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    Game Maker Suggestions List

    Mike Dailly has taken a look at the Game Maker suggestions list compiled by BBGaming and Rusky and has written a commentary about some of the ideas on his personal blog.  Both IDE usability and functionality/performance issues are included in the suggestions. There are way too many points to address here and the long list […] More

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    Community Links: Improved Contest Prizes, NYU Workshop, Ukash

    Prizes in the NALGames contest at GameJolt have been improved. The winning game maker now gets a t-shirt and two games (or monetary alternative). In preparation for the Global Game Jam New York University are holding a Game Maker basics workshop next Wednesday evening. The event is aimed at total novices. Full details Game Maker […] More

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    Android Game Review – Simply Solitaire HD (YoYo Games)

    Now available at the considerably smaller file size of just 4.11MB Simply Solitaire HD is the first game created in Game Maker to be published to the Android operating system. The game of Klondike Solitaire is the same as that available on both iPod and iPad and, as on iOS, is a free download. The controls […] More

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    greenTechPLUS+ to be YoYo’s First PSP Title

    David Galindo’s arcade-puzzle greenTechPLUS+ is the first title that will be published by YoYo Games to the PlayStation Portable.  No details of pricing have yet been released. greenTech won first place in YoYo Games’ Save the Planet competition back in February 2009. The PC version of greenTech Plus currently sells for $3.95. Little has been […] More

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    GameJolt/NALGames Invention Contest

    NALGames are holding an invention themed game creation contest at GameJolt. Prizes of indie games are offered for the top three games as judged by a panel of GameJolt members. The contest began last night and runs until February 14th. Full details at GameJolt. More

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    Game Maker Games Roundup: Super Sequels

    Sequels are relatively rare in the Game Maker world, but among those that exist are some real gems that take the original game’s good bits and make them better. Let’s take a look back at five of the best sequels made with Game Maker. Jumper Three (Matt Thorson) Not everyone took a liking to Jumper […] More

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    Designing for Hardcore Gamers and Casual Gamers

    There are so many different potential players of your game and it can be hard to make your game suit different tastes.  Here I examine two broad gamer definitions that can be expand into many more. Hardcore Gamers You can always pick one out of a group of people; they eat, sleep, dream, and talk […] More

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    Weekend Community Roundup: Mac App Store, TIGJam Oz

    Jesse Venbrux’s Frozzd and You Probably Won’t Make It have been released on the Mac App Store at $1 a piece. On the first day the store was available both titles were in the top 20 paid apps. GMVision and a media organisation calling themselves Game Polisher (who used to run a ‘radio’ show) are […] More

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    Game Maker for Mac Decompiler?

    A Game Maker for Mac decompiler [above] was under construction just prior to YoYo’s very public cease and desist regarding the decompiler for iOS Game Maker games. I have not been able to get hold of the developer since that story broke so have no idea as to whether they intend to continue with the project and […] More

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