Comments on: Caveman Craig 2, YYG Contests, GMC Contest, Buy our Internet service!

By: Mattthew_H

Mattthew_H — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:24:21 +0000

@ Caniac: But you suck up to them all the time anyway!
I mean, look at your posts for example. I understand that you may have taken it offensively, but honestly, it was a joke.

By: Phil Gamble

Phil Gamble — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 10:26:13 +0000

@Caniac There is nothing wrong with Scorptek launching a DSL service. But this is entirely unrelated from Game Maker, thus I do not see why they decide to post about it on a blog entitled “GMNews”. One post would be fair, but so far this month all they have written about is this.

Did the Wright Brothers try to sell planes to people who visited their bicycle show? Yes we see companies targeting their existing customers with new products, e.g. supermarkets selling insurance, credit cards etc – but they don’t stop selling food to do this.

@NakedPaulToast Something like that. You clearly spend too much time on Wikipedia

@Robin Monks But did it fly? Want to test it?

@F1ak3r I am sorry. Instead I spent time researching and blogging about Game Maker. I assumed that was what people wanted

By: F1ak3r

F1ak3r — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 07:09:59 +0000

This is a disgrace. Really guys, how can you NOT supply Internet services? And you call yourself a Game Maker blog…

By: Robin Monks

Robin Monks — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 00:13:27 +0000

Actually, wasn’t the first plane design a bike with bird like wings?

Robin

By: Caniac

Caniac — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 23:44:15 +0000

guys, the blog is run by Scorptek, scorptek does stuff besides GMNews. they just never made a site. I see nohting wrong if they want to try to make a DSL Service.

the Wright Brothers had a bycicle show. bikes have very little to do with Planes, but thats how they started.

By: NakedPaulToast

NakedPaulToast — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 22:50:47 +0000

Didn’t most of the Telephone companies and DSL providers get started as Game Maker blog sites?

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:55:48 +0000

Good point. I changed the about page a few months ago, it used to contain a blurb about Scorptek announcements, but I guess I forgot to put that back in after re-writing. Anyway, doesn’t matter as tuntis says we’re taking this too seriously.

I know it was meant to be a half-joke, but in some way it also feels like you’re trying to diminish our blog.

By: tuntis

tuntis — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:36:15 +0000

@Benjamin, @Caniac Maybe you're taking this a bit too seriously?

By: Phil Gamble

Phil Gamble — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 18:31:30 +0000

Game Maker News (GMNews) is a news blog maintained by Scorptek with the intention of providing the latest headline news pertaining to indie game developers.
Specifically, GMNews focuses primarily on news related to the development of the Game Maker software (by Mark Overmars), and the online communities of amateur game and program developers who use the said software. In recent months we have also welcomed the addition of YoYo Games to our news coverage, a company which is now overseeing the development of Game Maker and ensuring growth of the indie game development market.
GMNews is not just a news site, it is also a discussion forum. We believe it is important for users to participate in discussions about various issues surrounding the game developer world and we encourage our readers to both comment on articles and submit news pieces that may interest other game developers. To submit a news piece, just send it to postMyGMNews@Scorptek.net and we’ll have a look at it within a 24 hour period. Note that our commenting system is open to all users, and registration is not necessary.
We like to keep a friendly atmosphere here, so please remember to observe the rules when posting comments on an article, and be respectful to other users and their opinions. We would also like to remind our readers that by participating in GMNews discussions and commenting on articles, you agree to the general Scorptek privacy policy.
If you have any further comments, questions, concerns or simply wish to contact the GMNews team, send an e-mail to GMNews@Scorptek.net.
Thanks for your interest,
- Scorptek
GMNews is a free service provided by Scorptek and is not supported by advertisements or any other revenue generating schemes. We do kindly ask those who are capable to make a donation towards GMNews to ensure the continuation of the service in the future. To make a donation through PayPal, click the button.

By: Benjamin

Benjamin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:59:20 +0000

Just to be clear, we have always said that GMNews is both equally a Game Maker blog and a source of Scorptek news and we have been sharing the blog for both purposes over the past two years. So I personally do not see a problem either.