diff --git a/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/BL_KetsjiEmbedStart.cpp b/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/BL_KetsjiEmbedStart.cpp
index 5a0522a9aa6..2bc24aab526 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/BL_KetsjiEmbedStart.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/BL_KetsjiEmbedStart.cpp
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ extern "C" void StartKetsjiShell(struct bContext *C, struct ARegion *ar, rcti *c
 				ketsjiengine->SetAnimFrameRate(FPS);
 				
 				// the mainloop
-				printf("\nBlender Game Engine Started\n\n");
+				printf("\nBlender Game Engine Started\n");
 				while (!exitrequested)
 				{
 					// first check if we want to exit
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ extern "C" void StartKetsjiShell(struct bContext *C, struct ARegion *ar, rcti *c
 					}
 					
 				}
-				printf("\nBlender Game Engine Finished\n\n");
+				printf("Blender Game Engine Finished\n");
 				exitstring = ketsjiengine->GetExitString();
 
 
diff --git a/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/KX_BlenderCanvas.cpp b/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/KX_BlenderCanvas.cpp
index b04e951028d..f1e30ed4227 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/KX_BlenderCanvas.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/KX_BlenderCanvas.cpp
@@ -203,5 +203,11 @@ void KX_BlenderCanvas::SetMousePosition(int x,int y)
 
 void KX_BlenderCanvas::MakeScreenShot(const char* filename)
 {
-//	BL_MakeScreenShot(m_ar, filename);
+	ScrArea area_dummy= {0};
+	area_dummy.totrct.xmin = m_frame_rect.GetLeft();
+	area_dummy.totrct.xmax = m_frame_rect.GetRight();
+	area_dummy.totrct.ymin = m_frame_rect.GetBottom();
+	area_dummy.totrct.ymax = m_frame_rect.GetTop();
+
+	BL_MakeScreenShot(&area_dummy, filename);
 }
diff --git a/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/KX_BlenderGL.cpp b/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/KX_BlenderGL.cpp
index 55a687c0baa..662222bf990 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/KX_BlenderGL.cpp
+++ b/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/KX_BlenderGL.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ extern "C" {
 
 #include "GL/glew.h"
 
+#include "MEM_guardedalloc.h"
+
 #include "BL_Material.h" // MAXTEX
 
 /* Data types encoding the game world: */
@@ -68,7 +70,11 @@ extern "C" {
 #include "BKE_bmfont.h"
 #include "BKE_image.h"
 
+#include "BLI_path_util.h"
+
 extern "C" {
+#include "IMB_imbuf_types.h"
+#include "IMB_imbuf.h"
 #include "WM_api.h"
 #include "WM_types.h"
 #include "wm_event_system.h"
@@ -206,18 +212,53 @@ void BL_NormalMouse(wmWindow *win)
 }
 #define MAX_FILE_LENGTH 512
 
-
-void BL_MakeScreenShot(struct ARegion *ar, const char* filename)
+/* get shot from frontbuffer sort of a copy from screendump.c */
+static unsigned int *screenshot(ScrArea *curarea, int *dumpsx, int *dumpsy)
 {
-	char copyfilename[MAX_FILE_LENGTH];
-	strcpy(copyfilename,filename);
-
-	// filename read - only
+	int x=0, y=0;
+	unsigned int *dumprect= NULL;
 	
-	  /* XXX will need to change at some point */
-	//XXX BIF_screendump(0);
+	x= curarea->totrct.xmin;
+	y= curarea->totrct.ymin;
+	*dumpsx= curarea->totrct.xmax-x;
+	*dumpsy= curarea->totrct.ymax-y;
 
-	// write+read filename
-	//XXX write_screendump((char*) copyfilename);
+	if (*dumpsx && *dumpsy) {
+		
+		dumprect= (unsigned int *)MEM_mallocN(sizeof(int) * (*dumpsx) * (*dumpsy), "dumprect");
+		glReadBuffer(GL_FRONT);
+		glReadPixels(x, y, *dumpsx, *dumpsy, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, dumprect);
+		glFinish();
+		glReadBuffer(GL_BACK);
+	}
+
+	return dumprect;
+}
+
+/* based on screendump.c::screenshot_exec */
+void BL_MakeScreenShot(ScrArea *curarea, const char* filename)
+{
+	char path[MAX_FILE_LENGTH];
+	strcpy(path,filename);
+
+	unsigned int *dumprect;
+	int dumpsx, dumpsy;
+	
+	dumprect= screenshot(curarea, &dumpsx, &dumpsy);
+	if(dumprect) {
+		ImBuf *ibuf;
+		BLI_path_abs(path, G.sce);
+		/* BKE_add_image_extension() checks for if extension was already set */
+		BKE_add_image_extension(path, R_PNG); /* scene->r.imtype */
+		ibuf= IMB_allocImBuf(dumpsx, dumpsy, 24, 0, 0);
+		ibuf->rect= dumprect;
+		ibuf->ftype= PNG;
+
+		IMB_saveiff(ibuf, path, IB_rect);
+
+		ibuf->rect= NULL;
+		IMB_freeImBuf(ibuf);
+		MEM_freeN(dumprect);
+	}
 }
 
diff --git a/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/KX_BlenderGL.h b/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/KX_BlenderGL.h
index 84d174cec68..9c5254dd661 100644
--- a/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/KX_BlenderGL.h
+++ b/source/gameengine/BlenderRoutines/KX_BlenderGL.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ void	BL_SwapBuffers(struct wmWindow *win);
 
 void	BL_warp_pointer(struct wmWindow *win,int x,int y);
 
-void	BL_MakeScreenShot(struct ARegion *ar, const char* filename);
+void	BL_MakeScreenShot(struct ScrArea *curarea, const char* filename);
 
 void	BL_HideMouse(struct wmWindow *win);
 void	BL_NormalMouse(struct wmWindow *win);