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    in Game Maker 8, YoYo Games

    Sound Effects creators for Game Maker 8 wanted

    Mark Overmars has revealed that YoYo Games received over 25 applications from people wanting to make free-to-use sprites for distribution with Game Maker 8. The spriters’ identities however have not been revealed as contracts have not yet been made with the successful applicants. YoYo’s search now turns to sound effects that will be distributed in the next […] More

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    in Uncategorized

    Don’t make games in four hours if you stink!

    Jonatan Söderström, perhaps better known as Cactus, creator of games including Ad Nauseam 2 and Clean Asia recently gave a lecture (using Game Maker) on “Four-Hour Games Design” at the Independent Games Summit. TIGSource has an rather nice article about the presentation and as I wasn’t there I will guide you that way if you […] More

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    in GameMaker Media

    Please tell me GMKing hasn’t done this

    The once mighty appears to have fallen [gmc topic has been deleted, screenshot below].  Has GMKing the team behind the YoYo Games wiki, GMCast and MarkUp really been reduced to collbarating with gap-to? Apparently not.  Robin wasn’t aware of this post until I asked him. “Good Lord have mercy.    I feel the need to shoot someone. […] More

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    in Distribution, Websites

    Revenue sharing for Game Maker games

    Indie gaming website GameJolt (website | GMB review) has launched a beta version of their ad revenue sharing scheme.  The website, which also hosts games written in languages other than Game Maker, will pay developers a percentage of the advertising income derived from any pages relating to a particular developer. For developers that sign up in the […] More

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    in GameMaker Media

    GMVision out May 25th

    GMVision, a planned Game Maker TV show to rival GMTV, have released a trailer and have confirmed that they plan to release their first episode on Monday 25th May. GMTV meanwhile have released a short video about ev149‘s use of a Game Maker decompiler. More

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    in Uncategorized

    KwikLook magazine, issue 2

    The KwikLook magazine by Darren Poole (previously known for GMWeekly) has released its April issue (number 2), featuring 13 pages of content. (Direct download link) Kwiklook’s writing team now also includes GMB blogger Matt Scorah (scoz), as a reviewer. Hello and welcome to the second issue of KwikLook. This month, we’ve made some big changes […] More

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    in YoYo Games

    New wiki design

    The official Game Maker wiki on YoYoGames.com has today received a face-lift as a new theme designed by GMKing has been installed.  The new look, as yet un-announced by YYG, is a much-needed improvement on the previous template which suffered from a narrow page design and small text. My only criticism is the placement of […] More

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    in GMC

    First person caught using Game Maker Decompiler?

    A foolish GMC user has been caught decompiling a Sound Recorder application hosted on YoYo Games.  ev149 posted in the Community section of the official Game Maker forum with a problem he had experienced with Game Maker “when I try to open a sprite, object, or script, no buttons show up” providing a screenshot to demonstrate the issue. […] More

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    in GameMaker Media

    GMKing and GMTV to part company

    GameMaker Blog can exclusively reveal that Game Maker TV is to split from Game Maker media group GMKing.  Both of these organisations have been troubled of late with very little emerging from the brands of GMKing this year which include MarkUp, the GMcast podcast, GMTV and the former wiki (now integrated with the YoYo Games […] More

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