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These look to be useful sites for creating language games to use in the classroom.

Modern Language Teachers, Victoria, Australia has several game makers

Languages Online Game Makers are downloadable step-by-step ‘templates’ that allow students and teachers to create interactive language tasks and games using their own text, pictures or voice recordings. Game Makers are easy to use and are suitable for all skill levels. Games can be created in ANY LANGUAGE that your computer supports.
When complete, games can be saved as either a webpage or as a program file. They can be copied to a disc, memory stick or onto another computer or network to share with others.

Benefits
When your students make their own multimedia language games, they are practising important skills:

• they can revise a wide variety of linguistic and cultural concepts
• they are actively using the languages in a fun way
• thinking about the purpose and audience of their game, and making decisions about the content
• ICT skills: file management and creation, making voice recordings, sourcing and saving images, understanding different file types

Game Maker Features

• A built in sound recorder makes voice recording easy
• Mistakes in a finished game can be corrected
• Games can be easily translated into another language
• Games can be copied to any computer or memory stick
• Easy to follow ‘help’ page for each steps
• Games can be included on a website or digital port folio

Supporting resources

• Examples of games
• Printable ‘planning’ sheets for students
• Clip art provided OR use your own pictures
• Assessment rubric
• Links to the Victorian Essential Learning Standards
• Information on installation in schools
• Email ‘helpline’

From there I followed a link to Languages Online which is another Australian site. This site also has

Free downloadable templates to create you own multimedia language games and activities. Use your own text, pictures or voice recordings. Suitable for all languages! .

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Over 220 engaging interactive tasks and games and 190 printable worksheets that introduce, reinforce and recycle vocabulary. They are self-paced and self-correcting and can be repeated as desired. Activities are presented in 35 topic-based sections, and include recordings by native speakers.

To see the list of topics, select a language. (French, German, Indonesian and Italian)