What simply occurred? Opera launched the world’s “very first” video gaming web browser back in 2019: Opera GX. It includes RAM and CPU use limiters, a devoted tab for tracking video game release dates, and a number of other functions created to attract PC players. Nevertheless, Opera’s video gaming aspirations do not stop there: it has actually simply bought YoYo Games, the folks behind one of the most newbie-friendly video game engines on the marketplace; GameMaker Studio 2.
This news was revealed on Opera’s main blog site today, so it appears the acquisition went through relatively just recently.
With YoYo Games under its wing, Opera has actually produced a brand-new department, appropriately called “Opera Video gaming.” Its core focus will be on “broadening Opera’s reach and abilities within the video gaming area,” whatever that suggests.
Opera EVP of Browsers Krystian Kolondra hopes YoYo Games’ acquisition will permit it to discover “future synergies” in between Opera GX and GameMaker, however, once again, it’s hard to identify what that might suggest.
Maybe Opera is preparing a little bit of cross-advertising? GX’s “GX Corner” tab would definitely be the ideal location for that sort of thing, if so.
Possibly Opera is hoping that the engine’s novice-friendly nature will get the attention of GX-using PC players who may have an interest in going into the advancement side of the market. Just time will inform, eventually.
As far as I can keep in mind, I have actually never ever become aware of a web browser maker purchasing any video gaming business, not to mention one that makes its own relatively popular video game engine
As such, it’ll be intriguing to see where this acquisition takes Opera and YoYo in the future– will they flourish, or will it wind up being a huge error? Just time will inform.