The GMC Game Jam winners have been announced and it's a tie for first place! Congratulations to TrueValhalla and Ziggler1 who will each recieve a copy of GameMaker:HTML5 amongst a host of other prize goodies.

1st place:

Disillusion by TrueValhalla

A minimalistic, kind of abstract platform game with a focus on exploration.

Break The Facade by Ziggler1

Help bridge the gap between the two opposite worlds moving obstacles in one world to alter the other. 

3rd place:

An Inconvenient Facade by RetardedLemon

In a world where nothing is what it seems, can you find a way to move on?

The full list of the order of winners and their games to download and play can be found here  Thanks to all 60 entrants, what a fantastic, creative lot you are! We particularly like the compilation video of all the game entries by GMC member theSnidr who kindly put together below :)

We are pleased to announce that the ad-free version of Skydiver Drop Zone is now available to download for free from the GetJar website.

Skydiver Drop Zone is an addictive arcade style split second reaction game requiring lightning quick fingers. In Skydiver Drop Zone players must leave their skydiver to free fall for as long as possible, before opening their parachute just ahead of the point of no return and guiding them safely to the drop zone.

Skydiver Drop Zone on GetJar

Skydiver Drop Zone is also currently available on the Android Market and Apple App Store, priced at £0.69 (GBP), €0.83 (EUR), $0.99 (USD).

Simply Poker Squares, the addictive solitaire card game, will be on sale at a new price of $0.99 (US), £0.69 (UK) and €0.79 (EUR), down from the original price of $2.99 (US), £1.99 (UK), €2.39 (EUR). This offer will be available until Tuesday 28th February 2012.

In Simply Poker Squares, the rules couldn’t be simpler; build as many poker hands on a 5x5 grid of squares from a deck of 25 cards. That’s it!

Whether you’re new to Poker or a seasoned veteran you’ll find yourself hooked on getting the perfect game.

YoYo Games has been nominated for 3 categories in the Pocket Gamer 2012 Awards!

These are the games they feel represent the finest examples of pocket gaming from the past 12 months – anything that got reviewed on Pocket Gamer between January 1st and December 31st, 2011, qualifies.

Android Game of the year with Mr Karoshi

PG's review Darker than a bar of Bourneville, this is a uniquely twisted platform puzzles that sparks your synapses while tickling your funny bone 9/10 Gold Award

Xperia Game of the year with They Need To Be Fed

PG's review A wonderful platform experience, beefed up with new levels and given extra clout by the Xperia Play's slide out controller, They Need To Be Fed needs to be played 9/10

Congratulations to Jesse Venbrux who created both these games!

Best publisher 

Based on Publishing frequency, quality and variety of releases, format support, and Qualityindex.com score.

PG have entered the judging phase of the process and shall announce the winners at a special event held during GDC week in early March (more details to come). We're pretty chuffed to be nominated against some pretty strong competition in the shortlist so wish us luck!

Help Froad catch his favourite bugs in this fun filled game for all the family

Today we are excited to announce the latest game release FROAD from YoYo Games launching today, Tuesday 7th February, for iOS and Android devices!

In Froad, players take control of an amphibian character called Froad, who is named this way because nobody can tell if he is a frog or a toad. Froad is a survival game where players must catch as many bugs as possible, as requested by Froad himself, to see how many days they can help him survive. If players catch the wrong bug or a bad bug, such as a Bee or a Wasp, Froad’s health will deteriorate until his hunger bar is empty, at which point the game will end.

Froad contains two insect-filled worlds for players to take on, the Forest and the Pond, containing a variety of different bugs dependent on the location. Each world will cycle between day and night which will bring different varieties of creepy-crawlies for Froad to munch through, but it will also bring new dangers for Froad to avoid.

Froad features:

• Simple single-tap gameplay
• Two bug filled worlds to munch through; Forest and Pond
• Day and Night cycle brings new bugs and new dangers
• Universal App – Optimised for iPad, iPhone and Android
• iOS Game Centre support, over 60 achievements and 6 Leaderboards

Check out the trailer for Froad below:

Froad  is available to download via iTunes and The Android Market and priced at £0.69 (UK), €0.79 (EURO) and $0.99 (USD).