I know I only started GNews very recently, but I'm afraid I will no longer be posting news stories to the blog. I have recently been offered a position over at the popular (and best :P) news blog Game Maker Blog run by Philip Gamble.
I will more than likely be turning the blog into a more personal blog, blogging about thoughts and my computery goings on. I will also *probably* be changing the name from GNews to GBlog...original I know!
On a side note, I will probably be redesigning the blog in the near future, that is, if I don't destroy it!
I'll keep you posted... ;)
Well, I'm back from my holidays until next wednesday when I'm off again for 2 final weeks, and I've had a lot of thought about the direction I wish to take the site in. I have big plans for the site from September onwards.
Firstly, I'm going to be needing a few staff members, unfortunately unpaid. I will be needing at least two writers for GNews, as I won't be able to update that regularly alone.
Also I will be promoting regular users of the community to moderators and global mods to keep an eye on the (hopefully to be) growing community.
And finally I will need a few writers to contribute to GMag issues. All members will receive a special title or rank on the community forums and will have a considerable say in all things Grabeorama.com related.
I will post a bit more info after my 2 week holidays which should be some time mid-August ish.
I am currently redesigning the main website. It should look similar to the screenshot below when it goes live. The newer simple layout will also be used on the forum (it is now the default theme, so head on over!)
I plan to have the new theme out before I go on holidays again (1st July), so keep an eye out for it :)
You may have already noticed, but I have changed the forum software from phpBB(v3) to SMF(v1.11). The main reasons for the change are, it's much easier to change (code-wise), it's simpler to use, has a calendar function, easier to integrate with the main site (ie. this one and GMag), has a Karma function, has a better support forum for when I need help (wich more than likely will be a lot!).
Also, I will be going on holidays this Saturday for three weeks, but I should still be contactable via email/twitter.
GMag has also been postponed until September due to my holidays/exams combined.
Finally, many of you have been reporting errors on the site so thank you, I've tried to get around to many of them, but there still might be a few ugly ones lying around, so I'd appreciate if you let me know if you see one! The main cause for the errors is the forum software change, and most errors have been resolved.
YoYo Games have recently revealed another video regarding their PSP-Gamemaker runner. The video shows Competition 05 runner-up Pixelry 1.
The video shows the game running quite smoothly, although a few graphical issues are visible involving image depths, and there is no audio, but the project is well under way and the YoYo Team seem to be working hard on it!
As of August 2010, GameMakerGames.com have gotten quite a few new updates to the site, including a neat new logo: The comments and profiles now look much better and are easier to use. Also a neat
YoYo Games have announced that they have replaced all the competition06 tags for entries to their most-recent competition, with the hashtag "#YoYoComp06".
The reason for the update was to
So I am back from my last holidays, and can now start looking for writers for GNews. I have created a topic over at the GMC, which also mentions a few other positions that are available, so check it
