Category: Amazon EC2

Amazon GameLift Server solutions are now easier to integrate than ever. We’ve updated the Amazon GameLift Servers Plugin for Unreal Engine, open-sourced the SDK, and added ARM support—all while expanding Amazon EC2 compatibility to generation 5-8 instances. These improvements respond directly to developer needs, whether you’re seeking streamlined server functionality or comprehensive in-editor workflows. Amazon […]

This blog was coauthored by Aaron Riccio, Co-Founder and CEO of SportsCapital, and Pravin Santhanam, CTO of SportsCapital. Sportsbooks rely on trading teams to manage odds and prevent sharp bettors from exploiting inefficiencies in their pricing. News events, such as reports of player injuries or lineup changes, introduce volatility that can shift the market at […]

The world’s most-watched sport, professional football (soccer) attracts a global fanbase of five billion people. With hundreds of thousands of players participating in matches across the world, the sport also generates staggering amounts of data, from goals to saves, assists, and beyond. In today’s connected world, fans want real-time access to all the match, player, […]

This blog is co-written by Reza Nikoopour, Principal Engineer, Cloud Governance at Epic Games. For game studios large and small, a smart cloud governance strategy can go a long way in reducing costs and increasing security for a live service game. Following are a few key learnings from Epic Games’ work with Amazon Web Services […]

This blog is co-written by Stepan Kaiser, CEO of Remāngu and Jan Sechovec, CTO of Remāngu. Game studios, with geographically distributed teams, are challenged with creating and delivering innovative, increasingly complex, games across multiple platforms, on time and on budget. The Remāngu 2.0 platform is addressing these challenges head-on with its comprehensive cloud-native game development […]

A key principle of cloud services is to run compute services only when actively in use. Minecraft servers on the cloud often run at times without players connected resulting in wasted compute spend. This blog offers a way to cost optimize Minecraft servers on Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) by reducing the time the […]

QORPO elevates gaming with AWS-powered generative AI and scalable server hosting, crafting immersive experiences like “AneeMate” and “Citizen Conflict” that captivate players with personalized gameplay.

Live service and multiplayer games must continually evolve in order to offer high-performance and immersive experiences. The feature sets of these games have continuously expanded to include real-time matchmaking, cross-play, in-game transactions, and social interactions. However, many developers are constrained by outdated, monolithic architectures that struggle to meet modern demands for scalability, performance, and security. […]

This post was co-authored by Kaan Turkmen, DevOps Engineer at Good Job Games. Introduction In this blog, we will explore how Good Job Games crafted a scalable and secure build pipeline on AWS, utilizing services like Amazon EC2, Amazon EFS, and Amazon S3 to optimize its game development processes. Good Job Games was established in […]

Multiplayer games platform CrazyGames engages more than 35 million players around the world with browser-based titles such as Ludo King and Paper Delivery Boy in 24 different languages. Whether playing through a desktop or mobile device, all gamers can now enjoy an enhanced social experience with a new real-time friends system built using Amazon Web […]