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Read More »GameMaker Studio simplifies pricing and provides unlimited free access up to publishing
GameMaker Studio 2 launches support for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S
YoYo Games has announced that its popular 2D games engine, GameMaker Studio 2, will shortly launch support for next-gen consoles, with a date set of March 2021. The feature is currently in closed beta, but once launches will allow users to create titles for the devices. Of course, it’s possible …
Read More »Opera acquires YoYo Games and GameMaker Studio for $10m
The engine is responsible for breakout indie hits such as Spelunky, Undertale, Hotline Miami, Hyper Light Drifter and Nidhogg, among many more
Read More »GameMaker Studio 2 now integrates more easily than ever with Amazon’s GameOn service
"GameOn gives developers a powerful set of easy-to-use APIs that gives them a competitive edge"
Read More »Stuart Poole succeeds James Cox as YoYo Games’ new general manager
"With a talented team of true innovators, I’m excited to evolve GameMaker to the next level"
Read More »YoYo Games’ plan to inspire a whole new generation of game devs
YoYo Games wants to enable a new generation of game creators, both through GameMaker Studio 2’s new features and with the launch of its publishing division. We sit down with the firm’s exec team
Read More »YoYo Games launches open beta for Nintendo Switch version of GameMaker Studio 2
The open beta phase of the GameMaker Studio 2 Nintendo Switch licence will last for about a month, with the full product due to launch this September
Read More »YoYo Games launches publishing division for GameMaker Studio games
New team headed up by Chris Trewartha
Read More »A year in the GameMaker Studio
GameMaker Studio 2 has had a great first year. We speak to YoYo Games’ general manager, James Cox, about its success, its plans to bring forth a new generation of game developers, and where the engine goes from here
Read More »GameMaker Studio 2 will be localised into French, Spanish and German
Entire IDE and accompanying documentation will be translated, with more languages to come later in 2018
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