Category: Industries

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 […]

This post was co-authored by Bryan Chiu, Site Reliability Engineer, EA. Electronic Arts (EA) engages players around the globe in immersive games across PC, console, and mobile. Known for popular game franchises including EA Sports FC, Madden NFL, Battlefield, and Apex Legends, EA regularly releases new game versions to mitigate issues, make improvements, and add […]

This blog was co-authored by Tim Edmunds, Technical Director, nDreams; Jamie Holding, Senior Principal Programmer, nDreams; and Nick Robinson, Technical Director, Near Light. Leading up to the launch of the multiplayer VR game Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord, the talented team at nDreams knew they needed to put the game through its paces at […]

To provide a low latency multiplayer experience for your players, you want to host the game sessions physically as close as possible to your players. Amazon GameLift supports 24 Regions and nine Local Zones—continually adding more support across the world. This allows you to centrally manage a global game server fleet from a single home […]

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Introduction: The importance of selecting a proper game backend Selecting a game backend solution is one of the most significant decisions that game studios face during development. The decision criteria varies depending on the type of game being released, the game launch timeline, the available engineering resources, and studio budgets. Harmony Games, a mobile game […]

Introduction In today’s gaming landscape, the concept of cloud gaming is gaining momentum, offering a compelling alternative to traditional gaming setups. With the rise of cloud computing, cloud services providers like Amazon Web Services present an opportunity to explore cost-efficient gaming solutions with pay-as-you-go pricing. In this blog post, we’ll demonstrate how Amazon Elastic Compute […]

Introduction In the dynamic landscape of game development, efficient data management and analysis are pivotal for optimizing player experiences and driving business growth. Game developers and analysts often encounter the challenge of aggregating data from diverse sources, ranging from real-time operational metrics to historical analytical records. To address these challenges, AWS provides a robust suite […]

At AWS re:Invent, Riot Games’ Head of Global Infrastructure and Operations, Brent Rich, outlined how the company is in the final stages of its multi-year global datacenter decommissioning effort, which will be completed in early 2024. Through this effort, Riot is bringing servers closer than ever to players of Riot titles, including League of Legends, […]