New Features: Multi-stamp, Screenshot Preview and More.

New features, (almost) all about improved game creation! W00t!

Multi-stamp: Select multiple pieces in the Workshop and stamp them as a group. Enables you to create complex structures, bosses, etc. and duplicate them easily.

Screenshot preview: Preview what your game screenshot will look like before you publish your game. Don't like it? It's easy to change!

Easy rotate: Rotate pieces easily. The rotate control appears as soon as the piece is selected.

Add player pieces to your bag: You can now drag any piece to your bag, player pieces included.

Improved navigation: Get from one place to the next more easily and faster, without having to expand the navigation.

Awesome, right? So go make a game now!

Contest Winners: "Robo's Legacy" by tut07 and "Domino Shemomino" by d4rktopaz

Congratulations to our contest winners!

General:
Congratulations to tut07 for winning the General category with his game, Robo's Legacy. In this action game, you are Robo the robot. Can you rid the galaxy of the B.I.R.Ds?



Premium:
Congratulations to d4rktopaz for winning the Premium category with his game, Domino Shemomino. Trigger the dominoes In this contraption game, and let yourself be amazed with the results.



Once again, we decided not to list runners up. There were simply too many great game and we didn't want to leave anyone out. You should play through all the recent hottest games.

PlayCrafter Awarded Maker Faire Editor's Choice Award

We had a booth at the Maker Faire this past weekend. Even despite the last minute nature of things, our setup worked out great. We were able to borrow a friend's flat screen TV to show off a game being created. And we had 3 workstations set up for people to try PlayCrafter for themselves.

John (aka ForkliftKid) makes a game on the big screen
while several teens try their hand at game creation.

It was great to see people's enthusiasm for PlayCrafter. We ran out of the 500 or so business cards we had brought.

Getting hands on with game creation at the Maker Faire's
PlayCrafter booth

We ended the weekend on a high note since PlayCrafter was awarded a Maker Faire Editor's Choice Award. We were very proud to display our blue ribbon since there were so many great things at the fair and only a few got this award.

New Feature: Earn Pips, Buy & Sell Your Own Game Pieces

Rejoice! You can now earn Pips, the PlayCrafter virtual currency, for free by inviting friends or by selling your game pieces to others. You can also buy game pieces, songs, backgrounds that others have created.

How many Pips do I earn by inviting friends?
You earn 30 Pips when your friend creates an account, another 30 Pips when they reach Level 2 and an additional 60 Pips when they reach Level 10.

You still earn 15 points when your friends sign up and now you also earn 5 to 13 points when your friends level up up to level 10.

How many Pips do I earn by selling game pieces?
Right now, you can earn from 13 to 104 Pips per piece sold depending on what type it is and how much profit you decide to make.

When someone purchases one of your pieces, your account will be credited with a number of Pips equal to the profit that you set.The rest of the proceeds go to other creators if you are deriving someone else's game piece and to PlayCrafter for making the system that allows you to sell your pieces in the first place.

So, go on. Start selling your own game pieces now!

New Pieces: Loose Blocks, Weak Blocks and Reticle

We have a set of cool new blocks that come in various shapes and sizes. Time to start building castles, totems and skyscrapers, folks!



Weak Blocks (Free): Now you can really go on a rampage with these destroyable blocks! And, unlike the crumble block, they go away instantly. They can be anchored or not, affected by gravity or not.
Set of 1x1 and 2x2 squares, 1x2, 1x3, 1x4, 1x5 and 2x4 rectangles.

Loose Blocks (Free): Like the Loose Square, Hex and Bar, these blocks cannot be anchored. Set of 1x1 and 2x2 squares, 1x2, 1x3, 1x4, 1x5 and 2x4 rectangles.

Reticle (85 Pips): Add this Taker piece to your level and instantaneously transform your mouse in a sniper riffle. Just point and click to shoot. Since it isn't a player piece but a taker, you can even shoot at the player. Wait... That's backwards!

Contest Winners: "Fleming's Legacy Zero" by Edgewing09 and "Deadly Waters" by Breadfish

Congratulations to our May 15th contest winners:

Congratulations to Edgewing09 for winning the Premium category with his game, "Fleming's Legacy Zero". In this final episode of the Fleming's Legacy series, you have to choose to face the light or retreat into the darkness.



Congratulations to Breadfish for winning the General category with his game, "Deadly Waters". This platformer takes you into the belly of the beast. Will you make it out alive?



We decided not to list runners up this week. There were simply too many excellent games, the list would be too long and we didn't want to leave anyone out. You should play through all the recent hottest games.

New Feature: Music Upload

Rejoice guys and gals! You can now upload your own music to your games with PlayCrafter Premium.



All you need is a song you have the rights to, a Premium account and you're good to go.