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GameMaker Studio ‘Win Big’ Competition Announced – $120,000 Prize Pool

YoYo Games have just announced their biggest competition to date, with cash prizes valued at $35,000, and additional software prizes worth up to $85,000. The ‘Win Big’ competition requires entrants to use GameMaker Studio to create games for Windows 8, submit them to the Windows Store, and have them pass Windows Store Certification before 28th […] More

May 3, 2013, 8:48 am

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First Look At New YoYo Games Logo

CEO Sandy Duncan has offered a first look at the brand new company logo for YoYo Games, the creators of the GameMaker Studio game development engine. The new logo features a modern, minimalistic, and professional design. A subtle abstraction integrates the characters “YY” to form the shape of a yoyo. The logo is entirely gray-scale, […] More

May 2, 2013, 4:29 pm

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Man Tattoos GameMaker Studio Logo On Arm

Update: The GameMaker Studio logo has since been changed » In mid-April, GameMaker community member Gor2kidder suggested he was planning to get a GameMaker Studio tattoo to demonstrate his passion for the game creation engine. Many commentators were skeptical or dismissive of the concept, and didn’t actually expect him to go through with the act. More

April 28, 2013, 7:29 am

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Exclusive: Interview With The GameMaker Community Hacker

Just over a month ago, Game Maker Blog reported that the popular GameMaker Community forums had been hacked. YoYo Games, the company who own the GameMaker program and operate the board, estimated that between 5000-8000 user accounts had been compromised by a password logging script. They were wrong. Game Maker Blog has hosted an exclusive […] More

April 22, 2013, 6:30 pm

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Official Mailing List

Today we’ve launched a brand new feature for the site which will help you stay updated with the latest GameMaker news – without having to check for new posts every day. We will be sending an occasional newsletter to readers that sign up for our mailing list. This newsletter will include an overview of the […] More

April 10, 2013, 2:38 pm

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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

April 8, 2013, 7:47 am

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Is GameMaker Studio Master Collection Worth It?

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 modules” and apparent “savings”, the offer is not as clear-cut as you might imagine. The Master Collection is the most […] More

April 5, 2013, 1:20 pm

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