C++ Runner, GMac, & iPlay update

Almost certainly the result of recent criticisms toward the company, the official glog has been updated twice for the first time in about a month to give progress updates on the current Game Maker related projects.
The glog’s latest post announces that a (limited) private beta of the C++ runner should be available sometime next week. [...]

Runner & Maker Info

According to a recent post by Sandy Duncan, Game Maker 8 will most likely be re-written in C++, making development for multiple platforms much easier. For now they are simply working on re-writing the runner and porting the ‘maker’ to Mac.
The main goal with the C++ runner is to essentially copy all the functionality of [...]

C++ Runner Beta Slated for February

Sandy at YoYo Games has announced in a recent blog post that a beta of the the C++ runner is scheduled for February, 2008. A Mac beta is expected to be available before the end of this year.
YoYoGames is also planning to require registration for new Game Maker downloads. This is [...]