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  • in Discounts, GameMaker for Steam, YoYo Games

    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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    in Competition, GameMaker for Steam, GameMaker Studio, YoYo Games

    $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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    in Competition, GameMaker Studio, YoYo Games

    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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    in Development, GameMaker Development, GameMaker for Steam, YoYo Games

    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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    in Blog News, Community

    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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    in Blog News

    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

  • in GameMaker Studio, YoYo Games

    GameMaker: Studio Gets Windows Phone 8 Compatibility

    YoYo Games announced yesterday future support for Windows Phone 8 would be added into GameMaker: Studio. The compatibility will be added later this year when the device is available to the public. “We are thrilled to be working closely with Microsoft to launch GameMaker: Studio for Windows 8 and Windows Phone 8,” Sandy Duncan said, […] More

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    in Game Maker 8, YoYo Games

    Education Scotland Offers Free GameMaker 8.1 Licenses

    YoYo Games have donated a number of licenses for GameMaker 8.1 to Education Scotland, as part of further encouraging game design and the use of digital resources in schools. The government agency today revealed in a blog post they intend to make the free licenses available to teachers and educators. Those interested can make a […] More

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    in GameMaker Studio, YoYo Games

    GameMaker: Studio Now Available for Free

    A free version of GameMaker:Studio has been released as part of a restructing of the GameMaker hierarchy. The changes come after the anticipated 1.1 update for GameMaker: Studio was rolled out four days a go. Now part of what is being called the “GameMaker: Studio Family” the free edition allows anybody to create and publish […] More

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    in Community Links

    Weekend Community Links: Scirra Arcade, GMX Cleaner, GMC Jam

    Scirra recently did a interesting interview with MarketJS, which is website that is a site that aims to connect HTML5 developers with publishers. The interview covers the different different types of publishing agreements available and an estimate on how much each type of licence sells for. Gnysek updated his GMX Cleaner during the week, a .net app […] More

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    Weekend Community Links: GMDN, GM4Mac, Cinders Release

    Game Maker Developers Network – Carlos Ramos has released a slightly humorous trailer of the GMDN which he plans to take into closed beta on August the 1st. YoYoGames have dropped the price of Game Maker for Mac to $19.99, half the regular price for a limited time sale. Tom Grochowiak made a interesting post a […] More

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