An interesting topic is picking up some interest on the GMC, about a new version of WINE (for linux) which claims to be able to run GM7 games without too much trouble. For a while now GM5 games have been working with WINE without much difficulty, but this is one of the first reports of [...]
Filed under: GM Releases, Informational | Tagged: gm7, linux, softwrap, wine | 6 Comments »
By now all of you are most certainly aware of the GM decompiler floating around, but what Caniac discovered today may come as a bit of a shock to some readers.
The user discovered that GM7 in fact ‘decompiles’ packaged extensions for Game Maker 7. This allows any user to view the source code to any [...]
Filed under: Game Maker (General), Informational, Public Announcements | Tagged: addon, code, decompiled, decompiler, exposed, extensions, gm7, package, revealed, sourcecode | 11 Comments »
In the PR flap following the release of Game Maker 7, several independent projects were started as Game Maker replacements. Despite a considerable amount of skepticism, some of them have made noticeable progress. Here’s a report on their status.
G-Creator
The current incarnation of the abandoned G-Java project, G-Creator plans to allow users to make Java games [...]
Filed under: Community Websites, GM Releases, Game Maker (General), Informational, Yo Yo Games (General) | Tagged: gm7, enigma, azíel, g-java, g-creator, lgm, lateralgm, releases | 15 Comments »
Sandy Duncan, spokesperson of YoYoGames has released a statement regarding the recently developed GM Decompiler, a program which can ‘convert’ GM 5, 6 and 7 executables back into their original editable GM6/GMK files. The statement reads:
Anyone tempted to take someone else’s hard work using a “decompiler” or any other method may find that they have [...]
Filed under: GM Releases, Informational, Yo Yo Games (General) | Tagged: decompiler, gm7, mac, osx, yoyogames, yyg | 6 Comments »
Today Game Maker Blog had a post concerning a “crack” for GM7 Pro, hosted on YoyoGames’ own web site. This file, called “gm70_drxj.exe”, contains another file called “DrXJ.exe” and is a trojan horse program disguised as a Game Maker crack.
Note that the same file was uploaded twice with identical descriptions. Do not download or run [...]
Filed under: Informational, Tip, Yo Yo Games (General), YoYo Games Website | Tagged: crack, gm7, virus, yoyogames | 22 Comments »
