News
Plans for 2012
Happy New Year everyone!
YoYo Games – what's been going on? While things have appeared quiet over the holiday season, plenty has been going on under the surface. YoYo are gearing up for a very, very busy next 6 months! We will be traveling to various events and giving talks, networking and tirelessly spreading the word on GameMaker developments.
First up we are delighted to say we are involved with the Global Game Jam (GGJ) http://globalgamejam.org/ a 48hour event to take place worldwide on 27-29th January and YoYo Games are an official sponsor!
This will mark the fourth year of the event, which brings together students, hobbyists and professionals to team up and create complete, playable games over the course of a single weekend.
If you’re a jammer, here are a few easy steps to apply for a GGJ 2012 Jam Site:
- First, make sure you have a GGJ account. If you have one from previous years, you can use that. Otherwise, create a new account.
- Log in - to the GGJ website.
- From the right column navigation menu, click on APPLY FOR: Jam Site 2012.
- Fill out the form and submit.
- You will be notified within a few days at the most of your approval, or if there are any problems with your application. They will arrange a phone conversation with the lead organizer.
Please contact GGJ at http://globalgamejam.org/contact if you're having any problems! Follow the hashtag GGJ tweets on twitter #ggj12 #ggj #igda
The next few months are going to involve lots of travelling and attending lots of forthcoming shows. Here's whats being planned..
YoYo Games team will hold meetings at Casual Connect in Hamburg in February 7-9th 2012. The team will be there to talk about Gravemaker and show what’s going on with GameMaker Studio. Casual Connect is produced by the Casual Games Association and is the premiere event for the casual games industry bringing together the most talented and knowledgeable experts in the casual gaming field. http://europe.casualconnect.org/
Sandy will be flying out to sunny Barcelona soon to attend the Mobile World Congress at the end of February. http://www.mobileworldcongress.com/ is all about redefining mobile. Mobile World Congress 2012 will offer a glimpse into where mobile has the potential to go next. Lots of meet ups and crucial networking opportunties to find out which tech is going to be big in the next few years.
Of course YoYo Games already have plans in place this years Games Developer Conference in San Francisco in March. More indepth info to come on that next month...
More to come on Gravemaker, GameMaker Studio and other games news in the pipeline :)
The YY Team