YoYo Games has announced that its popular 2D games engine, GameMaker Studio 2, will shortly launch support for next-gen consoles, with a date set of March 2021. The feature is currently in closed beta, but once launches will allow users to create titles for the devices.
Of course, it’s possible to run titles currently under backward compatibility, but the launch will bring with it native support with features such as 120Hz frame rates and support for new haptic features and audio standards.
GameMaker Studio is a popular choice for indie studios and student developers learning their craft, with simply but powerful workflows for creating 2D games. The engine is responsible for breakout indie hits such as Spelunky, Undertale, Hotline Miami, Hyper Light Drifter and Nidhogg, among many more.
Opera has announced that is has acquired the Dundee-based developer of 2D game engine GameMaker Studio, YoYo Games.
GameMaker Studio has long been a favourite of students and indie developers. The engine is responsible for breakout indie hits such as Spelunky, Undertale, Hotline Miami, Hyper Light Drifter and Nidhogg, among many more.
Stuart Poole, GM at YoYo Games stated, “For over twenty years, the vision behind the GameMaker engine was to not just create more games, but expand development within and beyond the game studio. We think the transaction with Opera – whose products are known, trusted and used worldwide by millions of people every month- represents a massive opportunity to accelerate fulfilment of that founding vision, during a period of exceptional growth for both companies.”
Opera Acquires YoYo Games, Launches Opera Gaming
- [Tuck-In] Acquisition forms the basis for Opera Gaming, a new division focused on expanding Opera s capabilities and monetization opportunities in the gaming space
- Deal unites Opera GX, world s first gaming browser and popular game development engine, GameMaker
- Opera GX hit 7 million MAUs in December 2020, up nearly 350% year-over-year
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DUNDEE, Scotland and OSLO, Norway, Jan. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Opera (NASDAQ: OPRA), the browser developer and consumer internet brand, today announced its acquisition of
YoYo Games, creator of the world s leading 2D game engine,
GameMaker Studio 2, for approximately $10 million. The tuck-in acquisition represents the second building block in the foundation of Opera Gaming, a new division within Opera with global ambitions and follows the creation and rapid growth of Opera s innovative Opera GX browser, the world s first brow