DUNDEE, Scotland and
OSLO, Norway, July 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- We all know the
horror of bad online connections. Ever lost the game due to lag?
Got kicked out from a server when your WiFi went crazy? The
Internet is great when it works. But what if it
doesn't?
Opera GX [NASDAQ: OPRA], the world's first web browser
built specifically for gamers, today announced a challenge for the
best in-browser offline game: the Opera GX Game Jam 2021.
'When the internet is out, some browsers get on our nerves
with dinosaurs or surfing games which only reminds gamers that
without the internet we're back to the stone age and can't surf the
web. We created the Opera GX Game Jam to call on all artists and
creative gamers to make the offline experience fun,' said
Maciej Kocemba, Product Director of
Opera GX.
The Opera GX Game Jam competition will give one winner the
unique opportunity for their game to be played by millions in the
Opera GX offline page. The top three artists will also win cash
prizes of $3k, $7k and $10K. The
winning game will gain the prestige of becoming the first playable
game to ever feature in Opera GX, helping to entertain gamers
during those rare offline moments that would otherwise make them
cry.
The GX Game Jam is being hosted with GameMaker Studio 2 - the
world's leading 2D game development engine, and in collaboration
with Game Jolt, one of the largest communities for games and the
people who make and play them.
The best game will receive expert development support from the
GameMaker team, before being unleashed within the Opera GX desktop
browser. Once completed, it will also be promoted to Opera GX's
millions of users through the browser's GX Corner and across the
social accounts of Opera GX, GameMaker Studio 2 and Game Jolt.
The Opera GX Game Jam will be open for submissions starting
on the 29th of July, when the theme for the event will be
revealed.
The expert jury includes:
- Maciej Kocemba (Opera GX Product
Director)
- Russell Kay (GameMaker Studio 2
CTO)
- Yaprak DeCarmine (Game Jolt
co-founder and CEO)
- GameMaker game creators:
-
- Johan Vinet (Canari Games - LUNARK),
- David Galindo (AKA chubigans -
Cook, Serve Delicious!)
- dietzribi (Toodee and Topdee)
Artists and game creators can register their interest, receive a
free GameMaker Studio 2 licence for the duration of the jam, and
read the terms and conditions by visiting this LINK.
"GameMaker Studio 2 is the perfect engine for Game Jams, as
it allows anyone to convert creative ideas into playable games
quickly. Whether using the intuitive no-code/low-code Drag and Drop
system or it's powerful GameMaker Language (GML), anyone can use
GameMaker to take part in the Opera GX Game Jam 2021," commented
Russell Kay, CTO for GameMaker
Studio 2. "It's imagination that counts most, so get
involved!"
About Opera and Opera GX
Opera is a global web
innovator. Opera's browsers, news products and fintech
solutions are the trusted choice of hundreds of millions of MAU
worldwide. Opera is headquartered in Oslo, Norway and listed on the NASDAQ stock
exchange (OPRA). https://opera.com
In 2019 Opera launched Opera GX, a browser built for gamers with
features that include countless customization options, sound
effects, background music, a gaming-inspired design, as well as
CPU, RAM and Network Bandwidth limiters that make the browser less
resource-hungry and leave more of the computer's
resources for gaming. Opera GX has seen tremendous growth over the
past year with a user base of more than 9 million highly engaged
monthly active gamers. Opera GX's user base grew 350%
between 2019 and December 2020 and it
continues to grow at a fast pace. Opera GX continues to receive
high ratings (4.7 out of 5.0). It also recently launched Discord
server which quickly became number one in the Science & Tech
community with more than 350K
members. In June 2021, Opera GX
became available on mobile devices as the world's
first mobile browser designed for gamers.
About GameMaker Studio 2
GameMaker Studio 2 is the
fastest and friendliest cross-platform game development technology
out there. GameMaker Studio 2 has been completely redeveloped with
usability and efficiency at its core, allowing artists and game
creators to make games within a single code base and then publish
them to run natively across multiple platforms including Android,
iOS, HTML5, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Windows Desktop, OS
X, Ubuntu, Windows UWP.
The GameMaker family of products has been downloaded more than
10 million times since 2012. The team behind it is based in
Dundee, Scotland and was acquired
by Opera in January 2021.
About Game Jolt
Game Jolt is both a social community
and a game distribution platform hosting over 200K+ games with
massive fan run communities for top AAA games like Minecraft and
Pokemon. There are hundreds of thousands of creators on Game Jolt
from all corners of the world - ranging from influencers with
millions of followers to studios with millions of dollars in
revenue.
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