Latest news from the GMC announcements forum http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php Wed, 09 May 2012 09:42:12 +0000 1440 http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=539335 http://yoyogames.com/news/101

GameMaker is the software of choice for teaching game based-learning. From technology summer camps, elementary schools, high schools, and universities, GameMaker allows students to create games in a matter of hours with the only limit being one’s imagination! YoYo Games offers academic versions of GameMaker for educational purposes because GameMaker’s simplicity and extensive selection of online resources for easy lesson planning make it an excellent tool for teaching programming, technology and game design.

Techknowkids has been running a successful game design class since 1994. Techknowkids uses GameMaker for students aged 10 to 14-years-old. Organizers created a great video showing kids and parents how game development ignites imagination and creativity here: http://techknowhowkids.com/summer-camps/game-design/ game-design.html

YoYo Games will be introducing a new education resource page called GameMaker in Education that will have information, frequently asked questions, links to resources, tutorials and help with courses for both teaching staff and students. We will also have a dedicated section on the GameMaker Community for sharing materials, school science competitions, projects and opinions.

There is so much going on with GameMaker that we want to help promote and showcase organisations that teach, hold competitions and champion after school club projects. If you are a teacher currently using GameMaker, get in touch and tell us about how you use GameMaker at http://yoyogames.com/help/contact.]]> Wed, 09 May 2012 09:42:12 +0000 http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=539335 http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=539245 http://yoyogames.com/news/102

We are pleased to announce that several of our popular iOS and Android titles are now available to play for free in HTML5 on our website!

Simply click on an image (see link) to play or click on 'HTML5 Games' in the Games menu at the top of the page.

Enjoy :)]]> Tue, 08 May 2012 09:23:48 +0000 http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=539245 http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=537337 http://yoyogames.com/news/100
Here at YoYo Games we like to encourage and promote GameMaker community endeavours. Today, we're highlighting Roencia Game Creators: http://www.roencia.com

Roencia Game Creators is a resource for indie and casual game developers that offers “Graphics for Games”, amongst other things, for those that want to focus on programming and not the creation of graphics. Developers can make games using these graphics without paying royalties or even attributing them (*credit is really nice though)! Developers can edit and modify the graphics in any way for use in game/application.

A number of GameMaker members are always on the lookout for great resources for their projects and we think this is a great site to check out!

If you like to find out more information, please see the links provided below;

Roencia Game Creators Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Roencia-Game-Creators/ 124802927607986
@Roencia Twitter
Roencia YouTube Channel - http://www.youtube.com/user/Roencia?feature=mhee ]]> Tue, 17 Apr 2012 10:08:27 +0000 http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=537337 http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=536012
Seeing as it's the holidays we decided that releasing only one game just wasn't quite enough, so we have decided that we would also launch Simply Word Search today for iOS and Android devices!

Simply Word Search brings our uniquely styled Word Search to your iOS and Android devices.

With over 40 categories available and 2 game modes to play, Simply Word Search offers players a polished and content rich experience like no other.

Simply Word Search features:

Beautifully Hand Crafted Retina Graphics
Universal Support for your iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad!
48 Categories available for Free, from Animals to Insects and Cars to Pirates we have something for everyone!
5 Board Sizes to choose from on iPad
3 Board Sizes to choose from on iPhone
All words are checked by hand to ensure they are family friendly!
2 Game Modes to play!
Standard Mode – Quite simply Word Search as you know and love it
Survival – Find a word before the timer reaches Zero! Each word found adds time to the clock.
Game Center Support with 34 Achievements to unlock!
Never miss a letter with our Easy Highlight and Letter Magnifier


Simply Word Search is available to download for free via iTunes and Google Play.

iOS -http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simply-word-search/ id503862579?ls=1&mt=8
Android -https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com. yoyogames.droidwordsearch]]> Fri, 06 Apr 2012 16:29:14 +0000 http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=536012 http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=536008
Starting on Thursday 5th April and running for two weeks until the 20th April, Simply Solitaire Pro will be priced at just £0.69/$0.99, down from its normal price of £1.99/$2.99.

The game was developed in-house using GameMaker: Studio, which allows users to easily create video games without any prior computer programming experience.

Simply Solitaire Pro is a uniquely-styled version of the classic card game. With its natural card layout, feature rich content and polished visual style, Simply Solitaire Pro is the only Solitaire game anyone needs on their iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad or Android phone and tablet.

Direct Link:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/simply-solitaire- pro/id496855269?ls=1&mt=8]]> Fri, 06 Apr 2012 15:15:19 +0000 http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=536008