September 2009
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Game Maker 8 Logo Competition – Win $250
It’s time for a new logo for GM8, and that’s just what YoYo Games CEO Sandy Duncan decided to do. They are holding a logo competition, with the first prize as $250 (you need to have a paypal account), and for the 5 best runner-ups, a free copy of GM8, Pro. More
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Game Maker 8 Beta Server “completely hacked”
On Thursday the server distributing the release candidate of Game Maker 8 (gm8.yoyogames.com) and the bug tracker was “completely hacked”. The RC itself was hosted elsewhere so remained available for download to those who knew its exact location. gm4mac.yoyogames.com which was hosting the fourth beta of Game Maker 7 for Mac is also affected. After […] More
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GMVision and GMGRS merge
GMVision (episode 2) is to merge with the Game Maker Game Review Show (episode 3). The idea behind the move is that it will enable GMVision to produce shorter, more regular, ‘minisodes’ alongside their existing longer episodes. Rival show GMTV (episode 6) released a series of short one topic shows in April and May this year […] More
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10,000 Euro Creative Game Challenge (NL)
Mark Overmars has revealed more details about the Creative Game Challenge being held by The University of Utrecht. The theme has changed slightly since our June post from ‘animals’ to ‘beasts’. “It is a competition for all students in highschool (VWO, HAVO, VMBO) in the Netherlands and it runs the whole year. The deadline for submitting […] More
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GM-Resources looking for new owner
James Rhodes from Roket Games is looking to sell GM-Resources.com. The website features a resource search that utilises (or steals depending on your viewpoint) content posted on the official Game Maker Community. There is also a multi-site game search and the world map of Game Maker Community users. “Due to financial issues, I may have […] More
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Game Maker 8: Release Candidate
Mark Overmars has posted a Release Candidate of Game Maker 8 online for users to test. It can be downloaded here (5.47 MB). As with the previous beta version bugs should be posted on the mantis bug tracker. “This is the RELEASE CANDIDATE of Game Maker 8.0 that is only meant for testing. It will […] More
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Day care centre closure
The free-for-all which is the YoYo Games forums, not to be confused with the often useful official Game Maker Community (GMC), has been temporarily taken offline. A message in the form of an irritating scrolling marquee in late-nineties fashion on the YoYo Games homepage provides the following explanation: “Anyone looking for the YoYo Games Forums…..we’ve […] More
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Fourth Game Maker Mac Beta
A fourth Game Maker 7 for Mac beta has been released (download). The interface of the IDE has been given the Mac look and feel which was missing from previous versions. “The Maker is down to less than 20MB (unzipped) from 56MB and the Runner is now more manageable at less than 8MB (down from […] More
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A Quick Look at KwikLook
After ceasing publication of GMWeekly and its return as KwikLook Darren Poole turned his attention to a blog focusing on spotlighting Game Maker creations. The website which now contains more than 50 posts has been online for nearly three months and has received “over 1500 (non-unique) hits”. The KwikLook blog is regularly updated and is a […] More
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Game Maker TV Episode 6
The Game Maker TV videocast has released its 6th full-length episode. Topics covered include a round up of Game Maker news, a review of Zuwaka and a rather amusing countdown of Game Maker fails (the #1 position is likely to be controversial unless you are tuntis). Self-promotion disclaimer: I make an appearance (well my voice […] More
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GMVision’s The Game Maker Show: Episode 2
GMVision have put their second Game Maker video show online (watch it below). Apparently Joshua is suffering from a transparency condition which as we all should know is caused by licking the yogurt from the foil tops of opened pots (Theme Hospital anyone?) Missed the launch of GMVision? Watch the first episode and read 31 […] More
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Non-YoYo Games Competitions (including list)
Last Saturday I examined the effects that competitions held by YoYo Games had on their website. I had originally intended to also take a look at non-YoYo Games game making contests and compare their effectiveness but couldn’t find enough information about them. Competitions held by smaller community sites have fewer resources than YoYo Games and […] More
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