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GameDev Behind The Scenes #1 – Making A Small Sellable Game Fast by @nmeunier

Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes throughout an indie game’s development cycle? In this ongoing devlog series for my upcoming game Missile Cards, I’m peeling back the curtain to share my processes, thoughts, tips, and experiences as I develop and launching a small commercial game on Steam using GameMaker Studio. In […] More

by Mark Smith January 19, 2017, 6:06 pm
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Missile Cards Needs YOU!

Missile Cards is a fresh, new mash-up of the Atari classic, Missile Command, and the functionality of a strategic, turn-based card game. I recently caught up with the developer, Nathan Meunier, to find out how the game idea came about as well as delving a little into his background in gaming. More

by Mark Smith January 11, 2017, 11:54 am
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Indie Insight: Santria by @schottidev

Recently I caught up with the GMS 2 game developer responsible for the fantastic looking Santria, a work-in-progress light-hearted RPG made by @schottidev. More

by Mark Smith January 5, 2017, 3:03 pm
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Inspiration for Your First GameMaker Attempt

So you’ve taken the jump and decided to download GameMaker: Studio. But what are the simplest gaming options for you to take your first steps in game development? More

by Mark Smith December 22, 2016, 2:00 pm
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First GameMaker Studio 2 Game Jam

The release of GameMaker Studio 2 Beta version has brought many new features to GameMaker, not least among these are the tile map functions. In order to show these functions off and to get users used to them YoYo Games have launched the first ever GameMaker Studio 2 Game Jam. More

by Mark Smith December 9, 2016, 12:00 pm
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First Impression Feedback – #01 DRADIS

by: Highlandcoo twitter website GMForum Do you like Space? Do you like Spaceships? Have you always wanted to control one of your own? And… can you type fast enough to survive?! In this game, a single typo can kill you! More

by Mark Smith December 8, 2016, 7:02 pm
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GameMaker Studio 2 Now Available to Buy!

YoYo Games today announced that GameMaker Studio 2 Beta is now available for all to purchase. This is exciting news for developers wishing to get theirs hands on the newly released software and owners of GM:S Professional can get it the upgrade for just $59.99. This is a one time purchase of the software in its current state and […] More

by Mark Smith November 22, 2016, 5:42 pm
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Kickstarter Spotlight: NYKRA by ENDESGA

NYKRA is an upcoming game from ENDESGA which is currently live and Kickstarter and Steam Greenlight (links at the end). This week I caught up with Seth from ENDESGA to find out a little more about him and the game. Preparations are being made for the trailer… ~here’s a sneak peak at a test scene […] More

by Mark Smith November 18, 2016, 6:00 pm
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GameMaker Studio 2 Is Here!

A lot has been made of the recent announcement that GameMaker Studio 2 has entered into open Beta. Many of the regular users have taken to Twitter to post their opinions are screenshots of the new software. We first reported on the new software back in 2014 following former YoYo Games CEO, Sandy Duncan’s announcement on […] More

by Mark Smith November 6, 2016, 10:09 am
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Ownership Change – What Now For GMB?

Those of you that still frequent this blog for its amazing resources will know that Matthew posted this final post way back in March 2015, over 18 months ago now. It was with this post that he declared the end of his contribution to this blog and the time-consuming maintenance that comes with running a […] More

by Mark Smith November 4, 2016, 8:11 am
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GameMaker Blog Ceasing Publication

UPDATE: GameMaker Blog is alive and well but under new ownership, read more here. I’m leaving this post up as it was Matthew’s last post and explains why the blog was inactive for 18 months. ——————————————————————————————————————————– Unfortunately, GameMaker Blog will be ceasing publication for the foreseeable future. I’m no longer able to maintain the website […] More

by Mark Smith March 8, 2015, 9:17 pm
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List of Successfully Funded GameMaker Kickstarter Projects

Independent game developers seeking to raise funds for their projects have been turning to the popular crowdfunding website Kickstarter as a means of doing so. A number of GameMaker projects have appeared on Kickstarter, and while not all have been successful, several have. We’ve compiled a comprehensive list of GameMaker projects that have been funded […] More

by Mark Smith March 7, 2015, 2:04 pm

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