts us right at the tail end of the process. We’ll have a new target soon and will update you as quickly as we can.

Apologies again for the wait — we know all too well how patiently you’ve all been awaiting an update. We’re pleased to be at this final stretch, and will never sacrifice quality, but we’re aware many of you have been waiting longer than we had anticipated. We promise the final product will be worth it when it arrives.

As we await the shipping of our flagship book, in the meantime, we’re excited for books like A Handheld History: 88-95, The Console Chronicles, Citizen Sleeper: Design Works, and Heterotopias all now shipping.

We’ll have an update for you on IMMORTALITY: Design Works soon, and will keep you updated again when we can safely provide [lock-on 006] shipping times. We’ll be providing updates as and when we have them, both via our newsletter, and on our website’s production blog page.

Thank you, as always, for your support of [lock-on] and your patience as we make this volume the best that it can be.