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50% Discount For GameMaker Studio Pro Upgrades & Export Modules

GameMaker Studio, the popular game development engine used to create titles such as Hotline Miami and the original Spelunky, is currently on sale. For one week only you can get a 50% discount on all upgrades to GameMaker Studio Pro edition as well as additional modules that add support for HTML5, iOS, Android, and more. […] More

by Mark Smith May 16, 2014, 11:50 pm
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in Community, Development, Distribution, GameMaker Development, GameMaker for Playstation, GameMaker Media, GameMaker Studio, Other Game Development Tools, YoYo Games

GameMaker Studio Adds Support For PS3, PS4, PS Vita

YoYo Games are currently attending Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2014 in San Francisco. Today they announced a strategic partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. offering GameMaker Studio users the ability to publish their games to PS3, PS4, and PS Vita. GameMaker Studio users will be able to publish their games to the PlayStation platform free […] More

by Mark Smith March 20, 2014, 12:28 pm
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in Comment, Community, Development, Education, Game Maker 8, GameMaker Development, GameMaker Media, GameMaker Studio, GMC, Technical, YoYo Games

Poll – Is GameMaker Still Beginner Friendly?

The jump from GameMaker 8 to GameMaker Studio brought with it a design overhaul and hundreds of new additions. Recently we’ve seen features like command line debugging, data structure accessors, and shaders (with multiple code editors) added to the popular game development engine. You might even find yourself configuring external programs like Visual Studio and Xcode […] More

by Mark Smith February 27, 2014, 12:57 pm
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in Community, Community Links, GameMaker Development, GameMaker for Mac, GameMaker Studio, GMC, YoYo Games

Community Links – Steam Greenlight Stats, 3D Animation, Squirrels

A collection of interesting links and content from within the GameMaker community. More

by Mark Smith February 8, 2014, 2:46 pm
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in Community, Development, GameMaker Development, GameMaker Studio, Other Game Development Tools, Technical, YoYo Games

Make Virtual Worlds For The Oculus Rift Using GameMaker Studio

The hyped Oculus Rift is set to make immersive virtual reality (VR) a game-changing reality of the 21st century. Palmer Luckey’s VR headset device is expected to be released in late 2014 for the consumer market, but it’s possible to get a developer kit today and try a 720p taster of how it will feel […] More

by Mark Smith November 19, 2013, 12:44 pm
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in Development, GameMaker Development, GameMaker for iOS, GameMaker for Mac, GameMaker Studio, Other Game Development Tools, Reviews

How To Run GameMaker On An iPad

Within the GameMaker community, GameMaker for Mac is known as one of the least stable and least useful versions of the software. It is based on the GameMaker 7 framework, which was released in 2007. Mac users who want to run GameMaker 8.1 or GameMaker Studio have had to find alternatives. By using software such […] More

by Mark Smith October 28, 2013, 1:24 pm
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in Community, Development

5 GameMaker Cliches To Avoid

GameMaker is a wonderful tool and it allows those with creative ideas who don’t have all the technical know-how to produce their own games. But after many years, we’ve seen a lot of home brew games, and it’s about time some cliche features and thoughtless design failures are put to rest once and for all. More

by Mark Smith August 14, 2013, 4:19 pm
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$10 Studio Upgrade For GameMaker 7 & 8.0 Users

YoYo Games are currently offering owners of GameMaker 7 and GameMaker 8.0 the chance to upgrade to GameMaker Studio Standard for $9.99 as opposed to the usual set price of $49.99. Notably, GameMaker 8.0 is specifically mentioned so GameMaker 8.1 users may not be eligible for the discounted upgrade. Mike Dailly, head of development at […] More

by Mark Smith August 1, 2013, 10:23 am
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in Development, GameMaker Development, GameMaker Studio, GMC, YoYo Games

GameMaker Price Increase & New Product Announced

YoYo Games have announced that the price of GameMaker Studio Master Collection will be increasing in mid-August 2013. In an email sent to mailing list subscribers, customers are advised to “take advantage of the current and very low $499.99 price of GameMaker Studio Master Collection.” As of version 1.2, the price of GameMaker Studio Master […] More

by Mark Smith July 26, 2013, 8:49 pm
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Russell Kay Interviewed On Microsoft Development Radio

Following a recent interview with CEO Sandy Duncan, YoYo Games CTO Russell Kay has also been interviewed on Microsoft Development Radio, using the time to explain his view on the differences between using ‘Drag & Drop’ and code in GameMaker. You can watch the video below. More

by Mark Smith July 4, 2013, 10:32 am
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Sandy Duncan Interviewed On Microsoft Development Radio

In a video released by Microsoft Development Radio, CEO Sandy Duncan of YoYo Games has spoken of the potential that GameMaker holds for Windows developers as well as outlining several large developments users can look forward to. You can watch the video below. More

by Mark Smith June 24, 2013, 9:53 am
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Softwrap Limited Ceases Trading

Softwrap Limited, a company that provides e-commerce and DRM solutions for digital products, will cease trading on 1st September 2013. Softwrap was infamously an integral part of older GameMaker products, and while many veteran GameMaker users will be pleased to hear of its demise, the implications of Softwrap’s closure may be significant for GameMaker 7 […] More

by Mark Smith May 25, 2013, 12:40 pm

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