Opera has just announced that it’s buying YoYo Games, the company that builds GameMaker, a super-advanced piece of software specifically built to allow developers to create their own games for desktop, mobile, web, and consoles.

In case you’re wondering what a browser has to do with a gaming development platform, the answer is pretty much Opera GX.

Launched not a long time ago, Opera GX is a browser specifically built for gamers, coming with limiters specifically aimed at CPU, RAM, and network usage to make sure you can still play games while browsing the web.

So how will the future of Opera change now that its parent company purchased YoYo Games? The browser and the world of gaming would mix even more, it seems, with the company explained in a statement that it’s founding Opera Gaming, a new division whose role is to expand the browser’s capabilities into the world of gaming.
More gaming, more browsing

“We are very excited to start working with the team at YoYo Games,” said Krystian Kolondra, EVP Browsers at Opera. “We see the platform as being an ideal acquisition to complement our global ambitions in gaming, along with our Opera GX gaming browser. We look forward to further growing Opera GX and to driving the growth of GameMaker, making it more accessible to novice users and developing it into the world’s leading 2D game engine used by commercial studios. We are also thrilled to find future synergies between YoYo Games’ products and Opera GX.”

As part of the deal, YoYo Games will continue to be based in Dundee, Scotland, and General Manager Stuart Poole and Technical Lead Russell Kay will continue to be involved in the future of the company.

More information is likely to be shared soon as the gaming side of Opera evolves.

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