GMTech Magazine

GM7 Pro Contest - Winners Revealed

GMTech — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 12:24:25 +0000

The GM7 Pro contest reached an end a few days ago and we have been going through and sorting out who gets the prizes. I can now tell you that we have decided on the final ten and they have all confirmed and have received an activation key.

They are now all enjoying GM7 Pro for free, what a great way to end the year. There were a lot of great entries, however we could only pick ten and they are;

The Winners

T-Dub
Peter Colborne-Veel
Manuel
Giorgio Sotiropoulos
Rigoberto Juarez
Mariano Ariel de la Torre
Schalk
Jatz
Newbguy
Matthew Kremer

Thanks for all your support to GMTech Magazine, look out for our next issue and further competitions that we will have going on.

The Awards are Here

GMTech — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 21:45:50 +0000

Ladies and Gentlemen, GMTech has been entered into the Ga me Maker Blog Community Awards. We have been entered into ‘Best Periodical Publication‘ section and we would like to get as many votes as possible not only for GMTech, but also to support Game Maker Blog. They are a great source for news and information, everything and anything that you need to know regarding GM is posted there for you to have your say on.

So take some time to visit the Game Maker Blog Community Awards and vote for the best periodical publication, along with all the other categories that are there.

Why not, just a little bit of fun to end the year. Don’t you think we have deserved your votes, after over two years of service to you and all Game Maker around the world.

Thanks

GM7 Pro Contest - Closed

GMTech — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 19:58:59 +0000

The GM7 Pro contest has reached an end. We have received several entries and we are now going through each of them and deciding on which ten people will get an activation key to GM7.

Although the form is still online, any entries that are received after this message has been posted will not be counted, therefore you won’t stand a chance in winning.

We received more entries that we originally thought were going to come through, so it will take us a little bit longer to sort out the final winners. However if you are a winner you will either receive an email on the 21st or 22nd at the latest. In that email we will ask you to confirm a few things regarding your entry, then we will send you the activation key. There will be a deadline for ‘accepting’ the key, if you don’t reply to us within the given time you will forfeit your key and it will be handed to the next person on the waiting list.

That’s how it will all work, so keep checking your inbox over the next few days.

Thanks for all your support to GMTech Magazine, look out for our next issue and further competitions that we will have going on.

Issue Fourteen : Out Now

GMTech — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 20:34:25 +0000

Its the issue that you have all been waiting for and now its finally here. Its been over two years since GMTech first entered the world of magazine making and we hope to be back again in a year time after releasing several more issues. Many of the people who were working on the first issue have now left, however GMTech has continued to grow and become even better than it was from the first release. For that, I say thank you to everyone who has been involved with GMTech over the last few years. I would also like to say a big thank you to gmjab, who was the editor of GMTech for some time. Its been a struggle to get this issue out, however only slightly later than we wanted to release here it is. This issue has 35 pages of great content for you to get your teeth into. Here is what you can find in Issue Fourteen…

NEWS
WHAT’S GOING ON
STAFF SAY

ARTICLES
GMTECH GIVEAWAY: GM7 PRO
WHAT MAKES A GAME ADDICTING
GAME DIFFICULTY
GETTING YOUR GAME BE SEEN
THE RIGHT HOST FOR YOU
HOW TO PIE THE PLAYERS
TWILIGHTPHANTASM - THE DARKER COMMUNITY
THE JARVIS PRINCIPLE

EXCLUSIVES
INTERVIEW WITH SANDY DUNCAN
INTERVIEW WITH RUSSELL CARROLL

GAMES & REVIEWS
MOOMOO
GRAPPLER

EXTRAS
INSIGHT INTO: S*CORPS
INSIGHT INTO: SENSELESS WAR
10 ESSENTIAL FREE RESOURCES FOR WEB DESIGN
G3D EFFECTS LIBRARY
FREE APPLICATIONS

Issue Fourteen [November 2008]

[Direct Link] - GameMakerTech.info
[Mirror One] - Box.net
[Mirror Two] - Savefile.com

The Return of the Mailing List

GMTech — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 20:41:43 +0000

I have spent the last few days looking for a suitable replacement for the mailing list system that we were previously using. I was thinking about just using the forum to send out the emails, however that would have meant that I lost the ability to send HTML messages - so you won’t get to see a nice looking email. I then thought about getting a script similar to what we were previously using, where you get a nicely styled message each time there is an update. I then thought about using a system like Feedburner, where you enter your email address and you will receive an email each time their is a new blog post posted.

So after much thinking I decided that the best way to go was to use Feedburner. So I got everything set up and now If you wish to get notified each time there is a new update, then you can easily do so by visiting the mailing list page and filling out the simple form.

Subscribe to GMTech Magazine by Email

Can We Start Again?

GMTech — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:04:38 +0000

The GMTech Forum is not back to it’s former glory. The original plan was to get it launched at the same time as the website, however there was a further delay with getting some more recent backups of the forum. If you registered on the forum that was hosted on the previous server, then you may be able to use the same login details here. This is because backup is over one month old, it was made on September 1st (more recent backups were made, however they were corrupted and didn’t contain the forum). Sorry about the trouble caused by this.

Since some of the content on the forum is needed for Issue 14 and future issues, we may end up with heavily delayed issues. I know much of Issue 14 is together, however a few more pieces are needed and those were located on the forum. If your able to help get us back on track, the best thing to do is to apply to be a writer or reviewer. Check out the Submit section for more information on that.

As you know, we email users through our mailing list system as soon as a there is a new issue or some important updates. Due to the server move we still need to get this setup, but I can assure you that we will get that ready very soon. Then you may need to register again before your able to receive updates (due to us not getting backups). If you haven’t take the time to register, then keep a look out for my next post which will contain information on how to signup.

If you submitted a game for review and it was tagged as Issue 15, 16 or later, can you please submit it again.

Thanks for your patience.

RSS Feed

GMTech — Fri, 19 Sep 2008 13:38:06 +0000

Currently we have two RSS feeds that you can use. You have a choice of using the one that is for posts on the site, or the one that is for posts (announcements) on the forum.

I suggest that you all update your RSS feeds to http://gmtech.vlexo.net/feed/ or http://gamemakertech.info/feed/. Even though the same announcements will be posted on the forum and the website, the way the WordPress RSS feed is set up makes it more attractive to you. Also the website may contain some exclusive look at content, interviews with the team and other game creators. So it will be beneficial for you, to use the GMTech Website feed.

Forum Update

I am still in the process of retrieving the latest possible backups for the forum, mailing list and downloads section. However I hope that these pages will be online again in the next two weeks. The problem is that there is trouble contacting the main server provider, therefore they can’t pay the balance and thus the server won’t be turned on. Just keep checking the site, and you should be updated shortly.

Rating System Update

With YoYo Games announcing an update to their rating system, I can also reveal that we will also be changing our current system. We hope that the changes that we aim to make in a few issues time will lead to creators and gamers getting an even better understand of our thoughts towards their games. Also with some news that there are 23,000 completed games on the YYG site - lets hope they don’t all submit them to us at once as we are a little low on reviewers and writers. If you want to apply, make your way to the submit page and find out how. With the forum being offline you can use the contact form to send through your questions.

Post any comments you have

GMTech is Back

GMTech — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 17:36:46 +0000

That is right, GMTech is back online - better than ever. Following some more server troubles with our host that we were with for around eight months, we have returned to Vlexo.

New Website
Since I was unable to recover some parts of the old GMTech website, I have decide that it would be best to change things around. Not only have we returned to our old host, but we have also returned to WordPress (WP). Using WP will allow the website to be updated easier, and more often. You will also see several members of the GMTech team posting blogs here about games, you will get to see reviews, articles, and even some exclusives before there in the issue.

Members now have the option of posting any comments they have, something that was available on the old site - however wasn’t set up in the best way.

New Forum
Due to the fact that I was unable to recover some parts of the forum. I was able to recover some topics that were on the forum for a long time, by searching through several backups, but not all. So I apologise if your account has been deleted however if you were one of the luck people, then you should still be able to get access into your account.

Following the rebuild of the forum you would be glad to know that you will able to receive several privileges by registering on the forum, such as;

Chance to win several prizes in our prize draws
Exclusive look at content, before anyone else
Chance to submit your questions for exclusive interviews
Chance to play exclusive games

The forum is currently offline, until I fully sort everything out.

Issue Fourteen
As you probably guess this will be slightly delayed, following the forum being down for a few days. It was a real shame as this was on full production, but as there was no access to the forum it meant several bits of content from the team and other people were unable to get through fast enough. When it does get released, here is a taster or what will be in Issue 14;

Exclusive Insight Into: S*CORPS
Development: G3D 3D Effects Library
Development: Creating Humour in Games
Article: Making your game be seen on YYG
Article: The Development of Senseless War
Preview: Showdown Academy
Exclusive Interview: Sandy Duncan

Thank you for your patience. If you have any queries about specific articles or certain bits of content, then feel free to post. It is only by receiving your feedback that we can further improve.