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• YoYo Games Move To New ‘DundeeOne’ Office

  Jun 1 | Development, YoYo Games | True Valhalla | 847 Views | with 2 Comments

  Today, YoYo Games are moving into a brand new office, located on the fourth floor of the “DundeeOne” building within the $1.5bn Dundee Waterfront development. The building’s address is 5 West Victoria Dock Road,...

• Why Jailbreaking and GameMaker Don’t Mix

  May 18 | Comment, Community, Development, GameMaker Development, GameMaker Studio | Joshua "Loaf" L. | 1385 Views | with 7 Comments

  We were reminded in March by a GameMaker Community topic that jailbroken iDevices are useless for testing iOS games made with GameMaker Studio. If you weren’t already aware, here is a recap; section 7 of the GameMaker...

• GameMaker Studio’s Upcoming Module – Tizen

  May 14 | Development, GameMaker Development, GameMaker for Web, GameMaker Studio, YoYo Games | True Valhalla | 1285 Views | with 1 Comment

  A new module for GameMaker Studio has been announced. GameMaker Studio: Tizen will be entering beta sometime between the 22nd and 24th of May, and will be available for free to everyone who has purchased GameMaker Studio:...

• Is GameMaker Studio Master Collection Worth It?

  Apr 5 | Comment, Development, GameMaker Development, GameMaker Studio, GMC, YoYo Games | True Valhalla | 2264 Views | with 9 Comments

  Are you wondering if GameMaker Studio Master Collection is worth the hefty asking price? YoYo Games, the company behind the massively popular development engine, want you to think it is. Despite the allure of “free...

• 5 Ways To Save Your Game From An Early Grave

  Mar 30 | Development | Joshua "Loaf" L. | 433 Views | with 8 Comments

  Struggling to finish a game? You aren’t alone. Many GameMaker users suffer from motivational issues that stem from a number of simple causes. It’s not unusual for a game developer to have a stockpile of unfinished...

• A Bite From The GameMaker Buffet

  Mar 7 | Development, Games, Reviews | Joshua "Loaf" L. | 516 Views | with No Comments

  There was a time when playing a GameMaker game meant downloading an executable file and running it on Windows. That was it. Now users are playing games in their browsers, on their mobile phones, on Mac OS X, and even sharing...

• Exclusive: GameMaker Multiplayer Features And Function Names Revealed

  Feb 22 | Development, GameMaker Development, GameMaker Studio, Technical | Joshua "Loaf" L. | 1121 Views | with 8 Comments

  Multiplayer functionality in GameMaker: Studio will soon be reality if a recent tweet from Micheal Dailly, head of development at YoYo Games, is anything to go by. The tweet includes a photo that appears to depict six game...

• Exporting to iOS: Three Things Newbies Panic Over

  Feb 13 | Development, GameMaker for iOS, GameMaker Studio | Joshua "Loaf" L. | 416 Views | with 1 Comment

  If you own a copy of GameMaker: Studio Professional, chances are you’re into mobile development. Statistically, new developers are more likely to move towards Apple’s mobile platform, iOS, as it is...