YoYo Games today announces the availability of nine new games for NOOK, created with its GameMaker: Studio cross-platform games development technology, on Barnes & Noble’s NOOK Store. GameMaker: Studio, launched in May, allows developers to create games in a single code base and then export and run them on NOOK. YoYo games used this innovative technology to publish nine new games on NOOK Apps™, including “Froad,” “Pollushot,” and “Reflexions,” with plans to roll out more in the coming months. All nine titles are available for immediate download on Barnes & Noble’s award-winning NOOK Tablet^™ and NOOK Color^™ for just 99 cents each.

“We are thrilled to be introducing such a large selection of games to NOOK owners and showing developers how easy it can be to publish to NOOK once they’ve created games with GameMaker: Studio,” said Stuart Poole, head of publishing at YoYo Games. “From family-friendly titles like ‘Froad,’ to the gravity defying technical marvel ‘They Need to Be Fed,” we are offering a highly entertaining gaming experience for all NOOK owners to engage in and enjoy.”

“YoYo Games’ GameMaker: Studio technology provides even more opportunities for third-party games developers to reach millions of NOOK customers quickly and easily with high-quality apps,” said Claudia Romanini, Director of Developer Relations at Barnes & Noble. “YoYo Games is showing how easy it can be for developers to create great games and then leverage our platform to significantly expand the audience and revenue potential.”

Games now available on NOOK include:

Froad

Froad is a family-friendly game featuring a little character that’s a mix between a frog and a toad. Players need to help Froad lash his tongue to catch his favorite bugs and avoid the bees in this simple yet addictive single tap game.  Froad features more than 60 achievements to unlock and six leader boards.

Pollushot

In the polluted, arcade-style worlds of “Pollushot” the sling shot control system and unique arcade style require players to catch the debris that falls from their ships, and then use it against their enemies to break their defenses. The more ships destroyed, the higher the score.  

Reflexions

“Reflexions” is a beautiful and highly addictive neon puzzle game.  In “Reflexions,” players rotate mirrors to reflect a ball of light around each level, avoiding obstacles while collecting diamonds to unlock the exit. “Reflexions” features 40 levels spanning four worlds, simple single click controls and 20 achievements to unlock.

Simply Minesweeper

“Simply Minesweeper” features eight levels of difficulty ranging from ‘easy’ to ‘nuclear,’ more than 30 achievements to unlock, eight leader boards to climb and a custom game mode. Newcomers and veterans alike will find themselves at home with this beautiful rendition of the classic Minesweeper.

Simply Solitaire Pro

With its natural card layout, feature rich content and polished visual style, Simply Solitaire Pro is the only solitaire game you need. Simply Solitaire Pro is a highly customizable game with unique card backs and backgrounds, adjustable deck position and rotatable screen orientation giving players the opportunity to play solitaire how they choose.

Simply Word Search

Players have access to more than 40 categories in “Simply Word Search,” YoYo Games’ take on the favorite puzzle game. With two game modes to play, Simply Word Search offers players a polished and content rich experience.

Skydiver Drop Zone

This sequel to Skydiver Mach II will test your nerves in this simple yet addictive split second reaction game. Tap and hold to free fall, release as close to the line as you dare and then guide your Skydiver into the drop zone. The closer to the line you release, the more points players earn.

Sync Simple

Set your pulse racing with this simple yet highly addictive retro space shooter featuring hypnotic visuals, vibrant levels and hypnotic beats. Sync Simple will have you hooked to your high score as you synchronize your guns with the increasing flow of aliens invading your screen. Sync Simple features 3 control modes: tap, tilt and slide.

They Need To Be Fed

Players need to feed the monsters in this beautiful 360-degree gravity-based platformer by running and jumping through 11 crazy worlds, avoiding many dangers and collecting the diamonds. This media darling features more than 80 levels to complete and 36 achievements to unlock.

All of YoYo Games’ titles are 99 cents on the NOOK Store.

GameMaker: Studio is available now at www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker/studio.

GameMaker: Studio Demos Taking Place at YoYo Games Booth No. 160 August 13 & 14

YoYo Games today announces that Russell Kay, chief technology officer and Mike Dailly, head of development, will present at The Game Developers Conference™ Europe (GDC Europe), taking place in Cologne, Germany August 13-15. Both Kay and Daily will present on two aspects of modern game development with insights based in part on their work developing recently launched GameMaker: Studio, the company’s cross-platform game development technology. YoYo Games’ booth is No. 160 and will be open August 13 and 14 for demos of GameMaker: Studio and soon-to-be-announced ground-breaking functionality.

In a presentation titled “Applying Retro Techniques to HTML5 Development,” Kay draws on tips and tricks that can now be used to ensure fluid, high-quality gaming experiences in HTML5. Dailly will be hosting another technical talk titled “The Voodoo Art of Dynamic WebGL” where he’ll be discussing WebGL and how to harness its power at a low level for the development of 2D games, and 3D particle effects in a 2D game context.

• “Applying Retro Techniques to HTML5 Development” with Russell Kay – Monday, August 13 at 5:30 p.m.
• “The Voodoo Art of Dynamic WebGL” with Mike Dailly – Tuesday, August 14 at 2:30 p.m.

For more about the YoYo Games presentations at GDC Europe, please visit: http://schedule.gdceurope.com/sessions/track/programming.

GDC Europe is the largest professionals-only games industry event in Europe. GDC Europe is the essential platform for learning, inspiration and networking for the creators of computer, console, handheld, mobile, smartphone/tablet, social, and online games in Europe.

We are delighted to announce that we have placed GameMaker for Mac on sale for only $19.99! Thats a half price saving from the normal RRP of $39.99. 

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YoYo Games today announces the availability of ten of its most popular video game titles on the Mac App Store. “Froad,” “Pollushot,” “Reflexions,” “Simply Minesweeper,” “Simply Solitaire,” “Simply Word Search,” “Skydiver Mach II,” “Skydiver Drop Zone,” “Sync Simple,” and “They Need to Be Fed” have all been developed with GameMaker: Studio, YoYo Games’ lightning fast, powerful and easy to use cross-platform games development technology. With GameMaker: Studio’s Mac OS X export option, YoYo Games’ titles have been published to the Mac App Store in record time with no additional porting or development resources required.

“We’re thrilled to introduce such a wide selection of titles to the Mac App Store,” said Stuart Poole, head of publishing at YoYo Games. “Having created these games as native Mac Apps from the same source code used to create other formats, we’re demonstrating the proof of GameMaker: Studio’s power and versatility.”

YoYo Games’ titles for the Mac all take advantage of OS X Lion’s full-screen feature and run natively as Mac Apps. YoYo Games’ titles in the Mac App Store are £2.99, €3.99 and $4.99 and can be purchased and downloaded in one easy step with an iTunes account. GameMaker: Studio is available now at www.yoyogames.com/gamemaker/studio.

More about YoYo Games’ titles on the Mac App Store:

Froad

Froad is a family-friendly game featuring a little character that’s a mix between a frog and a toad. Players need to help Froad lash his tongue to catch his favorite bugs and avoid the bees in this simple yet addictive single tap game.  Froad features more than 60 achievements to unlock and six leader boards.

Pollushot

In the polluted arcade-style worlds of “Pollushot” the sling shot control system and unique arcade style require players to catch the debris that falls from their ships, and then use it against their enemies to break their defenses. The more ships destroyed, the higher the score.  

Reflexions

“Reflexions” is a beautiful and highly addictive neon puzzle game.  In “Reflexions,” players rotate mirrors to reflect a ball of light around each level, avoiding obstacles while collecting diamonds to unlock the exit. “Reflexions” features 40 levels spanning four worlds, simple single click controls and 20 achievements to unlock.

Simply Minesweeper

“Simply Minesweeper” features eight levels of difficulty ranging from “easy” to “nuclear,” more than 30 achievements to unlock, eight leader boards to climb and a custom game mode. Newcomers and veterans alike will find themselves at home with this beautiful rendition of the classic Minesweeper.

Simply Solitaire

“Simply Solitaire” is YoYo Games’ beautiful rendition of the classic game of Solitaire. This uniquely styled version, with its natural card layout, engages the player like no other Solitaire with its wide variety of backdrops.

Simply Word Search

Players have access to more than 40 categories in “Simply Word Search,” YoYo Games’ take on the favorite puzzle game. With two game modes to play, Simply Word Search offers players a polished and content-rich experience.

Skydiver Mach II

Players have to duck, dodge and dive past deadly birds, dangerous jet planes and devastating helicopters to survive “Skydiver Mach II” from terminal velocity. Skydiver is a fun, fast, frantic and highly addictive action game.

Skydiver Drop Zone

This sequel to Skydiver Mach II will test your nerves in this simple yet addictive split-second reaction game. Tap and hold to free fall, release as close to the line as you dare and then guide your Skydiver into the drop zone. The Closer to the line you release, the most points players earn.

Sync Simple

Set your pulse racing with this simple yet highly addictive retro space shooter featuring hypnotic visuals, vibrant levels and hypnotic beats. Sync Simple will have you hooked to your high score as you synchronize your guns with the increasing flow of aliens invading your screen. Sync Simple features 3 Control Modes: tap, tilt and slide.

They Need To Be Fed

Players need to feed the monsters in this beautiful 360-degree gravity-based platformer by running and jumping through 11 crazy worlds, avoiding many dangers and collecting the diamonds. This media darling features more than 80 levels to complete and 36 achievements to unlock. 

We are pleased to announce that Stuart Poole, head of publishing, and Mike Dailly, head of development, along with a few additional YoYo Games team members will be attending the 2012 DEVELOP Conference in Brighton, UK, next week! YoYo Games will be in booth B26 in the EXPO area, which is open and free for all conference visitors to attend Wednesday, July 11 and Thursday, July 12.

YoYo Games will be demoing GameMaker: Studio, demonstrating how easy it is to rapidly create a complex game, complete with physics, and then export it via drop down menus to run natively on mobile, web and social formats from a single source.

Come by to catch a demo of GameMaker: Studio and say hello to the team from YoYo Games.

More about DEVELOP Conference in Brighton

http://www.developconference.com/