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YoYoGames.com Virus Scanner Down for Three Days

The yoyogames.com virus scanner is down. All games uploaded to the official Game Maker file host must successfully pass through the scanner before they publicly appear on the site. Normally this process takes a few minutes but members have reported on the GMC and the YoYo Games forums that their games are not being scanned. Games are […] More

by Mark Smith December 16, 2010, 9:20 pm
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iOS Game Review – Teka Teki (Rhys Andrews)

At first glance, Teka Teki appears to be another Tetris-like game. And if you were to just play through the first level, it may seem like it. However, the game introduces a handful of new ideas and game mechanics to the puzzle genre which makes it stand out from the crowd. Teka Teki is based […] More

by Mark Smith December 15, 2010, 11:27 pm
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in GameMaker for Mac

Popular 39dll now available as 39dylib on Mac

Luke Graham’s long standing popular 39dll, which enables Game Maker programs to access HTTP sockets, has been successfully ported from Windows to Mac so that its features can be used within Game Maker 7 for Mac. The PC version is used by a large proportion of multiplayer Game Maker games and those that make use […] More

by Mark Smith December 13, 2010, 10:06 am
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in Blog News

Some Changes at Game Maker Blog: You Can Post

I am pleased to be able to announce some changes to the organisational structure of Game Maker Blog. In October I wrote quite a comprehensive post about running this website on my personal blog in which I tried to imagine a viable future for Game Maker Blog without it being so reliant on one person. […] More

by Mark Smith December 11, 2010, 6:27 pm
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Guest Post: A Career in the Games Industry

The game industry is a steadily growing market. If you are a gamer, pursuing a job in video game design could be a great way to turn your hobby into a substantial money making career. If you know a little about the process of designing a game. You may know that a team of individuals […] More

by Mark Smith December 11, 2010, 6:27 pm
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End-of-Week Community Links

Why Game Maker for Mac matters – Uriel Griffin on why creating Game Maker for Mac was a worthwhile step for YoYo Games. Rather than focusing on the IDE Uriel writes about the emergence of Mac as a gaming platform ahead of the launch of the Mac App Store. Mrme picks up on the fact […] More

by Mark Smith December 10, 2010, 5:03 pm
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in GameMaker Development

Lite version of Game Maker 7 for Mac Released

Game Maker 7 for Mac is now available for download as a free “lite” version. Previously Game Maker for Mac had not followed the Pro and Lite distribution model of the PC version and instead the only free option was a 10 hour time-limited trial of the full version. The full version of Game Maker […] More

by Mark Smith December 8, 2010, 5:15 pm
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in GameMaker Media

GMTalk Game Maker Podcast – Episode 5: Jesse Venbrux

Since the last episode of GMTalk we have seen some major developments at YoYo Games with the release of their first three iPhone and iPad games. They Need to Be Fed author Jesse Venbrux guests alongside usual presenters Andrew McCluskey, Jack Brockley and myself in this 35 minute show (recorded Saturday). Jesse talks about his […] More

by Mark Smith December 7, 2010, 6:02 pm
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in GameMaker for iOS

Next Two YoYo Games Releases Revealed – One is Free

All in YoYo Games’ words YoYo Games brings you Free Solitaire! Get immersed in this FREE version of the classic game! This uniquely styled version, with its natural card layout, engages the player like no other Solitaire. Game Features: Klondike Mode 1 Card Draw 3 Card Draw Drag, Drop & Double Tap Cards Unique Visual […] More

by Mark Smith December 7, 2010, 6:01 pm
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Jesse Venbrux on using Game Maker to develop for Apple Devices

Jesse Venbrux has blogged about issues to consider when converting desktop based Game Maker games for use on Apple Devices. Jesse recently spent two weeks at YoYo Games where he developed iPhone and iPad versions of his competition winning game They Need to be Fed. He recommends using vector graphics as these can easily be […] More

by Mark Smith December 3, 2010, 3:51 pm
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Game Review – Kinetics (Kurt Waldowski & Mike Padilla)

Kinetics is another addition to the escalating pile of so-called physics puzzlers where you must position trampolines and the like to guide a particularly bouncy blue ball from its starting position, through optionally collectible-for-points coins, to a portal. For what reason, I’m not quite sure; it’s probably just for a bit of fun. More

by Mark Smith December 2, 2010, 10:04 pm
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Mid-week Community Links

CharliesGames.com have published an interview with Paul Eres creator of Immortal Defence about his current project, Saturated Dreamers. At the GMC there looks to be an interesting discussion about the general lack of support for Game Maker 7 for Mac about to get underway. Gamification is a new game-development Wiki. Apparently this term refers to […] More

by Mark Smith December 1, 2010, 10:50 pm

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