Posted on 15 May 2013
YoYo Games today announces that the Windows 8 native export option is now out of beta and officially available for free in GameMaker: Studio FREE, STANDARD, PROFESSIONAL and MASTER COLLECTION. Coupled with the existing Windows 8 JavaScript export, developers now have all the tools they need to get their GameMaker: Studio games onto the Windows Store with the greatest of ease!
To celebrate the release of native Windows 8 export, YoYo Games is hosting the WIN BIG Competition which gives developers the chance to win a share of $35,000 in cash prizes along with many other software prizes for publishing their GameMaker: Studio games to the Windows Store by July 31. For more information on how to enter, please visit http://www.yoyogames.com/promotions/win_big
YoYo Games is also offering GameMaker 7, 8, and 8.1 customers to upgrade to GameMaker: Studio PROFESSIONAL for only $50! This is a unique opportunity so upgrade now before it is too late.
For more information about how to get started with GameMaker: Studio for Windows 8, please visit www.yoyogames.com.