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YoYo Games is a software and game publishing company based in Dundee, Scotland. It is best known for creating the free, cross-platform game development IDE, GameMaker.
'''YoYo Games''' is the home of '''GameMaker: Studio''', the fastest and easiest to use cross-platform game development technology. GameMaker: Studio has been developed with usability and efficiency at its core, allowing developers to create games in a single code base and then publish them to run natively across an unprecedented number platforms including [[Android]], [[iOS]], [[OS X]], [[HTML5]], [[Ubuntu]], [[Windows 8]], [[Windows Phone 8]] and [[Windows RT]]. Together the entire [[GameMaker]] family of products have been downloaded more than five million times. YoYo Games is based in [[Dundee]], [[Scotland]] with an office in [[San Francisco]].

== History ==
== History ==
On 26 January 2007, [[Mark Overmars]]<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Overmars</ref> announced his partnership with a company based in [[Dundee]], [[Scotland]] called YoYo Games.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070203064832/forums.gamemaker.nl/index.php?showtopic=271847 Public announcement] from Mark Overmars, Game Maker Community</ref> The company, headed by CEO '''Sandy Duncan''' (ex Vice President of Xbox Europe),<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/biz2/0707/gallery.web_world.biz2/16.html YoYo Games] on [http://money.cnn.com/ CNNMoney.com]</ref> was founded to support the future development of GameMaker and to build a community for developers and casual gamers who could upload their games to the website. On 22 May 2012, YoYo Games announced the release of GameMaker: Studio – a product for a professional audience of developers by offering rapid cross-platform development across several native platforms: [[iPad]] and [[iPhone]], [[Android]] [[smartphones]] and [[tablets]], [[Ubuntu]], [[Facebook]] and other [[HTML5]] platforms, [[Mac OS X]], all [[Windows 8]] platforms and [[Windows Phone 8]]. <ref>http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/business/yoyo-games-on-the-rise-with-plan-to-double-staff-1-2905142</ref> With the use of advertising over several platforms, YoYo Games had established a commercially recognised product which allowed professional developers to develop successful, revenue generating games.<ref> http://www.yoyogames.com/press/release/8</ref>
On 26 January 2007, [[Mark Overmars]]<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Overmars</ref> announced his partnership with a company based in [[Dundee]], [[Scotland]] called YoYo Games.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20070203064832/forums.gamemaker.nl/index.php?showtopic=271847 Public announcement] from Mark Overmars, Game Maker Community</ref> The company, headed by CEO '''Sandy Duncan''' (ex Vice President of Xbox Europe),<ref>[http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/biz2/0707/gallery.web_world.biz2/16.html YoYo Games] on [http://money.cnn.com/ CNNMoney.com]</ref> was founded to support the future development of GameMaker and to build a community for developers and casual gamers who could upload their games to the website. On 22 May 2012, YoYo Games announced the release of GameMaker: Studio – a product for a professional audience of developers by offering rapid cross-platform development across several native platforms: [[iPad]] and [[iPhone]], [[Android]] [[smartphones]] and [[tablets]], [[Ubuntu]], [[Facebook]] and other [[HTML5]] platforms, [[Mac OS X]], all [[Windows 8]] platforms and [[Windows Phone 8]]. <ref>http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/business/yoyo-games-on-the-rise-with-plan-to-double-staff-1-2905142</ref> With the use of advertising over several platforms, YoYo Games had established a commercially recognised product which allowed professional developers to develop successful, revenue generating games.<ref> http://www.yoyogames.com/press/release/8</ref>

Revision as of 11:16, 21 May 2013

YoYo Games Inc.
IndustrySoftware
Games Development
GenreGame Engine IDE
Desktop, Mobile and Web
Founded2007 (2007)
Headquarters
Dundee
,
Scotland
Key people
Sandy Duncan
Mike Dailly
Russell Kay
ProductsCross-platform Game development technology
GameMaker
Number of employees
25 - 50
Websitehttp://yoyogames.com

YoYo Games is a software and game publishing company based in Dundee, Scotland. It is best known for creating the free, cross-platform game development IDE, GameMaker.

History

On 26 January 2007, Mark Overmars[1] announced his partnership with a company based in Dundee, Scotland called YoYo Games.[2] The company, headed by CEO Sandy Duncan (ex Vice President of Xbox Europe),[3] was founded to support the future development of GameMaker and to build a community for developers and casual gamers who could upload their games to the website. On 22 May 2012, YoYo Games announced the release of GameMaker: Studio – a product for a professional audience of developers by offering rapid cross-platform development across several native platforms: iPad and iPhone, Android smartphones and tablets, Ubuntu, Facebook and other HTML5 platforms, Mac OS X, all Windows 8 platforms and Windows Phone 8. [4] With the use of advertising over several platforms, YoYo Games had established a commercially recognised product which allowed professional developers to develop successful, revenue generating games.[5]

Company Development

The company established its European office in Dundee in May 2010 by opening an office within Abertay University with two team members. [6] After three years, the company currently employ more than 25 employees[7] YoYo Games has announced plans to create an additional 25 new positions over the next 18 months in - systems development, software engineering, sales and customer service. [8] The employees will be hired to help the company keep pace with the rapid evolution of the global games market and demand for Game Maker: Studio [9] To accommodate this expansion, in June 2013, YoYo Games is set to move from its current location within Abertay University[10] in to new office space on Dundee’s Waterfront redevelopment. [11]

References

  1. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Overmars
  2. ^ Public announcement from Mark Overmars, Game Maker Community
  3. ^ YoYo Games on CNNMoney.com
  4. ^ http://www.scotsman.com/the-scotsman/business/yoyo-games-on-the-rise-with-plan-to-double-staff-1-2905142
  5. ^ http://www.yoyogames.com/press/release/8
  6. ^ http://www.dundeewaterfront.com/News+Article/1656/YOYO+GAMES+EXPANDS+INTO+DUNDEE+WATERFRONT/?nid=1290
  7. ^ http://www.thecourier.co.uk/business/news/dundee-s-yoyo-games-looks-to-next-level-1.86723
  8. ^ http://interactivetayside.com/news/yoyo-games-to-double-its-staff-to-50/
  9. ^ http://scottishgames.net/2013/04/23/yoyo-games-expanding-recruiting-new-staff-moving-to-new-office/
  10. ^ http://scottishgames.net/2013/04/23/yoyo-games-expanding-recruiting-new-staff-moving-to-new-office/
  11. ^ http://www.thecourier.co.uk/business/news/dundee-s-yoyo-games-looks-to-next-level-1.86723
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