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AppGameKit Classic Chat / Goodbye Newsletter

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bjadams
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Posted: 25th Dec 2015 17:50
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Am I the only one that will miss the newsletter?!!
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Digital Awakening
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Posted: 25th Dec 2015 18:00 Edited at: 25th Dec 2015 18:01
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That depends on how the blog is done. I only read parts of the AppGameKit section. But it's nice to get a newsletter sent to you. Otherwise you don't know when there are updates, unless you check it regularly or use an RSS reader.

Hopefully the talked about AppGameKit blog is part of this.
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Crazy Programmer
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Posted: 25th Dec 2015 23:12
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The newsletter is really gone ??????

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Phaelax
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Posted: 25th Dec 2015 23:19
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I haven't read a newsletter in awhile anyway. All it ever seems to talk about is FPS creator and more models.

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SpecTre
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Posted: 25th Dec 2015 23:54
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To be honest the newsletter has gone down hill lately anyway. It contained rushed, old info and nothing of value and too much FPS creator stuff.

If it is to stay then it needs a complete overhaul and really needs looking at like a magazine with fresh up to date info and news.



Personally I would like to see a newsletter split in 2 one for FPS and one for AppGameKit but this would need to be looked at on a full time basis and not just an afterthought. As it stands the newsletter is a bit boring.
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xCept
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Posted: 26th Dec 2015 10:01
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If you flash back to April 2012, you can see TGC announced this exact same thing back then and stopped publishing the newsletter. It lasted all of three months before TGC brought back the newsletter as the new format was apparently not well received by the community and/or did not get much traffic. I personally prefer newsletters for various reasons.
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SpecTre
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Posted: 26th Dec 2015 19:57
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If you have read the MagPi then I think we need something like that but this would not be easy and would need someone full time. It also needs someone to promote the products too but I think there would not be the funds to do this.
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Scary Little Rabbit
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Posted: 27th Dec 2015 16:24
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RIP. although all I need is AppGameKit updates announcements. at least RSS with it.
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Stab in the Dark software
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Posted: 27th Dec 2015 18:55
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When and where did they officially announce that the newsletter was canceled?
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SpecTre
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Posted: 27th Dec 2015 18:56
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Its at the top of the December newsletter

It is going to be updates on the site now by the looks of it.
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Crazy Programmer
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Posted: 27th Dec 2015 20:59
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Its sad to see it go. I am curious to see how the new updates are going to be released on the site.

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xenofex
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I loved the newsletter, especially the part at the bottom, where i was looking for that months winner. Sadly i never won anything.
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