🎶 Looking back at our Game Music Contest winners!
🔥 4th Place: Blacksmith Sundays
Track: “The Get Down” (NBA Street Vol. 2)

He nailed the vibe of classic street hoops. Give it up! 🏆✨🎧

#GameMusicContest #POTIONSANDPIXELS #VideoGameMusic #NBAStreetVol2 #CharlotteNC

Looking back at our 2025 Game Music Contest winners! 🎶✨

Congrats to EM HENDRIX, who earned 3rd Place with her electrifying Tekken 3 track “Bryan Fury.” ⚡🥉🎮

She brought so much energy, love, & creativity into this song! 🔊🔥

#VGM #VideoGameMusic #GameDev #Tekken3

Get those ugly sweaters ready! It’s our final Game Industry Gathering of 2025! ❄️🕹️

Games, drinks, & great people!

📅 Dec 10
⏰ 6–10 PM
📍 Divine Barrel Brewing

We can’t wait to see your sweaters!

#POTIONSANDPIXELS #CLTGaming #CharlotteNC #GameDev #IndieDev #UglySweaterParty

We had so much #IAAPA footage that we had to drop another video. Here’s more of the incredible attractions we explored!

There were so many incredible attractions at #IAAPA beyond arcade games.

Connect with Charlotte’s game industry & enthusiasts TONIGHT at @DivineBarrelCLT!

#CLTEvents #CharlotteNC #CLTGaming #CreativeCLT #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #IndieGameDev #GameIndustry #PotionsAndPixels #GamingCommunity

🥈 Let’s hear from @bryguess, who leapt into 2nd place in the Game Music Contest with Puddle Jumping! 🌧️🐸✨

Inspired by #AnimalCrossing: New Horizons, this cozy creation hits all the right notes. 🎶🎮💜

#VGM #VideoGameMusic #GameDev #MusicComposition #Charlotte #GameDesign

Big congrats to @athenaclt!🎉

In addition to receiving our Game Organization Grant, the #AthenaAllianceCLT was also awarded a Tournament Organizer Grant. 🎮🏆

We’re proud to support their work uplifting #WomenInGaming.💜

#Charlotte #EsportsCommunity #Streamer #PotionsAndPixels

They took a video game & turned it into a board game… and won it all. 🏆✨

Meet Michael DePrey & Kyle McGee, creators of Monster Hunter Blitz, our Screen to Table champions! 🎮🎲💜

#BoardGames #IndieGameDev #PotionsAndPixels #TabletopGames #GameDesign #Charlotte #MonsterHunter

🎶🏆 1st Place Spotlight! 🏆🎶

Meet Connor McElroy (@connorbars98), the champion of the POTIONS & PIXELS Game Music Contest! 💜

🔥 Track: Ghost
🎮 Inspired by: ABZÛ

#GameMusic #IndieDev #VideoGameMusic #ABZU #Soundtrack #PotionsAndPixels #GameMusicContest #IndieComposer

I was so focused on getting this take right I forgot to smile 😅

A HUGE thank you to every artist who submitted to our ArtCade Artist Call! 💜

This project was once just a dream. Seeing so many of you want to be part of it is truly moving.✨

— @michaelzytkow.bsky.social

Game Industry Gathering vibe check! 🎮

Connect with Charlotte’s game industry and game enthusiasts this Wednesday, 6–10 PM at Divine Barrel Brewing!

#CLTEvents #CharlotteNC #CLTGaming #CreativeCLT #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #IndieGameDev #GameIndustry #PotionsAndPixels #GamingCommunity

This year, we were excited to support Anthony Turner & Psycho Image Films, a film studio for cosplayers, with a Content Creation Grant! 📸🎬👗⚔️

#InfusionFund #Blerd #BlackCosplayers #ContentCreator #PotionsAndPixels #CharlotteNC #CosplayUniverse #CLTArts

🚨🎨 LAST DAY! 🎨🚨
Final chance to apply to have YOUR art featured on a playable #ArtCade machine! 🕹️

👉 Apply forms.gle/QYxXJRHS3dtU...

Made possible by @clturbandesign through their Placemaking Grant 🙌

#ArtistCall #Arcade #CharlotteArts #CLTCreatives #PublicArt #DigitalArt

🔥Fighting game flair, Astro Boy inspo & Dammit Wesley’s style make this #ArtCade unforgettable.🎨

⚡️LAST DAY TO APPLY: TOMORROW! Don’t miss your chance to have your art featured: forms.gle/QYxXJRHS3dtU... 🕹️

#ArcadeCabinet #RetroGaming #ArtistSpotlight #CLTArts #CallForArtists