Technical deep dive into Photon’s MMO concept car For 7 years we have been quietly building an MMO backend at Photon. Time to talk about it. It is our “concept car”: not a product, not an SDK, but real tech running today. This is part 2 of an extensive deep dive and you can find...
More than a decade ago, we embarked on a journey to redefine multiplayer development in Unity with the launch of PUN, Bolt, Quantum, and Fusion. Today, we are thrilled to announce the final release of Fusion 2 and the certification of Photon Fusion as a Unity Verified Solution in the Unity Asset Store. Designed for...
In the tech industry, Photon is recognized for its role in real-time virtual experiences. It has gained attention from Fortune 500 companies as a leading solution for exploring collaborative applications and simulations for corporate professionals. Members of the Photon Industries Circle have access to exclusive cross-platform samples aimed at improving their multi-user apps, such as...
Photon Quantum, the technology powering Stumble Guys, is now FREE for development.Five years ago, we started to build the world’s first fully deterministic game engine. Initially, we focused on dedicated and professional studios. Due to its intricate nature, Quantum has been exclusively accessible to curated Gaming Circle members. Quantum second generation launched in 2020 and...
As you read these lines, a player population the size of a large metropolis are sharing emotions, collaborating or fighting simultaneously in realtime on top of Photon. Millions are engaging with others in simulations built to entertain, cooperate in the workplace or simply socialize. With more than a decade of operating all kinds of simulations,...
It used to be said that making a multiplayer game during a game jam is a crazy idea, but here we are with the awards of a full month-long Game Jam with Multiplayer as the core. “I can now build multiplayer games!” or “Once you get the pattern, it’s actually very doable.” are some of...
Photon Fusion setting new benchmarks Our focus has always been to produce the best networking APIs, performance at the lowest cost worldwide. For a decade, we have served Photon Cloud to billions of monthly active users on all possible devices. A year ago, we introduced Photon Fusion, with new AAA-grade functionalities and network topology choices....
We will start the biggest Multiplayer Game Jam in one week. It is the ideal moment for you and your team to get your hands on Photon Fusion and Photon Quantum. Create a small project, test yourself or join a team and create a new multiplayer experience. To help you, we will stream best practices...
A month ago, we launched Fusion, our newest multiplayer engine to enable professional developers to create the next generation of realtime multiplayer games. As you may have seen, the Fusion SDK is Free to develop up to 20 CCU, and it also comes with Free samples for you to get started. Our new samples like...
What this article is about In this article, we will talk about multithreading in the backend. how it is implemented how is it used what can be done what we invented ourselves All these questions are relevant only if you develop something for the server side – modify the Server SDK code, write your own...
We are excited to share the news that we’ve entered into a strategic partnership with mobile games platform Skillz in the form of a $50M minority investment in our company. This means that we’ll work together to bring Photon to the hugely popular skill-based gaming space. It also means that Skillz can enter into realtime...