Opera GX and GameMaker recently announced the Opera GX Game Jam, calling on creators to create the next offline game for the “No Internet” page in Opera GX.Let’s face it, we’ve all had to deal with the horror of dodgy internet or the pain of patchy WiFi at one time or another and the acute boredom that follows.īut losing your online connection doesn’t mean that the fun has to stop. By making GameMaker free for new game creators and more flexible for Indies and Studios, developing skills and creating great games has never been easier.” Making games is the next big step in the creator economy. Krystian Kolondra, EVP PC & Gaming at Opera, added: “The gradual lowering of technical hurdles has already enabled the democratization of content publishing, through platforms like WordPress, and video creation through YouTube. With the companies looking to make synergies between Opera’s GX gaming browser, and its 10m users, and GameMaker titles. We are also committed to fostering creativity within our community and will be introducing exciting new initiatives in this area later this year.”Įarlier this year the company was acquired browser and internet company Opera. Today’s announcement represents a huge step forward in making GameMaker more accessible to game creators of all levels. Russell Kay, CTO at YoYo Games, said: “Our vision has always been to make it as easy as possible for anyone to start making awesome games. While the latter is $79.99 Monthly or $799.99 annually – making it around $700 cheaper than the previous ‘Ultimate’ version of the software.

The former cost $9.99 a month, or $99.99 annually.

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