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GameMaker Studio – Giveaway #2

Following the success of our previous giveaway, we’re giving away another free copy of GameMaker: Studio Professional by YoYo Games to another lucky reader, worth USD $100. With people now making a living using GameMaker: Studio this flexible engine is becoming more and more valuable to game developers across the world. However, not everyone can […] More

by Mark Smith March 25, 2013, 10:35 am
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Weekend Community Links – Call of the Wild, Free Halo 4, EXE Creation Returns

Call of the Wild, a game by Anthony Case, has won the final $1000 Steam competition. YoYo Games have teamed up with Microsoft again for a new competition, branded as The Ultimate Experience. Entrants can win a copy of Halo 4, reimbursement on the Windows Stores, Xbox 360 consoles, and a backstage pass to Microsoft […] More

by Mark Smith January 27, 2013, 8:22 am
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GameMaker Studio – Giveaway #1 – Results

Our first GameMaker: Studio giveaway received over 400 entries, and I’m pleased to announced that a winner has now been selected by random draw. And the winner is… More

by Mark Smith January 21, 2013, 12:15 pm
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GameMaker Studio – Giveaway #1

To celebrate the New Year, we’re giving away a free copy of GameMaker: Studio Professional by YoYo Games to one lucky reader, worth USD $100. How To Enter Entering is easy! You can get up to two entries to the draw, the winner of which will be announced January 20th. More

by Mark Smith January 3, 2013, 6:23 am
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November Comp Winner – UndeadZ

The winner of YoYo Game’s second $1000 Steam competition has been announced. UndeadZ, created by EZ ICE, is a zombie survival game which seems to draw inspiration from the popular title The War Z. Honorable mentions have also been listed in the official announcement. The results of the third and final Steam competition should be […] More

by Mark Smith December 19, 2012, 9:41 am
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October Comp Winner – LaserCat’s Halloween Deadventure

The winner of YoYo Game’s first $1000 Steam competition has been announced. The winning game, curiously named LaserCat’s Halloween Deadventure, was created by Daniel McFarline during the month of October. Lasercat’s Halloween Deadventure is available on Steam and the IndieCity store. More

by Mark Smith November 16, 2012, 1:19 pm
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$12000 YoYo Games Microsoft Competition Announced

YoYo Games are currently hosting an app development challenge in collaboration with Microsoft to welcome the recent launch of Windows 8. More

by Mark Smith November 5, 2012, 11:17 am
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$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

by Mark Smith October 9, 2012, 7:53 pm
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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

by Mark Smith October 6, 2012, 5:48 pm
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GMC Jam #6 – 72 Hour Competition

The GameMaker Community is hosting its 6th GMC Jam, a 72 hour game development competition run by members of the forum. This event is being held over a weekend at the end of the month, Saturday 28th to Monday 30th April. Participants are encouraged to use an optional theme, and a special handicap has also […] More

by Mark Smith April 17, 2012, 6:05 am
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2011/2012 Creative Game Challenge Theme

The theme for the 2011/2012 Creative Game Challenge has been revealed as ‘collisions’. This will be third game development competition for Dutch High School students organised by Mark Overmars’ Utrecht University. Entered games are required to be made using version 8.1 of GameMaker and can be submitted either by an individual or a small team. […] More

by Mark Smith November 18, 2011, 1:25 pm
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Project-W Wins Creative Game Challenge

The puzzle game Project-W has won the â‚¬1,500 grand prize in the Creative Game Challenge. As well as the grand prize a further â‚¬6,000 in prizes were up for grabs for shortlisted games in the game development competition for Dutch high school students. Project-W is a platform based game in which flooding must be prevented […] More

by Mark Smith June 24, 2011, 3:03 pm

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