February 2010
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GMTalk Game Maker Podcast – Episode 2
Andrew McCluskey, Jack Brockley, Noel Berry and myself have recorded a second GMTalk Game Maker podcast episode. In the 37 minute show we discuss the downfall of quality Game Maker media and experiences of collaborating in Game Maker team projects. We also look back at the Game Maker entries in the recent GameJolt weekend Jam as […] More
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GMLive’s 10th Show
GMLive’s tenth live Game Maker radio show was hosted today and lasted half an hour. The date of the next show has not been announced as host Joshua is considering the possibility of a merge with GMIndie Radio to make a weekly show. Producer Jono announced that he would be resigning from his position at […] More
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Book Review: Game Maker 8 Game Creation – Practical Tips & Techniques Vol.1
My first impression of Game Maker 8 Game Creation, released a week ago, is that it is more like a magazine than a book. As the title suggests the guide is focused on version 8 of Game Maker. A preface advises that the information present is correct for the Pro edition however the vast majority […] More
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New Book: Game Maker 8 Game Creation – Practical Tips & Techniques Vol.1
HobbyPress have published a short book focusing on the practical side of game creation using Game Maker 8. Game Maker 8 Game Creation – Practical Tips & Techniques Vol.1 has 162 pages. “The goal of this book is to provide starters with rich technical information so the best decision and judgment can be exercised when […] More
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Game Jolt Jam – Game Maker entrants
Last weekend, indie game website Game Jolt hosted its first Jam. This differentiated from its competitions by dropping the competitive aspect and focusing on getting developers to share their work regularly and, in general, have fun doing it. Most participants set up Livestream accounts and broadcast live video footage of them working on their entries. […] More
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Indie Game Mag – Issue 9 – Copyright
Received an e-mail today advising me that issue 9 (March-April) of the commercial Indie Game Mag had been released and was available to download. One change since the last edition – they have changed their re-use message from a Creative Commons license that enabled anyone to freely share the magazine to a copyright statement. As FredFredrickson commented […] More
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GMIndie Magazine Issue 7
The final issue of GMIndie magazine has been released. Download PDF (1.5MB) To quote from the welcome message at the start of the issue “We are constantly working on multiple projects at once. It’s fun for the first few minutes. Then it gets tiring” – reminds me of something I may have mentioned last month. […] More
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Social Games and Unity 100K
Just two links to share this week: Casual gaming company PopCap have released the results (pdf) of their 2010 social gaming survey. If you like bar charts and tables, Farmville or are interested in this area of game creation it may be worth a look. Also may be interested in an article from the past: […] More
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OHAI Overbyte Magazine!
YoYo Games moderator RedChu has published the first issue of Overbyte which “will try to be a monthly magazine”. Unlike many other Game Maker magazines Overbyte does not take itself too seriously – a good idea of what to expect comes for the very first page, headed “OHAI”, which states: “This being our first issue, […] More
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Game Review – Boxes (Twenty3)
Note: This review was originally written for GMTech Issue 17 back in September ’09. However, the GMTech website is down and no news on it has been heard of for several months so I’m sharing it here. Do you ever play a game which is really, REALLY addictive? As in, you stop playing after five […] More
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Who is making money from Game Maker?
Before we start yes I am aware that people choose to use Game Maker as a hobby, to learn how to program or to meet new friends from around the world. Money is not the reason why tens of thousands of people opt to download and use Game Maker every year or the reason why […] More
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GMB Survey: A Big Thank You (and the results!)
I am really pleased with the level of participation we received in our recent site survey. There were over fifty full submissions in less than 24 hours. The feedback provided by those who kindly gave us a few minutes of their time will be put to good use to improve our future offerings. It feels strange to have had to […] More
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