Dream up your own games - and build them, too!

Ever wanted to create to your own video game? Well now you can, thanks to the folks at YoYo Games! By logging on to http://www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker, you can download YoYo's Game Maker software and make your gaming dreams come true. And the best part... It's FREE! Well, unless you want to unlock some additional functions, then you have to pay to register. But the free version has everything you need to develop a fully-working video game.

Now I'm pretty sure you won't be able to put Electronic Arts out of business with anything you create, but you can share and even sell your games! The Game Maker Web site has numerous games created by people using the software. And tutorials are available online to help you get started.

So, you ask, why aren't there any screenshots of a game I created? Well, that answer has two parts: One, between working full-time and taking care of things at home, I haven't had a lot of time to tinker with the program, and two, since I haven't had time to make it all the way through the first tutorial yet, there's no way I have the know-how to create my own game yet (Okay, maybe that's pretty much the same reason).