New Logo Competition, Judging Commences
26 Oct, 2009
Thanks for all of your entries (more than 500)
The deadline for entries has now passed
I will create a short list and Mark Overmars and I will decide on the winner(s) as soon as possible.
I expect we will be able to make an announcement this weekend .
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October 26th, 2009 at 2:36 pm
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October 26th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
More than 500? Wow…
Good luck everybody!
October 26th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
I cant wait for GM8
I hope the winning logo will be awesome too.
October 26th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
[...] would be holding a competition to see who could make the best new logo for GM8. Earlier today, he announced that the time for submitting your entries has now come to a close. The winners(s) will be picked [...]
October 26th, 2009 at 6:35 pm
I can’t wait either.
October 26th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
DAM IT! I kept forgetting to enter them.
Oh well, I don’t mind.
October 26th, 2009 at 9:51 pm
Geeze, I had a lot of them but then I forgot to submit them, If I submit them today, will you please count them in the contest! I worked so hard to make them, it took me hours upon hours of work.
October 27th, 2009 at 3:49 am
me 2 but i had no where to upload mine to, and now i am being hunted down by killer robots from microsoft.
October 27th, 2009 at 3:54 am
beware, beware they are coming for us all one by one once they remove me and my friends they will split up and take over the world.
October 27th, 2009 at 4:17 am
Good to hear. I don’t really care if I win, but being a runner-up and getting GM8 would be nice.
Will you ever compile a list of all the entrants somewhere, or will only a handful/the winner be shown?
October 27th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
I’ll miss the old ball-n’-hammer Gamer Maker logo, but I’m sure the new one will be great!
October 27th, 2009 at 4:19 pm
Great to hear there were even more than 500 designs. I’m curious about all the wonderful entries!
October 29th, 2009 at 7:39 am
Okay… I’m getting really excited over here. Can’t wait for the weekend/reveal.
October 29th, 2009 at 4:40 pm
Me too, it’ll be good to see the new logo and the runners up.
October 30th, 2009 at 8:05 pm
Sorry…I’ve been ill with something very like Swine Flu this week and missed my call with Mark. Now looking doubtful we’ll make the announcement before next week …SORRY !!
October 30th, 2009 at 9:33 pm
Damn, feel better Sandy. We all can wait for the news.
Take care of yourself, I’m sure people will understand.
October 30th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
Get better Sandy! Like Postality said, we can wait for the results and it’s no huge rush.
I do really want to see the results though, so please don’t postpone the result for months on end or anything like that, please.
October 30th, 2009 at 10:03 pm
I don’t understand! I’ll protest! I’ll shoot myself! I cannot wait!
Ok, fine, I just wanted to see what it feels like to be one of the totally obnoxious posters.
Hope you get well, you get sick while giving a talk at the Casual Games Forum?
-Elmernite
October 30th, 2009 at 10:05 pm
Ugh, crap. Oh well. It happens to everyone I guess.
November 1st, 2009 at 1:43 pm
cant wait to see the results
November 1st, 2009 at 1:44 pm
And hope you get to feeleing better sandy!
November 3rd, 2009 at 7:53 pm
This just came out of nowhere, but I was just messing with icons for a program at work and this thought came to me. Can GM8 support a game icon with 8bit alpha and multiple sizes? With windows Xp this was never a big deal, with Vista and Win7, it will show if it doesn’t.
Anyway, I don’t have the time to download the beta and find out right now. I thought it might be easier if I just let someone answer it for me.
-Elmernite
November 4th, 2009 at 2:24 am
@elmernite: I believe that is the case. I’m not 100% certain, though…
November 4th, 2009 at 5:17 am
In that case, is there a way to convert directly from PNG to icon files? If it isn’t too much trouble, that would be a nice feature to include.
November 4th, 2009 at 5:33 am
Hmmm. Should be interesting seeing what is chosen in the end (guess we`ll see this coming weekend). I`m sure no matter what is chosen, most comments will be negative! (Just warning in advance!) The hammer thing has been around for a long time, so it`s only natural.
Tbh, I`m *alot* more interested in hearing even just a “month” ETA for GM8. Will we be getting it next month in time for Christmas or January or…??? (Really really *really* wanna make use of that .png support!)
November 7th, 2009 at 9:01 pm
Announcement today? Tomorrow?
November 8th, 2009 at 7:43 am
Just once I’d like you guys to be on time…
November 8th, 2009 at 7:17 pm
Sandy, I know that you need more time, but in this case is good to edit blog entry and write it, it should take no more than 30 seconds.
November 9th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
I guess he’s dead, swine flu doesn’t take 2 weeks… or he just forgot
November 10th, 2009 at 12:52 am
sandy….?
November 10th, 2009 at 12:59 am
Weekend came and went. An update would be nice.
November 10th, 2009 at 4:16 am
Yep. 2 weekends in fact…
as much as I appreciate YoYos contributions to GM (& keeping the program alive & kicking), the delays & lack of info are things I`d love to see stop.
Sandy, whenever ya do reply…
please update us on what you currently realistically feel the GM release date window is going to be.
November 10th, 2009 at 5:45 am
I’m sure if it’s being delayed it’s for a good reason.
Imagine you’re a software developer and you want to sell a product to make money. Would you delay it intentionally? I don’t think so.
Maybe Sandy is very ill and is unable to get out of bed, nobody really knows. As far what’s happening with GM8 release well it seems Sandy is more about the Mac stuff and Mark is for PC so she may not even know the full details about it as she already said she missed the phone call with Mark while she was ill.
People just need to be happy with what they have and stop with the want want want reguardless of what it costs the other person.
Try building a game and set a release date on it (a REAL game not those “I made this in 2 hours” games) and see if your target is 100%.
Software development is like working in an IT environment. Sometimes you don’t know what the day is going to bring and what problems you may have to fix. and those things may be something you don’t know what’s wrong as everything seems right.
So many people whine and complain about GM8 not being out yet but they haven’t even used GM6/7 to produce anything yet.
They should just set the moto “It’ll be done when it’s done” as that’s the best release date a programmer can give you anyway. There’s to many variables when it comes to everything working in a nice smooth environment.
I’m sure we’ll hear something soon, we just gotta wait that’s all.
November 10th, 2009 at 6:28 am
Well said Postality, & very true.
*But* I guess my real concern is lack of info…
if the stuff I`ve read elsewhere (not here) about YoYo`s financial situation is true & say for example YoYo were holding off on releasing GM8 so it fits into the next financial “quarter” profits (for shareholder/investor reasons) that would be something I`d like to know…
or if YoYo have yet to start coding the new non-SoftWrap liscencing & aren`t sure who`s going to do that – that would be something I`d like to know…
or if they`re going to hold off release for another 6 months for a simulataneous launch with GMMac & new features (presumably game sales) on the site – that would be somethign I`d like to know…
lots of thing could be dealying GM8.
I don`t mind if it comes out in 1 week or 1 year – all I ask for from YoYo is to be upfront & open about what`s actually happening & what they actually realistically expect the ETA to be.
Not much to ask really.
PS: I love what YoYo have done so far (apart from the lack of info on progress).
PPS: Sandy is a guy
November 10th, 2009 at 10:22 am
Good day, Sandy. Good day and good luck for you to recover asap. I’m from Kazakhstan. My heart is weak, so my English is. But, I’m sorry, I’ve sent several logos my friend had made. And they are really cool, I think. Please, Sandy, say something. Are you alright?
November 10th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
Sandy can’t be very ill, 25 minutes ago he tweeted about being in the Soho House for lunch
November 10th, 2009 at 7:12 pm
i am rely sory, but i have to say that.
can anione please tell me why aren’t you guys at time, i mean ok one day late is aceptable, but 2 weeks??? and yoyo games competition was late for FEW MONTHS!!!!!!!!!
i mean pleaseeee. guys if you don’t have time for personal meting we are at 21st century, use the phone or skype or msn what ever please. and missed phone call??? jesss can’t you call back.
and i don’t care when game maker 8 comes out, but i want that IF YOU SAY IT WILL BE DONE AT XXXX THAN DO IT IN TIME!!!! i mean than devlopers should submit after deadline and say if you are late i will be late,
I realy like yoyo games and game maker, I know you guys are busy but than say that ressoult will probabli come out in XXXXX but give yourself more time, I mean everytime you say resoults will come out i was very nerve, and then they were not out, please think how many people was disapointed cuz you are late.
please dont take this as insult, with this i wna help you.
ps.: I know my english sucks
November 11th, 2009 at 1:33 am
Sometimes I wonder if the YYG staff (including Sandy) simply forget about the company for weeks at a time. Considering how there is hardly ever any activity going on, I wouldn’t be surprised.
November 11th, 2009 at 4:22 am
I, too, am disappointed that there have been no updates, although I’m not surprised, as this has become the norm.
November 11th, 2009 at 10:42 pm
I wouldn’t be angry as of yet, I would wait to see if they have a good explanation/excuse or not.
November 12th, 2009 at 3:25 am
What the heck? Did they forget or what? Do you even have anybody working on the final or a second release canidate for GM8 either? I kinda don’t care for the logo, but it would be nice to know the results. :/
November 12th, 2009 at 5:16 am
In hopes of clearing up some of the confusion about the logo contest here I’d like to let you all know that the 5 finalists have already been notified. I received an email on Oct. 27th saying I had been selected as 1 of 5 finalists. I also received another email from Sandy on the Nov. 2nd explaining how the contest had been delayed because he had swine flu. I know this isn’t much info but I figured I would let those that haven’t been notified yet know that it is likely their designs were not chosen. Sorry if that’s you, but best of luck to the other four finalists. I’ll let you know if I get any more insider information.
November 12th, 2009 at 5:21 am
Yeah it would have been polite for them to let us know. It’s not like 500 people were waiting for the results or anything.
November 12th, 2009 at 6:30 am
if that is true why didn’t they tell us truth??? I mean why didn’t they anouce?
when 500 people is waiting you don’t let them know???
well, beware I am very disapointed……
November 12th, 2009 at 6:31 am
and why just swine flu…..
November 12th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
[...] – Beneibe, YYG blog [...]
November 12th, 2009 at 8:56 pm
He twittered me, saying he will be posting on the glog soon, but he’s got a very long todo-list.
November 13th, 2009 at 2:58 am
I know everyone worked so hard to make their logos. I propose a yyg logo competition archive be created, so I’ve created one
http://s1.zetaboards.com/GameMakerStation/topic/2520595/1/
Please POST a link to your logo so you can show off your work.
I congratulate the finalists (Every thought I have NO clue who they are yet). Good job everyone!
I hope you feel good soon Sandy. Swine flu can be very hard on the body :’(
November 13th, 2009 at 4:02 am
Sorry. Those typos will probably throw you off.
“I congratulate the finalists (Even though I have NO clue who they are yet). Good job everyone!”
There we go. All better
November 13th, 2009 at 5:55 am
Well, at least if the 5 finalists have been known since the 27th of last month…
then (I guess) we`ll have the actual overall actual winner name real soon
(Congrats Beneibe on being one of the 5 finalists anyway!)
November 15th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Uh-oh… another weekend about to pass… thought for sure Sandy would have posted *this* (3rd) weekend.
I`m sure the entrants are dying with frustration at this stage not knowing who has won…
Oh well, guess he must be pretty busy sorting out GM8 stuff, so I guess he cna be forgiven
November 15th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
I hope you’re getting well…
You really should try to release GM8 before the holidays, because that’s when people will have the most free time to use it.
November 16th, 2009 at 12:49 am
Sorry, I feel like some kinda spammer here… (I promise this`ll be the last from me for a while.)
I just want to 2nd what Eb Tech said there. I`m sure there are *many* people holding their breath for GM8 to be released in time for their Christmas holidays.
So Sandy – *please* – when ya post the next update, clarify your position on the ETA of GM8 & put us out of our misery.
I think we`d all *much* rather know now for sure that it`s not coming out next month rather than “living in hope” & then being disappointed.
Hope the logo thing is working out! Goodluck!
November 16th, 2009 at 1:11 am
@dadio GM8 RC2 was out earlier today. Won’t spam the link but if you look for another blog about Game Maker it has updates on both the logo and GM8.
November 16th, 2009 at 1:40 am
If this:
http://gamemakerblog.com/2009/11/13/which-of-these-game-maker-8-logos-do-you-prefer/
is how Game Maker is going to look I am going to be disgusted. (No offense to the makers of each logo.)
November 19th, 2009 at 1:07 am
Oh, good lord. I normally support YYG, but this is getting freaking ridiculous. And in more ways than one:
1) What everybody is complaining about: THE LOGO. Why must this take so long? You are on course to be over a month late.
2) The Mac version. I recently made the conversion from Windows to Mac. The only loss was Game Maker, but when I found out you were creating a Mac port, I was ecstatic. How long must this take? You said it would be over by the end of the summer! Aaaargh! Long rant!
3) GM8, of course. As I said, I use Mac, but you are disappointing a TON of people. Jeez. I imagine it’s basically what the “Mac wait” is for me.
So, seriously. Can you please hurry up? Or acknowledge that the company exists? Pleeeease…
November 19th, 2009 at 3:19 am
By the way I do respect you guys, even if you choose a logo I don’t like. I hope you get over the Swine Flu Sandy. Being sick is cruddy. =(
November 20th, 2009 at 7:48 am
honestly, this is stupid. Surely there’s someone at YYG who can get in touch with Sandy and give us SOME kind of update on the situation? I don’t care if you don’t give us any info on the logo or whatever, it’d at least be good to know that Sandy’s not dead or something. Do only two people work for YYG or something, and only one knows how to use a blog? Talk about breaking customer loyalties and such.
November 20th, 2009 at 12:34 pm
This is gettin’ funny but there ain’t nobody laughin’. I don’t mean to be rude, but seriously – could somebody update us on Sandy’s condition and take some initiative and responsibility to speak for YYG? There’s no excuse for this beyond poor management and/or laziness.
November 21st, 2009 at 2:51 am
Sandy answered the question on this post http://glog.yoyogames.com/?p=606#comment-6315