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Marketplace Links – Abstract Styles & Special Effects

With the recent launch of the official GameMaker asset store we’re starting to see useful GameMaker engines, resources, and tools spotlighted in a streamlined and centralized format. The new asset store is already proving to be an influential addition to the GameMaker ecosystem. In this new series we’ll be highlighting some of our favorite marketplace […] More

by Mark Smith July 23, 2014, 3:25 pm
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Sheltered Raises $50,000 On Kickstarter

Sheltered by Unicube has raised £30,148 (approximately $50,000) on the popular crowdfunding website Kickstarter. Giving new meaning to the phrase “nuclear family”, Sheltered tasks you with keeping a mother and father, and their children, alive in the aftermath of a nuclear holocaust. Fortunately, an impenetrable underground fortress will help keep your family sheltered from the desolate […] More

by Mark Smith July 16, 2014, 11:15 am
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Enumeration Finally Added To GameMaker Studio

A recent Early Access build has introduced C-style enumeration to GameMaker Studio, an overdue feature that will be welcomed by veteran coders. Enumerations consist of named integer constants called “members” or “enumerators”. An example is shown below. More

by Mark Smith July 6, 2014, 1:09 pm
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GameMaker Studio Ranks #35 On Develop’s Top 100 Tech List

GameMaker Studio has ranked as the 35th best game development technology in the latest edition of Develop 100, a tech list voted on by independent developers, CTO’s, and industry heavyweights. Unfortunately, the popular 2D game development engine was outranked by competing engines. More

by Mark Smith July 3, 2014, 10:24 am
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Official GameMaker Asset Store Opens

The long-awaited GameMaker Marketplace has officially opened. Today the asset store was soft-launched by YoYo Games, the developers of GameMaker Studio. Publishers will be able to sell a variety of assets on the marketplace, including graphics, audio, scripts, fonts, shaders, and extensions. YoYo Games describe the store as a “one-stop-shop for developers to access all […] More

by Mark Smith July 2, 2014, 10:45 am
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GameMaker Studio Standard Is Now Completely Free

GameMaker Studio Standard is now completely free. This version of the popular 2D game development engine previously cost $49.99 and removed various limitations on the trial version of GameMaker Studio. The previous limited trial version has now been retired. Recent promotions made GameMaker Studio Standard freely available for short periods of time, introducing thousands of […] More

by Mark Smith June 7, 2014, 10:29 am
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Just How Popular Is GameMaker?

Ever wondered how popular GameMaker is? We’ve collected various statistics from recent press releases and media to answer that question. More

by Mark Smith June 6, 2014, 11:02 pm
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History Of GameMaker Discussed At Dutch Game Garden 2014

YoYo Games CTO Russell Kay discussed the history of GameMaker in a recent talk at Dutch Game Garden 2014. Founded in 2008, the Dutch Game Garden aims to improve and promote the games industry in the Netherlands by connecting entrepreneurs and businesses. A video of Kay’s talk can be viewed below. We’ve also included some […] More

by Mark Smith June 6, 2014, 10:23 pm
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GameMaker Studio 1.3 Officially Launched

YoYo Games have announced the general availability of GameMaker Studio version 1.3 which introduces many new features to the 2D game development engine. With today’s free update, developers will have access to an all-new debugger allowing users to simplify and streamline the debugging process and, for the first time, debug from mobile devices. Additionally, GameMaker […] More

by Mark Smith May 30, 2014, 11:35 am
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Tech Blog – Using Advertising Extensions

YoYo Games, the developers of GameMaker Studio, have posted a new tech blog article discussing the addition of advertising extensions to version 1.3 of the software. Advertising extensions allow GameMaker Studio developers to integrate ads from their preferred provider, even if GameMaker doesn’t specifically support the provider’s SDK. Below is an excerpt from the post. More

by Mark Smith May 27, 2014, 9:31 am
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GameMaker Studio Released Two Years Ago Today

GameMaker Studio has been a flagship product for YoYo Games since it was originally launched on May 22nd 2012. Today marks the two year anniversary of the most advanced version of the game development software. GameMaker Studio has enabled thousands of aspiring developers across the world to fulfill their dreams, and I can personally guarantee […] More

by Mark Smith May 22, 2014, 11:38 pm
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Tech Blog – Profiling Game Performance

YoYo Games, the developers of GameMaker Studio, have posted a new tech blog article discussing how to profile the performance of GameMaker projects using the Debug Module. Below is an excerpt. “If you are unfamiliar with the term, profiling is simply a way of checking a game’s performance while [it is] running, whether it’s checking […] More

by Mark Smith April 16, 2014, 2:44 pm

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