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What is the best game engine: is GameMaker right for you?
Our updated in-depth guide to YoYo Games' GameMaker, one of the best game engines for aspiring developers without technical skills
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GameMaker offers more free options for non-commercial use
Platform also rolls out a one-time fee for commercial license use instead of a recurring subscription
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Opera and GameMaker launch free mobile web games publishing platform
GX.games enables developers to bring games to iOS and Android via browsers at no additional cost
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Opera to launch self publishing platform
GXC, currently in beta, targets GameMaker Studio 2 developers who want to publish on browser Opera GX
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YoYo Games streamlines GameMaker licenses, offers new free version
The engine will be available for free to learn, and introduces two new license options with monthly or annual fees
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Playtech sells YoYo Games to Opera for $10m
Update: YoYo Games confirmed the acquisition, which will form the basis for new Opera Gaming division
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YoYo Games closes publishing division
Also halves mobile licence cost in hopes of attracting more developers
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YoYo Games promotes Stuart Poole to general manager
Poole was previously head of production and partnerships, replaces outgoing GM James Cox
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Old ways can still be the best ways
Why I Love: YoYo Games' Mike Dailly explains how tech from the 1988 Commodore 64 shooter Armalyte is still used today
Opinion
Portal was a classic from out of nowhere
Why I Love: YoYo Games' Russell Kay remembers how The Orange Box toss-in stole the whole Half-Life show
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Game Maker 2 Nintendo Switch export is now in open beta
More than 1,000 developers have contacted YoYo Games about the feature
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YoYo Games launches publishing arm for GameMaker titles
"There is a real opportunity for us to act as a conduit to success for these developers," says YoYo Games general manager
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YoYo Games: Which PC storefronts appeal most to indie developers?
General manager James Cox reveals exclusive insights from a survey of the Game Maker Studio community
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GameMaker Studio 2 joins Xbox Live Creators Program
Users can now take advantage of streamlined Xbox certification process
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GameMaker Studio 2 adds new license options
Devs can pay for PS4 and Xbox One exports separately, or for all platforms under new "Ultimate" license
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YoYo Games: “Our competition with Unity is all in people's heads”
CTO Russell Kay believes GameMaker can still thrive in a market of free AAA game engines
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YoYo Games sells to PlayTech for $16.4 million
GameMaker: Studio now owned by IoM-based casino specialist
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GameMaker exec: "Consoles have become a barrier to creativity"
YoYo Games CEO Sandy Duncan talks to us about GameMaker on Steam and the "revolution" of indies