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5 GameMaker Cliches To Avoid

GameMaker is a wonderful tool and it allows those with creative ideas who don’t have all the technical know-how to produce their own games. But after many years, we’ve seen a lot of home brew games, and it’s about time some cliche features and thoughtless design failures are put to rest once and for all. More

by Mark Smith August 14, 2013, 4:19 pm
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Legend of Iya Raises $75,000 On Kickstarter

Legend of Iya (pronounced Ee-yah) has raised over $75,000 on the popular crowdfunding website Kickstarter. Made entirely in GameMaker 8.1, the project has been in development for a decade according to Andrew Bado, the sole developer. Legend of Iya is a 2D story-driven platformer game centered around a young protagonist who unknowingly finds herself lost […] More

by Mark Smith August 14, 2013, 12:29 pm
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in Comment, Community, Development, Game Maker 8, GameMaker Development, GameMaker for Android, GameMaker for iOS, GameMaker for Playstation, GameMaker for Web, GameMaker Studio, GMC

5 GameMaker Success Stories

It’s quite easy to underestimate the power of GameMaker at first glance, yet many developers use the popular game creation tool professionally as a means to supplement or even generate their entire income. Below are five such individuals who have experienced commercial success in some form by using GameMaker: 1 – Sean Chan lands a […] More

by Mark Smith July 24, 2013, 3:09 pm
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in Community, GameMaker Development, GameMaker Studio, YoYo Games

Poll – Which Platforms Are You Interested In Making Games For?

It has been over a year since GameMaker Studio was launched, and the powerful game development engine now exports to a variety of platforms including Windows, Mac OS X, HTML5, iOS, Android, Ubuntu, Windows Phone 8, and recently Tizen. We’re curious to know which of these platforms GameMaker users value the most. Vote for the […] More

by Mark Smith June 7, 2013, 11:40 am
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Softwrap Limited Ceases Trading

Softwrap Limited, a company that provides e-commerce and DRM solutions for digital products, will cease trading on 1st September 2013. Softwrap was infamously an integral part of older GameMaker products, and while many veteran GameMaker users will be pleased to hear of its demise, the implications of Softwrap’s closure may be significant for GameMaker 7 […] More

by Mark Smith May 25, 2013, 12:40 pm
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Why Jailbreaking and GameMaker Don’t Mix

We were reminded in March by a GameMaker Community topic that jailbroken iDevices are useless for testing iOS games made with GameMaker Studio. If you weren’t already aware, here is a recap; section 7 of the GameMaker Studio FAQ simply states that jailbroken devices can not be used, “sorry”. Jailbreaking is a process that removes […] More

by Mark Smith May 18, 2013, 1:30 pm
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in Community, GMC, Websites, YoYo Games

GameMaker Forums Hacked…Again

In what is becoming a routine occurrence, the official GameMaker community forums have been hacked yet again. The forum’s homepage was defaced, and other parts of the forum were rendered completely inaccessible. It appears as if YoYo Games, the company who are developing the GameMaker program, quickly closed the forum to limit further damage, though […] More

by Mark Smith May 10, 2013, 1:35 am
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GameMaker Studio ‘Win Big’ Competition Announced – $120,000 Prize Pool

YoYo Games have just announced their biggest competition to date, with cash prizes valued at $35,000, and additional software prizes worth up to $85,000. The ‘Win Big’ competition requires entrants to use GameMaker Studio to create games for Windows 8, submit them to the Windows Store, and have them pass Windows Store Certification before 28th […] More

by Mark Smith May 3, 2013, 8:48 am
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First Look At New YoYo Games Logo

CEO Sandy Duncan has offered a first look at the brand new company logo for YoYo Games, the creators of the GameMaker Studio game development engine. The new logo features a modern, minimalistic, and professional design. A subtle abstraction integrates the characters “YY” to form the shape of a yoyo. The logo is entirely gray-scale, […] More

by Mark Smith May 2, 2013, 4:29 pm
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Man Tattoos GameMaker Studio Logo On Arm

Update: The GameMaker Studio logo has since been changed » In mid-April, GameMaker community member Gor2kidder suggested he was planning to get a GameMaker Studio tattoo to demonstrate his passion for the game creation engine. Many commentators were skeptical or dismissive of the concept, and didn’t actually expect him to go through with the act. More

by Mark Smith April 28, 2013, 7:29 am
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Exclusive: Interview With The GameMaker Community Hacker

Just over a month ago, Game Maker Blog reported that the popular GameMaker Community forums had been hacked. YoYo Games, the company who own the GameMaker program and operate the board, estimated that between 5000-8000 user accounts had been compromised by a password logging script. They were wrong. Game Maker Blog has hosted an exclusive […] More

by Mark Smith April 22, 2013, 6:30 pm
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Official Mailing List

Today we’ve launched a brand new feature for the site which will help you stay updated with the latest GameMaker news – without having to check for new posts every day. We will be sending an occasional newsletter to readers that sign up for our mailing list. This newsletter will include an overview of the […] More

by Mark Smith April 10, 2013, 2:38 pm

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