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Who Owns YoYo Games?

Ever wondered exactly who owns YoYo Games? According to reports filed annually over the last several years, Mark Overmars doesn’t personally own any shares! Mark Overmars, the creator of the original GameMaker, was not directly cited as being a shareholder, however The GameMaker Company (which Overmars owns) appears to hold 525,000 shares (23.86%). YoYo Games […] More

by Mark Smith April 8, 2013, 7:47 am
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GameMaker Studio – Giveaway #2 – Results

Our second GameMaker Studio giveaway received over 450 entries, and I’m pleased to announce that a winner has now been selected by random draw. And the winner is… More

by Mark Smith April 5, 2013, 1:15 pm
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YoYo Offers 60% Upgrade Discount on GameMaker

YoYo Games have offered a $199 USD upgrade option for those using GameMaker Studio: Professional who want to upgrade to the Master Collection, allowing users to save 60% on the base price of the Master Collection. The offer lasts until the 31st of March 2013. The YoYo Games website is promoting the deal to mark […] More

by Mark Smith March 26, 2013, 9:18 am
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GameMaker Studio – Giveaway #2

Following the success of our previous giveaway, we’re giving away another free copy of GameMaker: Studio Professional by YoYo Games to another lucky reader, worth USD $100. With people now making a living using GameMaker: Studio this flexible engine is becoming more and more valuable to game developers across the world. However, not everyone can […] More

by Mark Smith March 25, 2013, 10:35 am
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GameMaker Forums Hacked – Unencrypted Passwords Leaked

Updated 22/04/2013 – ‘Exclusive: Interview With The GameMaker Community Hacker‘ The official GameMaker Community forums (GMC) have been inaccessible over the past 48 hours, and today YoYo Games, the developers behind GameMaker: Studio, have announced that this was due to the discovery of a successful hacking attempt. Between 5000-8000 user accounts are estimated to have […] More

by Mark Smith March 19, 2013, 10:54 am
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YoYo Under Fire for “Unfair Pricing”

YoYo Games has been criticized for imbalanced pricing of the GameMaker: Studio Master Collection following the recent launch of the Ubuntu module. GMC member Jobo, who owns a copy of GameMaker: Studio Professional and has been a member of the official community forum for five years, accused YoYo Games of not taking care of those […] More

by Mark Smith March 14, 2013, 2:44 pm
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Weekend Community Links – Call of the Wild, Free Halo 4, EXE Creation Returns

Call of the Wild, a game by Anthony Case, has won the final $1000 Steam competition. YoYo Games have teamed up with Microsoft again for a new competition, branded as The Ultimate Experience. Entrants can win a copy of Halo 4, reimbursement on the Windows Stores, Xbox 360 consoles, and a backstage pass to Microsoft […] More

by Mark Smith January 27, 2013, 8:22 am
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GameMaker Studio – Giveaway #1 – Results

Our first GameMaker: Studio giveaway received over 400 entries, and I’m pleased to announced that a winner has now been selected by random draw. And the winner is… More

by Mark Smith January 21, 2013, 12:15 pm
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Weekend Community Links – EXE Packing, Android Guide, Steam Record

Mike Dailly has confirmed that a future update to GameMaker: Studio will bring back the ability to pack a GM:S project into a single executable file. The 1.1.754 update to GameMaker on Steam now allows users to have multiply instances of the program running at the same time. Manuel777 has posted a in-depth guide on how to […] More

by Mark Smith January 5, 2013, 10:55 am
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GameMaker Studio – Giveaway #1

To celebrate the New Year, we’re giving away a free copy of GameMaker: Studio Professional by YoYo Games to one lucky reader, worth USD $100. How To Enter Entering is easy! You can get up to two entries to the draw, the winner of which will be announced January 20th. More

by Mark Smith January 3, 2013, 6:23 am
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Ownership Change – The Future of GMB

Since Philip has already handled my introduction, I’d like to take a moment to go into more detail about the recent ownership change. As expected, several concerns have been raised since I acquired this blog and I know there are questions to be answered. I’ll do my best to explain my reasons for buying the […] More

by Mark Smith October 4, 2012, 1:48 pm
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GMC Faces Major Restructure

The Game Maker Community forums have been restructured in an effort to organize the website for better browsing. GMC administrator Chronic announced the change on the 17th of this month. Tweaks so far include increased support for the discussion of non-Windows development. Subforums such as “Work In Progress” now bare three separate sections for Mac, […] More

by Mark Smith May 20, 2012, 9:52 am

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