June 17, 2013
June 13, 2013
I first saw Emscripten a few years ago. It compiled C++ to Javascript. My mind boggled! How cool! This year at Game Developers Conference there was a talk showing that Emscripten plus asm.js could run C++ games in the browser with good performance. I was amazed.
After publishing my article on hex grids, I decided I should do something different for a little...
June 12, 2013
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SimBlob. This is the project that got me interested in tile games, hex maps, pathfinding, road drawing, economic simulation, AI, and procedural map generation. Those of you who have been following me for a long time know that these are topics I'm especially fond of. This project was a huge influence on me and my game programming site. It ended 15 summers ago.
SimBlob was the simulation game engine...
Hey folks! If you like game design doodles, check out GAME DESIGN TIPS, my new Tumblr! All the game design advice you could ever need, at the tip of a ballpoint pen!
If you’re not a professional game designer after subscribing to GAME DESIGN TIPS, there’s no...
June 6, 2013
June 1, 2013
by BRIAN FETCHER
GAZETTE — It's finally happening, folks! YoYo Games is moving into their new Office! See how I said that with flared nostrils? That's how excited I am! Have you ever wanted to get a good look at the new YoYo Games Office (Located at: 5 West Victoria Dock Road, Dundee, DD1 3JT, Scotland)? You're in luck....
May 31, 2013
May 24, 2013
by BRIAN FETCHER
GAZETTE — In late April YoYo Games announced that they were doubling their staff and relocating their office to a larger office space on the top floor of DundeeOne development. The new staff size goal is 50 in total (it's currently 25) and will fill positions such as: systems development, software engineering, sales and customer service.
YoYo Games says...
May 22, 2013
by BRIAN FETCHER
GAZETTE — Softwrap (popularly known as SoftCrap among a vast number of GM users in the Game Maker Community) handles registration upgrades (GM Lite to GM Pro). Softwrap was to distribute GameMaker without fear of piracy (as they do with many other products). Sandy Duncan just received the following letter from Softwrap which he says "will make some long term GameMaker devs smile quite a bit"....
by BRIAN FETCHER
GAZETTE — GameMaker Studio turned 1 years old today! What can you do to help celebrate? Retweet this and tell YoYo Games what you love about GameMaker Studio. Happy Birthday!
"We've even got a few bday presents to give away!" -- YoYoGames, Ltd.
