March 2009

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    GMWeekly returns as “Kwiklook Magazine”

    Darren Poole’s abruptly halted GMWeekly magazine is dead, but the man is back with another magazine project, KwikLook. The issue #1 of the new magazine features 8 pages of content. This will be a monthly “publication”. GMWeekly’s Game Maker… Dudes! comic returns. But seriously – 8 pages for a monthly magazine? Not off to a […] More

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    News emerges on GameMaker 8

    Game Maker creator Mark Overmars has revealed some details about the next version of Game Maker, Game Maker 8, which he has stated is planned be be released “during or after the summer”.  Details emerged in a post about a search for a (paid) graphics creator to produce suitable free-to-use sprites for distribution with Game Maker 8. […] More

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    Mid-week Community Links

    Next YYG contest delayed:  Sandy is off work for next four weeks. Self promotion for community promotion tool: GameMaker Blog’s affiliation service has now served over 10,000,000 button impressions. GameMaker Blog is two years old next month.  Any ideas for special features or celebrations? More

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    $10,000 Game Making Contest

    Zoo Games have launched an Indie games competition with a first prize consisting of $10,000 cash and a publishing deal for your game to be made for a ‘major console’.  There is also $5,000 for the community favourite and $2,500 for the runner-up.  Game Maker games are acceptable, but you must be over 18 to […] More

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    SimulatorGM “on hold”

    I have decided to put SimulatorGM [issue 1 | issue 2] on hold until I can recreate the magazine properly by myself. This is not me saying SGM is closing and will be gone forever, but it does mean that there will be no more issues published until I can recreate the design in other […] More

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    Mid-week Community Links

    What is your game design style? Copycat: make a game like another game that is interesting. Experience: Make a distinct moment of game play that looks and feels interesting. Narrative: Make a story that is interesting World: Make a place or world that is interesting Systems: Make systems and objects that are interesting. Player Skills: […] More

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    Admin Resignation Creates New Member Type

    KC LC recently announced the retirement of a GMC administrator, Damaged . Damaged was the second user to register on the GMC right after Mark Overmars and has been around since the community was born. Damaged is now classified as a new category: “Retired Staff” along with all of the other retired staff. More

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    The GMC is dead. Long live the GMC!

    In typical GMC Community section chaos two posts made just a few days apart express deeply different views as to the livelihood and success of the official Game Maker forums today.  Less than a week after Why This Community Survives was published Is This Forum Dead Now?  Where is everyone? appeared. The community surrounding Game […] More

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    Mid-week Community Links

    They return! Check out: Game Maker Highscores – easily add online highscore capability to your GameMaker games. Zerosoft Gone –  the popular GameMaker community ZeroSoft which has previously held high value game making competitions has closed. Visited Recently?  GM-Resources’ map of Game Maker Community members – there are now over 100 users plotted!  Who lives near you? Follow us:  GameMaker Blog has […] More

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