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    Recently Featured: Uin, TimeStill 2

    Uin by biggt (~25MB) With distinctive dark art work and challenging puzzles this platformer will either have you confused and frustrated or engrossed in its mysterious world. The better of the two reviews on YoYo Games explains the game well: “The game is absolutely stunning in the graphics department and the lonely, dark music only adds to […] More

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    Game Maker 8 Decompiler Released

    A Game Maker 8 decompiler has been released together with the decompiler’s source code, documentation on the Game Maker 8 executable file format and a list of issues with the way game data is stored. The decompiler (original GMB post) is fully functional and converts executable files created in Game Maker 8 to a .gmk […] More

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    Game Maker Survey 2010 – The Results

    Just over three thousand people took part in the Game Maker survey organised by Brian Fetcher/GMIndie/GMVision. A 72 page PDF document listing the results has now been released.  Where the questions were multiple choice the percentages are given and for write-in questions a selection of answers have been shown. View survey results: PDF, Google Docs. More

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    DS Game Maker 5 IDE Interface Looks Familiar

    DS Game Maker 5 IDE (click to enlarge) The screenshot above is of the DS Game Maker 5 game editor a beta of which has just been released [10MB]. The similarity to that of Game Maker will no doubt enrage some YoYo Games forum members (see previously). The DSGM manual has a short section discussing [...]

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    GMVision takes over GMIndie

    I wondered why GMVision, creators of a Game Maker video show and previously the GMLive Game Maker radio, had collaborated with the over-ambitious GMIndie to run the recent poorly implemented Game Maker Survey. Things obviously ran a little deeper than I thought as it appears that GMVision has now taken over complete control of GMIndie. Looking […] More

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    in Games

    Recently Featured: Xenon, Not-So-Massive Action Game

    Xenon by *iRhymeWithRawr* Xenon is an arcade-style scrolling shooter in which you control a little ship faced with massive, uniquely-designed, enemies. The aim is simple – to destroy said enemies before they destroy you. Xenon is easy on the eyes with simple yet slick graphics. The effects also look great when faced with a big […] More

  • in Competition, YoYo Games

    YoYoComp06 Round 2 Games Announced

    YoYo Games have announced the 42 games which have made it through to round 2 of their sixth competition. The latest round of judging again reduced the number of contenders by more than half just two days after the contest was narrowed to 107 entries. More

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    Preview The Game Maker’s Companion

    A preview of The Game Maker’s Companion is now available on Google Books. The preface, including full contents list, and first 52 pages are included in the online preview.  The book is written by Jacob Habgood, professional games developer Nanna Nielsen and Martin Rijks (the former GMC administrator Smarty) and features a forward written by Game […] More

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    in Competition

    Game Maker Game Dustforce in $100,000 IndiePub Final

    IndiePub Games have announced the 6 finalists and the community choice winner in their $105,000 game development competition.  One of the finalists, Dustforce, described as an ‘acrobatic puzzle platformer’ by creators Woodley Nye and Lexie Dostal, is written in Game Maker. Gameplay trailer below. Last year Game Maker games Climb to the Top of the […] More

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