YoYo Games has lifted the lid on the GameMaker: Marketplace, its 'one stop shop' for developers looking to purchase assets for use in GameMaker: Studio. 

The GameMaker: Marketplace is already available in an open beta, and developers using a licensed version of GameMaker: Studio 1.4 will be able to access it right away.

GameMaker devs will be able to shop for a wide variety of resources, including audio, backgrounds, extensions, fonts, objects, paths, rooms, scripts, shaders, and sprites.

Support materials such as tutorials, handbooks, and demos are also expected to be added to the store in the coming months.

The news follows the expansion of GameMaker: Studio to all Microsoft platforms including Xbox One.

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Michel Cassius, YoYo's chief marketing officer, has revealed that opening the GameMaker: Marketplace was one of the firm's longstanding goals.

“It’s been a goal of ours to establish a place for which the community to access all of the amazing resources available for GameMaker: Studio,” he said.

“The YoYo Games team has been working tirelessly on the Marketplace for many months and the community response to our Early Access release has surpassed expectations.

"We are thrilled to provide this service to the GameMaker community while offering another revenue stream for developers.”

The Marketplace has also been well received by developers, with Alexander Borup, owner of Orbit Apps. describing the venture as a "superb opportunity for all".

“The Marketplace works for everybody in making development faster, easier and cheaper,” said games developer Alexander Borup, Owner of Orbit Apps.

“It helps designers, programmers, professionals and hobbyist. It really is a superb opportunity for all.

"This is also a great opportunity for the more experienced part of the GameMaker: Studio community to come forth and help everyone by bringing quality assets to the Marketplace.”