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GameMaker Live Wallpaper Jam - Win Cash Prizes!
Create a Live Wallpaper using GameMaker showcasing some of the new interactive features. There are 20 chances to win a cash prize of $1,000 USD.
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GameMaker Asset Bundles - Medieval Sound Effects
New Free Monthly Asset Bundle - Expand on our Hero's Trail tutorial with our new asset bundle. Featuring; new props, enemies, and environments. How To Access BundlesRead: How to claim and…
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Version 2024.2: Sequence Audio Effects, HTML5 Optimisation Control And More
GameMaker 2024.2 is here, bringing new features, a plethora of bug fixes and behind-the-scenes refactoring in various areas of the runtime. Audio FX Parameter Tracks The Sequence Editor now…
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ANTONBLAST: If We Didn't Succeed, We Would’ve Been On The Streets
Tony Grayson is the head, lead designer, and composer of Summitsphere, the indie studio behind Antonball Deluxe and the upcoming ANTONBLAST. We asked Tony about the game’s red-hot Kickstarter…
Peglin Developers: Switching from Unity to GameMaker
Dylan Gedig and May Gardens, known better in the indie space as Red Nexus Games (RNG), created the dangerously addictive pachinko roguelike Peglin, where you seek payback on a greedy dragon for…
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GameMaker Studio - 5 Years On
Today marks 5 years since we launched GameMaker Studio!GameMaker Studio has come a long way since its launch; Many new features, exports, a Marketplace, and now GameMaker Studio 2.Not only has…
Realtime 2D Lighting in GameMaker Studio 2
One of the more advanced things developers want to do is create their own 2D lighting engine, but the reality of it sometimes gets a little overwhelming. In this post I'd like to cover the basics…
The Wait Is Over
Today marks the official Launch of the highly anticipated GameMaker Studio 2. The global launch follows our successful open beta and gives developers the ultimate tools to take creative concepts…
The Future Of GameMaker: Studio 1.X
Hello Everybody!We’re glad to see lots of you getting hold of the Beta for GameMaker Studio 2. We’ve had a lot of questions about what GameMaker Studio 2 means for the future of 1.x, and…
GameMaker Studio 2 Beta Newsletter #1
Hello everybody and welcome to our first Beta newsletter! Covering anything and everything to do with the ongoing Beta for GameMaker Studio 2, from your suggestions and content on the community…
Introducing GameMaker Studio 2
It's here! We're very proud to officially announce GameMaker Studio 2, the next evolution of our flagship game development tool. Studio 2 is not just a new version of GameMaker: Studio, it has…
Beginner Resources
Hello everybody!With the ongoing success of the Humble GameMaker Bundle we're seeing a huge influx of new users, many of whom are opening the software for the very first time. So if that's…
Humble GameMaker Bundle
Hello developers!We’re very proud to present, together with Humble and a selection of top GameMaker developers, the Humble GameMaker Bundle!This is the biggest pay-what-you-want offer of…
Creating a "Lights Off" Game
Today's Tech Blog is courtesy of longtime GameMaker user Dan Johnston (AKA GameDevDan who is one half of the studio Chequered Ink) and it takes us through how he made a game based on…
New Forums Are Live!
Hello, your Community Manager Shaun here!We made an announcement quite some time ago that we were working on an upgrade for the GameMaker Community Forums (the "GMC"). We're now finally…
Silhouettes
The following piece was written by Julian Adams, originally for the development blog of Ruin of the Reckless. He has been kind enough to share the knowledge on our tech blog! This article comes…
Amazon Fire and GameMaker: Studio
YoYo Games are very proud to announce: Full GameMaker: Studio support for Amazon Fire! Our Android export module allows developers to create games for all Amazon Fire devices, including: Fire TV,…
