YoYo Games Releases GameMaker: HTML5 Tools

GameMaker creation tools developer YoYo Games announced today the launch of the HTML5 version of its game tools, allowing users to develop content playable in any HTML5 compatible browser on any platform. GameMaker: HTML5 outputs games into HTML5 compatible JavaScript, with no extra plugins or additional installs on top required. This new version utilizes the same UI and drag-and-drop functionality of previous GameMaker versions, while also introducing a range of new features including Team Collaboration, for allowing multiple team members to work simultaneously on a project. Sandy Duncan, CEO of YoYo Games, said, "GameMaker: HTML5 is a huge step forward for the Game Maker lineage and we're very proud to have launched this new version, which brings game and web content creation within the reach of anyone with the inclination to try our package." "As the HTML5 wave begins break across the web and it becomes adopted as the de-facto standard, GameMaker: HTML5 will undoubtedly lead the revolution in easily created, easily deployable content that’s richer and more complex than ever before." Game Maker: HTML5 is now available to purchase from the YoYo Games website at a temporary reduced price.