October 2012
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New and Expired GameMaker: Studio Discounts
To celebrate the recent addition of Windows 8 support, YoYo Games have announced a new GameMaker: Studio discount – this time for GameMaker 8.1 customers. While more information is yet to be posted on the YoYo Games website, GameMaker 8.1 customers will be able to upgrade to GameMaker: Studio Standard for only $25 (save $24.99) […] More
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$1000 YoYo Games Steam Competitions Announced
After hints of upcoming official GameMaker competitions and the recent addition of Steam Workshop support, YoYo Games have announced three competitions in collaboration with Valve. The series of competitions, to be held between October and December, will award USD $1000 to the sole winner of each event. To enter, developers must upload their GameMaker games […] More
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Weekend Community Links – DRM, Steam Workshop, Free Upgrades
A demo of Death Ray Mantra (DRM) has been published to Steam Workshop for GameMaker: Studio along with a free pack containing all of the resources used in the game. The game has recently gained exposure after inclusion in the Deep Space Edition of Bundle in a Box. DRM isn’t the only new addition to Steam Workshop. Other […] More
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Upcoming GameMaker Competitions
It’s been a long time since YoYo Games last hosted an official GameMaker competition. All the way back in May 2010 the “Discovery” themed Competition 06 was held, with winners including an entrant who has since been employed by YoYo Games themselves. The last official GameMaker competition I entered was so long ago that my […] More
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GameMaker: Studio Now On Steam
Yesterday, YoYo Games announced a new partnership with Valve Software, creators of the extraordinarily popular Steam game distribution network. The first part of this partnership regards the opening of the new Steam App Store. Steam is moving beyond games and will begin selling application software as well. GameMaker: Studio will be one of those apps […] More
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Ownership Change – The Future of GMB
Since Philip has already handled my introduction, I’d like to take a moment to go into more detail about the recent ownership change. As expected, several concerns have been raised since I acquired this blog and I know there are questions to be answered. I’ll do my best to explain my reasons for buying the […] More
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Game Maker Blog sold to Matthew Bowden
It’s been a long time since I last published a post here, far longer since I was able to dedicate proper time to running the site. As of this this week ownership of Game Maker Blog will transfer to Matthew Bowden, a long time Game Maker user, reader of this blog, Game Maker Community moderator, […] More