Buckle Up, Aspiring Gamedev Heroes: MAGS June is All About a Grand “Rescue”

Adventure Game Studio. Easily my favorite engine, second only to SCUMM. So, MAGS! Unlike most jams, which tend to last from 72 hours to a full week with no engine restriction, this one spans a month and requires participants to use... wait for it... Adventure Game Studio! Who's in the mood for creating some adventure games?
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MAGS May Brings About “The Fickle Hand Of Fate”

MAGS April Is a Case of “Mistaken Identity”

MAGS March: Because “Size Matters” When Creating a New AGS Game

MAGS February 2017: Get Creative and Define “As Time Goes By” In Game Form

MAGGIES 2016: Show Some Love For Your Favorite MAGS of Yesteryear

While you’re likely familiar with – or have at least heard of – either Unity, Unreal Engine, CryEngine or Lumberyard, how about… Adventure Game Studio? I mean, while titles made with that one may be few and far between, aspiring developers do buckle down to create new ones for the MAGS jam every single month. Awesome games too, for the most part. Games which you should totally play, and not just because of MAGGIES 2016. But also because of MAGGIES 2016. Did I mention MAGGIES 2016 yet? Twelve months, twelve rounds of MAGS, twelve winners, and now it’s time to find out just who gets to add a virtual MAGGIES
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MAGS January: Game Making About… “Transformation”

MAGS December: Make a “Pickpocketing” Game That’s a Real Steal

MAGS November: Game Jam In the “Afterlife”

MAGS October: Piece Together a “Genre Shift” Game

MAGS September: Can You Make a Game That’s “Pure Evil”?

MAGS August: “Distance No Object” When Making Games With Adventure Game Studio

MAGS July: Fight “Extinction” by Making a Game About It

MAGS June: During Which “Neglected Historical Eras” Is the Setting For New Games

MAGS May: Turn Rolling Stones’ “Jumpin’ Jack Flash” Into a Game

MAGS April: Create “Natural Disasters” In Game Form

MAGS March: Make a Game About the “New Seasons”

Adventure Game Studio. Easily my favorite engine, second only to SCUMM (bet ya didn't see that coming). Anyway, MAGS! Unlike most jams, which tend to last anything from 72 hours to a full week with no engine restriction, MAGS spans a full month and requires participants to use... wait for it... Adventure Game Studio! Who's in the mood for either playing, or even better, creating freeware adventure games?
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MAGS February: Make a Reality-on-the-Norm Game to Celebrate Its 15th Anniversary

MAGS January Opens Its Doors to Game Creation Revolving Around “Black Death”

Adventure Game Studio. Easily my favorite engine, second only to SCUMM (bet ya didn't see that coming). Anyway, MAGS! Unlike most jams, which tend to last anything from 72 hours to a full week with no engine restriction, MAGS spans a full month and requires participants to use... wait for it... Adventure Game Studio! Who's in the mood for either playing or even better, creating some freeware adventures?
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MAGS December: Where Games About Being “Depleted” Are Made

Adventure Game Studio. Easily my favorite engine, second only to SCUMM (bet ya didn't see that coming). Anyway, MAGS! Unlike most jams, which tend to last anything from 72 hours to a full week with no engine restriction, MAGS spans a full month and requires participants to use... wait for it... Adventure Game Studio! Who's in the mood for either playing or even better, creating some freeware adventures?
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MAGS November Says “There be monsters” – Make a Game About Them!

Ah, Adventure Game Studio. Easily my favorite engine of all time, second only to… SCUMM (bet ya didn't see that coming). Unlike most jams, which tend to last anything from 72 hours to a week, with no engine restriction, MAGS spans a full month and requires participants to use Adventure Game Studio. So who's in the mood for some fresh freeware adventures?
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Time to Play the OROW 9 Games (Remember to Vote!)

One room, one week, one game, a ninth time. One Room One Week (aka. OROW) is part game jam, part competition, tasking developers with creating a title using Adventure Game Studio within a single week, utilizing but one room. One. Just one. Not two. Not three. One. Oh and the games from the latest outing are readily available, awaiting playing and voting.
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MAGS September: Make a Game Featuring "Stephen King"

The Ninth One Room One Week (aka. OROW 9) AGS Competition Is Almost Upon Us

For some reason, I've always thought MAGS was the only popular Adventure Game Studio (AGS) competition. Turns out, I couldn't be more wrong, as One Room One Week (OROW) also attracts a lot of attention. And why shouldn't it? A competition that has aspiring developers make a game with just one room, within a single week, is... well, it's restrictive, but at the same time, a potentially great way to force outside-the-box thinking.
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MAGS August: Express "Drowning" In Game Form