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On the heels of the XP Game Developer Conference in Toronto, where our own Benjamin Denis spoke on the How to improve the gaming experience with strategic partners panel, he gives his thoughts on how game developers need to stop looking at suppliers as just that and start looking at them as Strategic Partners. Service providers
Case study: Kickin’ out netcode issues with Edgegap
The Background Describing Jonah Wallerstein, the developer of KungFu Kickball, as patient and resourceful when it comes to building a real-time multiplayer online game as a one-man show would be an understatement. His journey in developing the online multiplayer is detailed on Game Developer as he explains the challenges he faced trying to mitigate any
Edgegap’s core development principles: The key to a stellar customer experience
When the team at Edgegap onboards new users on our platform, they always impressed with how seamless and easy the process is. We often hear: “That’s it?”, We’re already done?”, or “It’s so easy!” How has Edgegap been able to develop an easy-to-use platform with scalability across all infrastructure providers? When we designed the first
Edgegap rebrands and revamps website
At Edgegap we’re excited to share the newest chapter of our growth journey – a fresh new brand identity designed to capture all the good things happening now, as well as positioning us for the future. We wanted a fresh look at our brand so that it would better reflect the dynamism of the games
Edgegap’s DDoS solution: Protecting the gaming industry from crippling attacks
Distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attacks are certainly nothing new to the gaming industry; attacks on online platforms have become increasingly common over the last decade. But with a surge in players due to the global pandemic—with old and new players alike are spending more time gaming as a way to pass the time and connect socially
Edgegap’s moves in to new offices
The Edgegap team has officially moved into their new offices! With the recent Series A investment and consequent hiring of sales, marketing and development staff, the new offices will offer a dynamic space to allow the company to continue its meteoric rise. Located on the south shore of Montreal, Edgegap’s office offer an open space
No-code Matchmaker now available!
At Edgegap, we always try to find ways we can help developers keep their focus on what matters: building unique experiences for their players. That’s why we spent some time developing a simple but powerful matchmaking solution that requires very little development time. Meet the brand new Edgegap No-code Managed Matchmaker, a no-code matchmaker based on
Edgegap welcomes Maria Carolina Avila Lombo
Edgegap is pleased to announce the addition of a new member to its team. We are happy to welcome Maria Carolina Avila Lombo aboard as our Developer Relations Manager. Fluent in French, English & Spanish, Maria brings a passion for gaming to an already highly skilled team. With a bevy of knowledge in programming and
Edgegap Announces Partnership with Nettention
MONTREAL – Edgegap is pleased to announce the signing of a new partnership with Nettention, a Korean based subsidiary of game developer Pearl Abyss, who specialize in Netcode and game server middleware optimization. The partnership will allow Nettention’s ProudNet product to be available on Edgegap’s platform and will seamlessly be integrated in Arbitrium,making their Netcode
Edgegap’s 5 bold predictions for the gaming industry in 2022
2021 was a massive year for gaming and 2022 is gearing up to be even bigger. Industry research is predicting that the industry will topple the $200 billion revenue mark before 2023. What are the lessons that need to be learned from another pandemic year for gaming? Firstly, nothing is predictable. If the pandemic has
AWS outages prove the future is hybrid and multi-cloud
It’s all déjà-vu. Several select AWS services have been down for several hours on multiple occasions over the last few weeks. This has created havoc for tech-centric and regular companies worldwide. The gaming world is living the repercussions and important work from home tools such as Slack have faced critical issues. In gaming, time passes, and the
Edgegap Announces Jorge Rosales in Business Development Role
Edgegap is pleased to announce the addition of a new member to the Business Development team! Warm welcome to Jorge Rosales! Jorge brings a vast experience not only in the gaming industry, having worked on the publishing side for many years, but also from a variety of industries that are today making the shift towards
