Gotcha Gotcha Games(GGG) is looking for creators who can create official DLC for the Maker series.
Have you ever felt any of the following? If yes, come and join us!

〇 I’d like to see the graphic/music that I’ve created to be used all over the world!
〇 I find it difficult to create a full game, but I can create graphics and music!
〇 I want to make income from selling assets

You can focus on creating your materials, and GGG will provide…

● Advice on how to turn them into products
● A platform to sell the product
● After-sales service

Please check the eligibility requirements and other information below. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

For more information, please visit the following URL
https://rpgmakerofficial.com/en/application/official_dlc/

*Please give us several business days~week to respond.

Behold dear game developers! We are thrilled to announce that we, Gotcha Gotcha Games, the developer of the RPG Maker engine series, will soon be holding our RPG Maker Festival 2023 Steam Sale Event!



What is RPG Maker Festival?RPG Maker Festival is our annual Sale event held on Steam! This is where we and all RPG Maker indie developers around the world join-hands together and show what the RPG Maker engine series and your great creation is made of and get recognized by game players and fans across the world! As long as your game is made by RPG Maker series or Pixel Game Maker MV and has a Steam Store page, you are eligible to participate!

So far, we have confirmed that more than 300 titles will be participating in this Steam Sale event, including the widely acclaimed titles like The Witch's House MV and LISA: The Painful!


Apply for Entry into the Festival NOW with Your Game! (Deadline - January 26, 2023, 06:59 AM Pacific Standard Time / Jan 26, 2023, 23:59 Japan Standard Time)
While we already have a lot of developers confirmed willing to participate, there must be developers or great titles that we are unaware of! But fret not, there is still time to apply! If you have released an RPG Maker made game on Steam (incl. Coming Soon titles), we would love to see you joining us! Apply to us now via the URLs found at the bottom of this article!


We Are Also Looking for Game Videos! (Deadline - January 26, 2023, 06:59 AM Pacific Standard Time / Jan 26, 2023, 23:59 Japan Standard Time)
Along with the above call for title application, we're also looking for contents to broadcast on our Steam Event Page during the Sale! If you have made videos or are considering making one that showcases your game, we are happy to have it broadcasted during the Sale on our Event Page! The video can be for released games or Coming Soon games!


Application Eligibility
Your game must be made by RPG Maker series and Pixel Game Maker game engines.
Your game must be released on Steam (Coming Soon games are also fine as long as there is a Steam Store Page registered and visible to the public)

■How to Apply・Companies / Indie Developers in Japan (Japanese Form)https://forms.gle/eP7hRXm3JHCg8QZB7
・Oversea Companies and Indie Developers (English Form)https://forms.gle/TGdNZfajgHccLoAF8
Please fill out the form above and submit to us.


■ Application Deadline
Pacific Standard Time: until 06:59, Thursday, January 26, 2023
(Japan Standard Time: Until 23:59, Thursday, January 26, 2023)

Please note that for game video applications, we may have to do some screening if there are too many submissions.


■Related URLs and Twitter AccountMaker Series Official Twitter Account: https://twitter.com/tkool_dev/
RPG Maker Official: https://rpgmakerofficial.com/

The official DLC "Minikle's Background CG Material Collection "Fantasy" part02A/B", perfect for background images of fantasy works, and "Summer sound material collection", a collection of music materials that evokes a refreshing summer, are available today!


From the "Minikle's Background CG Material Collection" series, which has released a collection of beautiful background materials, "Minikle's Background CG Material Collection "Fantasy" part02A/B" is now available.
This collection includes many backgrounds for character conversation scenes, such as cityscapes and castles in a fantasy world.
There are also time-lapse differences such as morning, evening, and night, so you can use them according to the scene you want to create.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2238800/Minikles_Background_CG_Material_Collection_Fantasy_part02_A/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2238801/Minikles_Background_CG_Material_Collection_Fantasy_part02_B/


Summer sound material collection" is a collection of music data perfect for expressing a summery world view.
It is a set of BGM and SEs inspired by RPG sounds from the 90s to the 00s.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2221560/RPG_Maker_MV__Summer_sound_material_collection/

RPG BGM and Battle SE Pack" contains a total of 12 tracks, including BGM for towns and inn breaks necessary for RPGs, as well as music and SEs that can be used in battle scenes. (BGM: 7, SE: 5)
It also includes BGM inspired by the ending music after the game is cleared, which is a nice to have, so if you are wondering what music to use for your piece, check it out!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2221580/RPG_Maker_MV__RPG_BGM__Battle_SE_Pack/

Two titles have been released: "Pastel Kawaii Assets" with cute 3.5-scale characters and "Pastel Kawaii Assets - Mini Version" with the head sizes of the characters and tiles adjusted to familiar sizes!

Both collections of pastel-colored children's room-inspired materials allow you to create cute, pop-colored games.


・A total of 4 character types: 1 hero and 3 NPC characters, complete with walking and various animations
・Furniture objects such as drawers
・Walls and floors designed to feel like a bedroom, as well as assets representing backyards (e.g. sky, grass)
・UI elements such as text windows with character icons and speech bubbles.
Plus many more that suits all your needs to make a cute ? (cough) kawaii game space!


You can choose the one with the head you prefer, or use a combination of both!


〇Pastel Kawaii Assets
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2214311/RPG_Maker_MV__Pastel_Kawaii_Assets/

〇Pastel Kawaii Assets - Mini Version
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2214312/RPG_Maker_MV__Pastel_Kawaii_Assets__Mini_Version/

We are also offering discounts on other DLC during the Steam Autumn Sale.
Take this opportunity to check it out!

・RPG Battle Music Pack Vol.1
This is a collection of cool, up-tempo, fast-moving rock music.
If you want to add a twist to your battle scenes beyond the default material, why not start with this affordable DLC and change the atmosphere of the music?

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2214310/RPG_Maker_MV__RPG_Battle_Music_Pack_Vol1/


・Fantasy RPG BGM Pack -The Forest Land Edition.-
This is a collection of music data ideal for high fantasy RPGs.
It contains almost all the BGM needed for the production of short story RPGs, vast dungeons, and more!
The music is mainly inspired by forest lands, so this material is perfect for those who have forest maps in the game they are creating.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2142090/RPG_Maker_MV__Fantasy_RPG_BGM_Pack__The_Forest_land_Edition/

“CreepyLand Tileset Pack Plus” is the second collection of the “CreepyLand Tileset” series!
This tileset is suitable for creating outdoor and indoor scenes of a cute and creepy world where demons live their days at ease.
Some of the tileset also include animated character chip version.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2115462/RPG_Maker_MV__Creepy_Land_Tileset_Pack_Plus/


This is a handy collection of character data that is great for depicting a fantasy world!
8 classes are included in this collection: warrior, fighter, hunter, assassin, wizard, merchant, monk, and necromancer.
Standing pictures, window icons, and walking graphics that can be used in a variety of worldviews are included!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1967132/RPG_Maker_MV__Original_Fantasy_Character_Pack/

Gotcha Gotcha Games(GGG) is looking for creators who can create official DLC for the Maker series.
Have you ever felt any of the following? If yes, come and join us!

〇 I’d like to see the graphic/music that I’ve created to be used all over the world!
〇 I find it difficult to create a full game, but I can create graphics and music!
〇 I want to make income from selling assets

You can focus on creating your materials, and GGG will provide…

● Advice on how to turn them into products
● A platform to sell the product
● After-sales service

Please check the eligibility requirements and other information below. We are looking forward to hearing from you!

For more information, please visit the following URL
https://rpgmakerofficial.com/en/application/official_dlc/

Thank you for enjoying the RPG Maker series as always.
A 4-day DEGICA Publisher Sale that includes the RPG Maker series started today!

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/degica-publisher-weekend

Version 1.4.0 of RPG Maker MZ has been updated to allow editing of RPG Tutool MV animations in the editor.

All the related DLC products are also available for a limited time at a discounted price.
We hope you will take this opportunity to check them out!

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/18430/RPGMV_x_MZ/
https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/24124/MV_Publisher_Sale_Special_Bundle/

This is RPG Maker MZ, the latest in the RPG Maker series, which allows anyone to easily create RPGs.
We are planning to update the version 1.4.0 of RPG Maker MZ soon.

★ Points of Version 1.4.0

• The editor will be able to handle data that is compatible with RPG Maker MV animations.
  
• Improved performance of animation playback by updating Effekseer version.

To go along with our publisher sale, RPG Maker MZ has also been updated to the latest version! And included in those updates are two much anticipated upgrades to the Battle Animations tab:

Effekseer integration updated to the latest version!
The ability to use MV Style Frame Animations!

To celebrate, in conjunction with the Effekseer team, we’re hosting the MZ Battle Animation Showdown!

And what will you do for this contest? Making Battle Animations!

The contest will have two different categories, one for MZ Effekseer Particle Animations, and one for MV Style Frame Animations. You can enter one, or both.

Make the best animations you can using the rules below and see if you can take the prize!

Lastly, for RPG Maker MV users, it is possible to participate in this event using the RPG Maker MZ demo version, so we hope you will take this opportunity to experience RPG Maker MZ.
Also, we have prepared a special bundle that includes MV and MZ during this period.

https://store.steampowered.com/bundle/18430/RPGMV_x_MZ/

Download the Template Project.
After editing the Template Project for this event, please upload it using
File → Upload to the Workshop.
When uploading, use the following Tags
Category：Resources,
Resource Type：Animations,
Flavor：Optional
Description: Please include a description of the participating categories, an introduction to your work, and a list of credits for the materials you used.

• To submit your animation to the contest, add it to the workshop as a MZ Project using the template included at the bottom of this post. (this submission should be an unencrypted project, not a deployed file).
  
• Place your animation in the 1st slot in the Animations tab of the database.
  
• You may add any materials to the project you need to showcase your animation. The judging will be done based on the preview in the MZ engine.
  
• You may only use user-created resources that are available for modification and commercial use. Proper copyrights and/or credits must be included in the entry.
  
• You can use your own resources, but you must include copyrights and/or credits.
  
• You may not create a character that infringes on third party copyright or trademarks.
  
• You reserve the right to delete your entry even if it has already been posted and voted on.
  
• You may edit your work and/or the description after posting (we may contact you for confirmation if the character has changed significantly since the original posting).
  
• Submissions including adult materials such as extreme violence and/or nudity will not be accepted.
  
• Only one Particle Animation entry and one Frame Animation entry per user.

After the submission deadline, our judges will determine the best of the best in each category. There will be separate 1st through 3rd place prizes for each.

• 1st Place: $50 Steam Wallet Code
  
• 2nd Place: $25 Steam Wallet Code
  
• 3rd Place: $10 Steam Wallet Code

Bonus Particle Animation Assets from Effekseer!

As a special bonus, the Effekseer team has sent a special pack of Particle Animation assets, free for everyone! You are free to use them in your entry, or in your latest projects!

BONUS EFFEKSEER PARTICLE ANIMATION ASSETS

The contest will run from December 9th until December 27th 11:59PM Pacific! Get your entries in before then!

The entry template is a RPG Maker MZ project stripped down to the bare minimum for smaller file size. You must use this as a basis for your submission. You can add any materials needed to highlight your animation (including enemy graphics and backgrounds for the animation preview).

ENTRY TEMPLATE

So enjoy the Publisher Sale! Get RPG Maker engines, packs, or maybe even check out some of our other games for inspiration. And get to work on those Animations. We look forward to seeing them!