Blog - Posts by Ross Manthorp

During the pandemic, the video games industry has been one of the few markets which have not only survived but thrived. During the last...Read More

PolyCrunch Games are the developers of Pyramid Plunge, a cartoony rogue-lite, action-platformer with handcrafted pixel-art. They join us on the blog to share the way...Read More

What are enums? GameMaker users might be familiar with enums as numerical constants. They are nothing more than a “find and replace” trick the compiler...Read More

2021 has been busy for YoYo Games. It’s an exciting time now that we are part of the Opera family and following our Q&A live...Read More

Before the pandemic upended everything, indie games were in a great place. Advancements in-game engine technology has made it easier than ever for hobbyists...Read More

Following our big news, we want to take the time to assure our developers of the long road ahead for GameMaker and let you...Read More

We’ve got some big news! YoYo Games is now part of Opera - the global web innovator and creator of Opera GX - Opera GX is...Read More

Our holiday competition has concluded!The theme of the jam was “FORWARD MOTION” and we saw some amazing entries using GMS2 and sequences in very unique...Read More

Hi, I’m Zack Banack, developer of the Shampoo framework. Shampoo changes the GUI-development workflow familiar to many GameMakers. You can use Shampoo to create...Read More

Playing video games unlocks a host of well-documented side benefits, including improved brain function, better moods and lower anxiety levels. But less well known...Read More

GameMaker Studio 2 update 2.3.1 is an evolution of the new Sequences functionality introduced in 2.3.0. We have added Bezier curve support and improved the...Read More

Gurpreet S. Matharoo creates GameMaker courses and is known on YouTube as “GameMakerStation”. He has joined us on this blog to share tips on writing...Read More