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To say YoYo Games has been pushing mobile game deployment in the past six months would be an understatement; they’ve been charging forward. Although every day developers have not yet been given the tools to publish on mobile platforms, such as iOS and Android, YoYo has been taking great games developed with Game Maker and […] More

It has been two and a half years since I first saw Scirra‘s Construct game making software and compared it to GameMaker in what has turned out to be one of this website’s most popular articles to date. Since then there have been a lot of developments as both YoYo Games and Scirra have turned […] More

Issue 9 of Game Maker’s Digest, the first to be published since last July of last year, has been released [left-click only download]. Announcing the release on indie(News) the magazine creator Brian Fetcher explained that “this issue didn’t contain as much content as was hoped. A combination of YoYo Games and real life issues got […] More

For the majority of 2011 we have had no producing GameMaker magazines until the recent launch of indie(Function). However, Game Maker’s Digest will apparently be “returning this summer” according to a very short email sent to forum members last night. Game Maker’s Digest produced 8 weekly issues around this time last year and is run by […] More

Issue two of indie(Magazine) was published Sunday. This second release, a week after the first, uses a much improved design created by Jack Brockley. The magazine has a brief news section, an interview with Flashpunk user Rolpege (which also appears in the radio show), and a Flashpunk competition round-up. On the GameMaker side there are […] More

Super Snake HD is a modern take on the classic phone game which has been enjoyed by millions of casual gamers over the years. Featuring cartoon graphics, an intuitive interface and a whole host of unlockable levels there is a distinct Angry Birds vibe to YoYo Games’ Super Snake HD. Super Snake HD Video Trailer […] More

After over a month with no new titles published YoYo Games yesterday released a new game on iPhone and Android. SkyDiver Drop Zone, coded by Andrew McCluskey, is a spin-off from Chad Chisholm’s SkyDiver. You control the same character as in SkyDiver and the basic premise of the game is that you get thrown out […] More

The Austin Business Journal reports that GameSalad Inc, creators of the easy iPhone game creation tool of the same name, have raised $6.1 million in their second round of Venture Capital funding. The largest investor was Steamboat Ventures who are owned by Disney. GameSalad currently have 20 employees are recruiting for another 9 positions. More

YoYo Games have sprung a surprise with the release of the above video this evening which demonstrates a browser based version of Poker Squares. More

Sync Simple is a 3D-view arcade shooter in which you fly through a colourful tunnel destroying invading aliens.  It is the latest Game Maker creation to be released on Android. Loading the app presents you with a snazzy animated menu which, for the first time in a YoYo Games title, offers an option to select your desired method […] More

Simply Poker Squares is the first YoYo Games title to appear on the Android Marketplace ahead of an iTunes release. The credits reference “Allan H” who created a Poker Squares game available at YoYoGames.com but there is no visual similarity between the two versions and the appearance of Simply Poker Squares is, as you would […] More