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    Spelunky

    Derek Yu’s Spelunky (in Game Maker for PC and coming soon to xBox Live Arcade) has been attracting a lot of attention on Indie Gaming sites recently whilst remaining noticeably absent(??) from YoYoGames.com and the official Game Maker Community. Spelunky is a platform game in which you explore caves to collect treasure.  Each game is […] More

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    Cactus IGF Finalist, GMIndie Issue 3

    Cactus’ 3D platformer Tuning has been announced as a finalist in the $2,500 Nuovo Award category of the 2010 Independent Games Festival.  Also on GMB: Cactus lecture on 4-hour game design. GMIndie have released the third issue of their Game Maker magazine (direct pdf link).  There are two ‘reviews’ and a feature on the 3D […] More

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    2 Game Maker Games to watch out for in 2010!

    Two upcoming Game Maker games were featured in IndieGames.com’s recent list of “Ten Indie Games To Watch Out For in 2010“. The first is Tuning by Cactus in which you control a ball through a world of blocks with the object of the game being to reach the goal on each level.   “As you […] More

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    2009: 100 Game Maker Games in 10 Minutes

    Happy New Year everyone! I’ve spent the last few weeks putting this video together. It’s my take on Rinkuhero’s classic 100 Game Maker Games in 10 Minutes video. All the games included were either made or completed in 2009, and I’ve restricted it to a maximum of 2 games per developer. More

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    TIA Limited Gfx Competition Entries

    The $100 TIA limited graphics competition is accepting entries until 10th November, from when 10 days of voting commences. Here is a look at the three games that have been submitted so far. Black and Blue – GMC topic and download link A surprisingly addictive arcade game where all you can do is shoot! You […] More

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    Review: Doodle Balls – artistic fun?

    Doodle balls, a game created by Stubbjax02 yesterday, is in the beta stages–though it is rather difficult to tell! The graphics are superb, and the sounds are indeed brilliantly done, plus the gameplay is rather addicting – even though the only mode available is easy. More

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    Robbie was too Swift

    I was the first person to vote in the latest Cage Match. However I decided not to bother leaving a reply. Just thought I would let you know. The final score was Frozzd by 2DCube………………….73 votes, Robbie Swifthand And The Orb Of Mysteries by scream681…..83 votes. The match was a close battle between Frozzd by 2DCube […] More

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    Frozzd frazzles caveman

    The winner of YoYo Games’ first, Winter themed, competition “Frozzed” has claimed victory in the second cagematch since its return. 2Dcube‘s $1,000 winning game defeated last weeks winner Caveman Craig with 63% of the votes. A game to silence any detractors of 2-dimensional game play. The comparison to Mario is inevitable, with elements from Paper […] More

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    Caveman Craig beats competition winner

    RhysAndrews’ Caveman Craig has stormed to victory in the first GMC cage match for a long time. The game, which was awarded 2nd place in the YoYo Games Ancient Civilization competition, was put up against the winning and third placed entries. Caveman Craig showed it really was the community’s choice by polling over 50% of […] More

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    Monkey Island!

    I came across a preview of the imaginatively titled Monkey Island 5 at the Game Maker Community. The game is being built to demonstrate the AGEGaM (Adventure Game Engine for Game Maker) which was made by its creators. I was interested in this for two reasons – first because I loved the first two original […] More

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    100K plays for Crimelife

    Crimelife 2, a 3D Grand Theft Auto clone created by Sakis Rogas, has become the first game on YoYoGames.com to have been played more than 100,000 times. Crimelife 2, which is also a YoYo Games staff pick, has been played almost twice as many times as the second most popular Game on YoYo – Sascha […] More

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