This guest post was written by Sebastian Erben, co-founder of indie studio Bit2Good. Bit2Good produces handcrafted games independently since 2011. Their most current project is ‘Goggles – World of Vaporia’, a vehicle combat shooter set in a Steampunk styled world called Vaporia. Goggles was initially developed as a single player experience and was then transformed into...
This guest post was written by Eric Lajeunesse, an indie developer from Montreal, Canada. Ever wanted to step into a real soldier’s shoes as a crazy warrior with a shotgun, a stealth attacker or an agile sniper? Natural Born Soldier gives you this opportunity from your mobile as it delivers precisely what you expect as a competitive...
This guest post was written by Hayden Lee, Founder & Software Engineer at Convrge. Convrge is a virtual world to hang out with your friends. Using the Oculus Rift you can get a sense of actually being with people that is unmatched across any other medium. Activities in Convrge include watching YouTube videos, Twitch.TV, rockin’ out...
A simple “Bam!” can hardly represent our excitement: BOLT, the popular networking engine for Unity, is now part of the Photon family. Fredrik Holmström, the inventor and mastermind behind BOLT, joins the Photon team to help shape the future of multiplayer technology. Read here why we join forces, what the next steps are >>
This guest post was written by Constantinos Miltiadis, Founder of studioAny. What if you being here, could be a virtual presence anywhere? project Anywhere, developed by Constantinos Miltiadis, at the Chair for CAAD, ETHz, is an intention to breach the limits of physical human presence, by replacing kinaesthetic, visual and auditory with artificial sensory experiences, in a...
RISE of MANA is the latest installment in the Mana series, which goes back to the 1991 release of the first Mana title, FINAL FANTASY Adventure. The game’s raid battles are realized through the use of Photon Server, making real-time communication development dramatically easier. During a talk with the game’s producer Masaru Oyamada from SQUARE...
When we started Photon Cloud in 2012 our main vision was to provide not only the best multiplayer service in the world, but also a service for anyone: whether you are a AAA studio with a big budget or a one man show starting with some pocket change, Photon Cloud allows anyone to build cross-platform...
The gaming industry is fast paced and fiercely competitive –filled with sophisticated users with high expectations. Gamers expect a steady stream of new versions, no-lag game play, and a flawless user experience, all delivered on their devices of choice. This panel features a cross-section of experts from across the gaming industry for a lively discussion....
Sometimes things speak for itself. Just read this email we recently got: “My name’s Erik Asmussen, and I’m a solo developer building a game called Robot Roller-Derby Disco Dodgeball. It is a multiplayer dodgeball FPS that uses Photon Unity Networking. It just launched officially on Steam with a 99% positive user rating (among 720 total...
This guest post was written by Luuk Waarbroek, Founder of Napalmtree Studios. Clash: Spaceship commander is a single and multiplayer RTS game for mobile. It is a game about capturing planets, making strategic decisions and managing units. An RTS wouldn’t be an RTS without eventually destroying all enemies, so yeah you have to do this...