Hey everybody. Time for this month's Playlist - that's three mini reviews of games I've been playing recently. You can watch it as a video, above, or read it as an article, below. Up to you! <...
2020-03-31 13:26:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
After finishing my Gloo gun video, I decided I wanted to finally make a GMTK episode about stealth games.
So I wrote a script called "What Makes a Good Stealth Game", recor...
2020-03-24 15:49:57 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! I hope everyone is doing okay during this scary Coronavirus pandemic.
I wanted to get the reading list out to you a bit earlier this month, as I’m sure many of you wil...
2020-03-20 20:55:04 +0000 UTC View Post
So, the next video I'm going to be working on is something I've been meaning to do for ages: "what makes a good stealth game?". What's so awesome about zipping across the rooftops in Dishonored, sh...
2020-03-13 09:55:30 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
So I've been doing lots of really big, in-depth videos lately. Time for something a bit lighter: a quick-fire ode to Prey's amazing immersive sim weapon: the Gloo cannon. Lemme know wh...
2020-03-11 09:25:23 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey all! So we’re two months through 2020, and I thought it was time to check in and let you know what’s been happening.
The channel
So the first video of 2020, 2020-03-03 15:42:58 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! Time for your new Playlist video, with three reviews of games I've played recently. This month we've got simulated pixels, magic signage, and fancy foxes.
Noita
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2020-02-29 13:00:02 +0000 UTC View PostHello everyone! New video - finally! Been a crazy month but glad to get this one out. That's three 20-ish minute videos in 2020, so gonna try something a bit shorter next time I think!
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2020-02-28 18:32:13 +0000 UTC View PostHello! Gosh this took far longer than I wanted it to. But glad to finally have it out. This one is about how to tell stories in level design, but going beyond just skeletons and messages written in...
2020-02-27 16:11:44 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! Sorry for the radio silence for much of this month. It’s been a busy one.
I took a brief Valentine’s holiday, spent a couple days at a studio to consult on an upcoming game I canâ€...
2020-02-22 08:49:58 +0000 UTC View PostHello!
So my second episode of 2020 is about the four characters in Shovel Knight. And it's available now, on YouTube.&nbs...
2020-02-03 16:59:01 +0000 UTC View PostHello!
So, the new video is about the four heroes of the finally-finished Shovel Knight: Treasure Trove. Specifically: their signature moves, and how developer Yacht Club Games designed them....
2020-01-31 14:24:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone. So if you haven't already seen, the GMTK GameClub has come back from the dead over on the Discord channel. It's now being run by our lovely mods - Slam, Adam, and Sandra - and is all ...
2020-01-30 21:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone! Welcome to the first Reading List for the new year.
Starting with this one, I’m going to reduce the number of videos and articles from 30 to 25. To be perfectly honest, I...
2020-01-30 07:59:59 +0000 UTC View PostWhat do you get if you combine a king, a robot, and a baby? It's this month's playlist! That's three mini reviews of the games I've played, for your viewing pleasure. And if you don't feel like wat...
2020-01-27 15:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! This is just a quick reminder that the GMTK Discord is a thing that exists and is good. It's a chill, low key, well moderated, and friendly space to talk about games, current events, game ja...
2020-01-24 15:58:14 +0000 UTC View Post
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Hello!
So this week I released the first episode of 2020. 2020-01-19 14:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! It's time for the first episode of 2020 - a massive investigation into all things random. In this video I'll explore the various uses of randomness, talk about the two types of random, and e...
2020-01-14 20:39:19 +0000 UTC View PostHello!
The new episode of GMTK is finally here! After a much needed Xmas break and then a particularly gruelling editing process on the new video, it's finally done. Almost - this version doe...
2020-01-13 17:37:35 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
So, something I've wanted to do for a while now is create a space on Patreon where willing participants (on $5+ tier) can help me out with upcoming episodes of the show. Especially in ...
2020-01-02 11:03:07 +0000 UTC View PostHello!
So, no playlist this month. To be honest, I'm just playing stuff I've already talked about. I finished up Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and am now back to Disco Elysium.
Bu...
2019-12-26 14:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello!
So, like last year, I wanted to turn the final Reading List of the year into a big recap of 2019's games....
2019-12-21 15:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Hi everyone! Mark here.
So, at the end of each year I like to share with you some thoughts and statistics about my last 12 months’ worth of work.
I think it’s really important to re...
2019-12-16 12:00:00 +0000 UTC View PostHello!
So as you should know by now, every December I dedicate my last video to the most innovative game of that year. I've been doing this since 2015, and just released the video for <...
2019-12-12 11:04:17 +0000 UTC View PostHello!
So, as usual, my last video of the year is on the most innovative game from the last 12 months. In the past I've done 2019-12-07 15:00:12 +0000 UTC View Post
Busy month (as usual, these days) but found some time to check out two big releases.
Cheers! Mark
2019-11-29 14:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello! How’s it going?
You’re getting the reading list a few days early as I’m popping to Essen, Germany for a couple days at the end of November to talk at the Next Level Festiva...
2019-11-25 11:27:24 +0000 UTC View PostHello!
So, a few weeks back I had this silly idea to make a video looking at the accessibility options in this year's biggest games. I wanted to make a follow up to Designing for Disabi...
2019-11-21 11:52:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone!
So, with GMTK turning five years old, this seemed like the perfect time to do a big overview of the channel’s numbers to see what worked, what didn’t, and what can be learne...
2019-11-08 10:45:34 +0000 UTC View PostHello!
Wow, I can't quite believe it. Today marks the 5th anniversary of Game Maker's Toolkit.
On November 6th, 2014, I released my first (proper) video to YouTube: a video essay about ...
2019-11-06 07:27:16 +0000 UTC View Post