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	== Controversy ==		== Controversy ==

	=== Digital rights management ===
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	On 5 January 2011, YoYo Games posted their interpretation of a formal cease and desist letter to their blog. The post scolded the creators of a decompilation software which would allow users to bypass YoYo Games and independently publish their ] apps, posing as a financial threat.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VXhSWH02FuY</ref>

	In late 2012/early 2013, YoYoGames released a version of their new Studio IDE for cross-platform development that would import games and destroy all of the image type resources for some legitimate purchasers of the software by inserting a symbol of a pirate on top of the image. This was due to a fault in their Digital Rights Management software implementation which they use as a method of combating pirated copies of the software. The issue was addressed and fixed a few weeks later by removing the DRM.<ref>http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20121127/14455221158/game-maker-studio-drm-misfires-permanently-replaces-created-game-resources-with-pirate-symbols.shtml</ref><ref>http://www.develop-online.net/news/42651/GameMaker-fixes-anti-piracy-bug-afflicting-users</ref><ref>http://gamemakerblog.com/2012/11/26/skull-crossbones-vandalize-studio-games/</ref><ref>http://www.bit-tech.net/news/gaming/2012/11/27/game-maker-accidentally-brands-customers-as/</ref> There has also been controversy regarding the Steam method of DRM in which several consumers have not been able to get the program working.{{Citation needed\|date=May 2013}} The DRM misfire was originally introduced by Mike Dailly as a pun on the movie ]{{Citation needed\|date=May 2013}}.

	=== 2013 April Fools' Day joke ===		=== 2013 April Fools' Day joke ===
	On 30 March 2013, Mike Dailly announced that YoYoGames was being purchased by the valve steam developers.<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/1bdtar/valve_is_buying_yoyogames_the_makers_of_game_maker/</ref> The joke drew much criticism from the community and lead to widespread arguments within the community and a large removal of several users from the Game Maker Community.<ref>http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=576257</ref> YoYoGames Chief Executive Officer, Sandy Duncan, later learned of the prank and promptly had it removed from the site, however several moderators continued reposting the topic. An apology was later given.<ref>http://coinarcade.org/2013/04/01/yoyo-games-april-fools-prank-angers-indie-game-community/</ref>		On 30 March 2013, Mike Dailly announced that YoYoGames was being purchased by the valve steam developers.<ref>http://www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/comments/1bdtar/valve_is_buying_yoyogames_the_makers_of_game_maker/</ref> The joke drew much criticism from the community and lead to widespread arguments within the community and a large removal of several users from the Game Maker Community.<ref>http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=576257</ref> YoYoGames Chief Executive Officer, Sandy Duncan, later learned of the prank and promptly had it removed from the site, however several moderators continued reposting the topic. An apology was later given.<ref>http://coinarcade.org/2013/04/01/yoyo-games-april-fools-prank-angers-indie-game-community/</ref>

	=== Hacking scandals ===
	It was discovered later that the forum by ] had been hacked unknowningly for unknown period of time, allowing hacker to steal members accounts and password information.<ref>http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=574821</ref><ref>http://gamemakerblog.com/2013/03/19/gamemaker-community-forums-hacked-passwords-leaked/</ref> A person claiming to be the hacker had contacted a former moderator of the forum '''True Valhalla''', and requested an interview with him for it to be uploaded to the . There, the person had claimed that he had stolen over 221,000 unencrypted passwords and sell them to email hackers and runescape users.<ref>http://gamemakerblog.com/2013/04/22/exclusive-interview-with-the-gamemaker-community-hacker/</ref> '''Trollsplatter''' was the administrator who was hacked through the GameMakerBlog, allowing the hacking possible. '''True Valhalla''' was removed from his moderating positions after the incident, included by other reasons which made the other administrators think that he was not suitable for the authority anymore.<ref></ref> An apology or formal statement from YoYoGames, has not been given.

	On May 9, 2013 it was revealed the same person was hacking the GMC again.<ref>http://gamemakerblog.com/2013/05/10/gamemaker-forums-hacked-again/</ref> The hack involved a ] attack involving a twitter feed an IRC chat link.<ref>http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=580315&page=3#entry4282315</ref> A formal apology was released by the company this time however.<ref>http://gmc.yoyogames.com/index.php?showtopic=580337#entry4282384</ref>

	=== Logo controversy ===		=== Logo controversy ===
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	In response to the criticism, a topic was posted on the Game Maker Community where users could contribute a new logo,<ref></ref> and on 9 December, a new logo was chosen.		In response to the criticism, a topic was posted on the Game Maker Community where users could contribute a new logo,<ref></ref> and on 9 December, a new logo was chosen.


	== References ==		== References ==

Revision as of 08:37, 7 June 2013

YoYo Games Inc.
File:YoYo Games New Logo.png
Industry	Software Games Development
Genre	Game Engine IDE Desktop, Mobile and Web
Founded	2007 (2007)
Headquarters	Dundee, Scotland
Key people	Sandy Duncan Mike Dailly Russell Kay
Products	GameMaker Cross-platform Game development technology
Number of employees	25 - 50
Website	http://yoyogames.com

YoYo Games is a software and game publishing company based in Dundee, Scotland. It is best known for developing the free, cross-platform game development IDE, GameMaker, originally created by Mark Overmars.

History

On 26 January 2007, Mark Overmars announced his partnership with a company based in Dundee, Scotland called YoYo Games. The company, headed by CEO Sandy Duncan (ex Vice President of Xbox Europe), 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. 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.

Company Development

The company established its European office in Dundee in May 2010 by opening an office within Abertay University with two team members. After three years, the company currently employ more than 25 employees 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. 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 To accommodate this expansion, in June 2013, YoYo Games is set to move from its current location within Abertay University into new office space on Dundee’s Waterfront redevelopment.

Games

Title	Year	Platform
They Need To Be Fed	Oct-2010	iOS, HTML5, Android
Skydiver Mach II	Oct-2010	iOS, HTML5, Android
Skydiver Mach II HD	Oct-2010	iOS, HTML5, Android
Simply Solitaire	Nov-2010	iOS, HTML5, Android
Simply Solitiare HD	Nov-2010	iOS, HTML5, Android
Maddening	Nov-2010	iOS, HTML5, Android
Maddening HD	Nov-2010	iOS, HTML5, Android
Teka Teki	Nov-2010	iOS, HTML5, Android
Karoshi	Jan-2011	iOS, HTML5, Android
Prison Ball	Jan-2011	iOS, Android
Green Tech Plus	Jan-2011	iOS, HTML5, Android
Sync Simple	Mar-2011	iOS, Android
Simply Poker Squares	Mar-2011	iOS, Android
Skydiver Mach II Free	Mar-2011	iOS, HTML5, Android
Skydiver Mach II HD Free	Mar-2011	iOS, HTML5, Android
Prison Ball Free	Mar-2011	iOS, HTML5, Android
Sync Simple Free	Mar-2011	iOS, HTML5, Android
Simply Poker Squares Free	Mar-2011	iOS, Android
Maddening Free	Mar-2011	iOS, HTML5, Android
Maddening HD Free	Mar-2011	iOS, HTML5, Android
Teka Teki Free	Mar-2011	iOS, HTML5, Android
Skydiver Drop Zone	Apr-2011	iOS, Android
Skydiver Drop Zone Free	Apr-2011	iOS, Android
Super Snake HD	Jun-2011	iOS, Android
Nimjammin Beat-jitsu	Jun-2011	iOS, Android
Pollushot	Sep-2011	iOS, HTML5, Android
Reflexions	Oct-2011	iOS, HTML5, Android
Rick O'Shea	Nov-2011	iOS, Android
They Need To Be Fed Lite	Jan-2012	iOS, HTML5, Android
Karoshi Lite	Jan-2012	iOS, HTML5, Android
Froad	Feb-2012	iOS, HTML5, Android
Simply Solitaire Pro	Feb-2012	iOS, HTML5, Android , Facebook
Simply Minesweeper	Mar-2012	iOS, HTML5, Android , Facebook
Simply Word Search	Apr-2012	iOS, HTML5, Android , Facebook
B.A.S.E Jumper	Sep-2012	iOS, HTML5, Android , Facebook
GraveMaker	Oct-2012	iOS, HTML5, Android , Facebook
Simply Sudoku Free	Jan-2013	iOS, HTML5, Android , Facebook
Descent	Feb-2013	iOS, HTML5, Android
Lazy Mouse	Apr-2013	iOS, HTML5, Android

Controversy

2013 April Fools' Day joke

On 30 March 2013, Mike Dailly announced that YoYoGames was being purchased by the valve steam developers. The joke drew much criticism from the community and lead to widespread arguments within the community and a large removal of several users from the Game Maker Community. YoYoGames Chief Executive Officer, Sandy Duncan, later learned of the prank and promptly had it removed from the site, however several moderators continued reposting the topic. An apology was later given.

Logo controversy

File:Gm8 Logo Previous.png

The controversial logo.

In 2009, YoYo Games conducted a competition for a new official Game Maker logo, encouraging members of the Game Maker Community to submit their own designs; the winner was Albert Zak. The decision received substantial criticism from the products userbase, becoming in a sense an internet meme. After the negative response, CEO of YoYo Games Sandy Duncan blogged and posted on his Twitter feed making it clear he was reconsidering the logo's design.

In response to the criticism, a topic was posted on the Game Maker Community where users could contribute a new logo, and on 9 December, a new logo was chosen.

References

External links

YoYo Games - Official Website
@YoYoGameMaker – Official Twitter
YoYoGames – Official Facebook
Game Maker Community - Official Community (Forum)
YoYo Games Sandbox - Official Sandbox
YoYo Games Wiki - Official Wiki

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