How hobbyist game developers can crush crunch
There’s a lot of discussion about the immense pressure game developers face to create content on time and under budget. While there are many...
YoYo Games will publish indie titles made with its GameMaker Studio engine
YoYo Games features indie games that have used its development tools in a showcase, and now it’s formally partnering with developers to publish their...
Nintendo Switch gets GameMaker Studio 2 development toolset this summer
The indie invasion of the Nintendo eShop has only just begun. Nintendo has teamed up with YoYo Games to create a special edition of...
GameMaker Studio creators look back at 17 years of development
Making games is easier than ever — even if it’s still difficult to make good games. One of the tools that tries to enable...
GameMaker Studio 2 makes it easier to create 2D games on the Mac
YoYo Games‘ GameMaker Studio 2 has debuted on the Mac, enabling game developers to make two-dimensional games on macOS. YoYo Games originally launched GameMaker...
GameMaker Studio 2 gets an education edition
YoYo Games has launched an educational edition of its cross-platform 2D game engine, GameMaker Studio 2. Under the terms, any approved university or school...
YoYo Games heats up the game engine wars with GameMaker Studio 2
YoYo Games is launching a new version of its cross-platform game engine, dubbed GameMaker Studio 2. Game engines are tools that make it easier...
GameMaker: Studio plans to show off Windows 10 Universal Apps at Build 2015
Developing for multiple platforms is about to get easier, as long as all of those platforms use Windows 10.
Playtech buys GameMaker creator YoYo Games for $16.4 million
The online gambling company Playtech has acquired YoYo Games, which makes the GameMaker: Studio cross-platform developer tool, for $16.4 million, according to Gamasutra. Playtech told Gamasutra that the purchase it to help the company enter the casual gaming space.
YoYo Games will help developers publicize their titles with GameMaker: Player
A new service will enable users of the game engine to publicize their games to YoYo's network.