This thread will be used as a sort of public blog for updates pertaining to the bundle, which may not always require an action for our applicants to take. All important communications with next steps & action items will continue to be sent via email, whether that is through the itchio Jam Email function or our new newsletter using EmailOctopus. To ensure that you don't miss an update, be sure to add powerofpridebundle@proton.me and powerofpridebundle.proton.me@send.eomail5.com to your email contacts and/or whitelist these so none of our emails go to your Spam folder by accident. We value your time and faith in us, and hope that this added transparency increases your confidence in the process.

Please note that we may not be able to respond to every comment in this thread, though we appreciate your support! If you have a general question for the bundle, please use the Public Q&A Thread to ask. Thank you in advance.

Update: 2 March, 2026

CSS Request Email Sent to itchio Support

The bundle team has sent in a support ticket requesting access to custom CSS styling, which we will use to improve the formatting of our pages to emphasize key information and add subtle aesthetic flair. We have also indicated in that email that we intend to use the official jam-to-bundle import method for a bundle running during Pride Month. We hope this will give staff enough notification ahead of time to anticipate our need for their assistance after the moderation period.

For those unfamiliar with the logistics of leading co-op bundles involving multiple creators, the primary organizer of a co-op bundle can adjust the revenue share across participants by automatically applying it as evenly as possible or manually adjusting the sliders. Unfortunately as of this time, they are currently unable to split revenue share amounts into the decimal percentages, meaning that any bundle that includes over 100 participants who opt in for revenue must have someone from itch staff adjust it for them.

We will let you know when we receive a response on this matter. Thank you for reading!

Hi everyone! It looks like the initial wave of submissions has slowed down a bit. We've begun doing a few early application checks to make sure that the moderation team is able to give enough attention to everyone. Just for fun, we took a look at what the submission stats look like so far.

Please note that these numbers do not reflect the final bundle, as we received a few duplicate applications by accident.

It's very exciting to see a positive shift in trends as far as Representation goes, especially in terms of submissions including Transgender (Masculine) characters. Although we don't have stats to compare to when it comes to bundles such as the Queer Games Bundle, we can say that the Queer Halloween Stories Bundle 2024 only received approximately 13 projects that indicated they included Transgender (Masculine) representation. That's a huge boost in two years! We'd love to see more submissions featuring Intersex, Asexual, Aromantic, People of Color, Disabled, and especially Two-Spirit characters and storylines. If you know any queer creators making such works, please let them know that we want to support them too!

As for stats like the Category and Genre, we're honestly a little surprised to see that Furry is a bit low on the graph. We'd also love to include more comic artists, so if you know anyone, send them our way as well.

In regards to our support ticket requesting CSS customization, we have not received a response from itch staff yet. We'll try to nudge them exactly one week from when we initially sent that ticket and will let you know if they respond.

Until next time!

Update: 13 March, 2026

Hello again all! Life has been exceedingly busy for us so we didn't get a chance to say this earlier, but CSS permissions has been added to our account! When one of us is more available, we'll look into spiffying up parts of the account.

In other news, we've estimated that a good 10% of CryptPad applications have not actually submitted projects to the jam page! If this is you, please make sure you submit your projects before the deadline. We anticipate getting a lot of entries towards the end of the month and don't want you to miss out on your chance to participate.

Update: 29 March, 2026

Hello everyone! It is now the final stretch before March ends, and that means that our submissions will be closing soon.

The moderation team has noticed a discrepancy between the number of CryptPad applications and accounts that are participating in the jam page. It is vital to submit both a CryptPad application and enter your projects to the jam page to be considered for the final bundle, as both pages will close on March 31, 2026 at 23:59, Eastern Daylight Time. We now anticipate receiving over 300 applications by the end of the month and while we will strive to work with as many of you as possible to include your work, following up with all applicants who do not complete both steps may not be feasible for us to do.

Additionally, accounts which do not submit anything to the jam will be pruned from the participant list. If you have any questions for us, please always feel free to contact us at powerofpridebundle@proton.me.

We thank you for your patience and cooperation,

The Power of Pride Bundle Team

Update: 22 April, 2026

Hello folks! It's come to our attention that the mailing list service we are using for communications, EmailOctopus, has not been functioning properly for several participants using email addresses with a custom domain through the Zoho Mail client. We will be contacting the EmailOctopus support to see if there's anything we can troubleshoot on our end.

If you have not received any communications from the powerofpridebundle.proton.me@send.eomail5.com email address, please contact us at powerofpridebundle@proton.me to provide an alternative email address we can contact you at. Our latest email was titled "[PoP2026] You've Been Approved!" and was sent on April 20, 2026.

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As far as bundle updates go, here's what we got:

• The jam submissions import ticket was submitted to the itchio support team on April 20, 2026. We will be following up with them on April 27, and every 3 days or so afterwards until the import request has been fulfilled.
• The carrd press kit website has been updated with all of our organizers, along with a Special Thanks section for individuals who've assisted with small tasks.
• The press kit has also been updated with our social media sites, including Twitch and Youtube.
• A first draft of our press release emails is currently being reviewed by the team.

As thanks for your patience and understanding, we'd like to share a preview of the sales graphic drawn by Priro.pro! We hope you look forward to seeing more of it in the coming weeks~

In solidarity,

The Power of Pride Bundle Team

Update: 12 May 2026

Hello! We recently sent out approval links for the bundles. Please check your emails and review the bundle to confirm your participation!

Please note that the revenue splits as shown on the bundle are not the final revenue splits. 

We have begun the process of setting up the bundle, and because of the large number of participants itch has to set the percentage split for each contributor manually.

We are still waiting for itch support, but in the meantime, we are asking participants to review the bundles first to confirm participation so that we can ensure the bundle can release on time. The percentages will be updated by itch so that all participants who opted in will receive the correct payout.

Hello everyone and happy Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈🌟

The bundle is LIVE NOW! The revenue splits have been fixed so we are out as planned on June 1! Thank you everyone for being so quick with your bundle approvals.

• $60 Bundle: /b/3682/the-power-of-pride-bundle-2026-60-edition
• $10 Pay-What-You-Can: /b/3684/the-power-of-pride-bundle-2026-10-pwyc-edition

We've posted about it on 

• Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/powerofpridebundle.bsky.social/post/3mn7f5ftimc2o
• Mastodon: https://peoplemaking.games/@powerofpridebundle/116673285717972729
• Pillowfort: https://www.pillowfort.social/posts/7758492
• Tumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/powerofpridebundle/818196584116387840/its-here-the-power-...

Please repost and share!

Please also @ us on social media if you make your own posts so we can boost yours! You can use the promotional asset templates that we sent out in the email to make social media images.