Eggscape developers, 3dar, chose Photon Quantum to enhance their VR game due to its simplicity and ability to handle realistic physics. Quantum's stability allowed for a smooth multiplayer experience, while its physics engine made immersive gameplay possible. The Photon team's support was also invaluable to 3dar, helping them overcome challenges and tailor the engine to their needs.
Empowering Game Developers with Photon Tutorials Fredrik Kellermann, aka Fred, the creative force behind Pretty Fly Games, has a contagious passion for game development that shines through his detailed YouTube tutorials. He’s on a mission to make the world of game development, particularly the challenging realm of multiplayer games, more accessible to everyone. And his...
We’re excited to launch a new series of dev diaries in partnership with Nthusia, a talented indie game development studio. In this series, we’ll take you behind the scenes to see how our teams work together to bring cool new projects to life. Let’s start by introducing the people behind Nthusia and looking back at...
As a leader in multiplayer networking services, we are introducing two new mixed reality (MR) solutions at AWE 2024, the largest event for extended reality (XR) technology. Built using our powerful Fusion networking engine, these solutions – Fusion Sticky Notes Cross-Platform Remote Relocation and Fusion Sticky Notes Meta SSA Colocalization – demonstrate how shared virtual...
This guest post was written by Stéphane Beniak, Technical Director of Double Stallion. Hi, this is Stéphane, Technical Director and Co-founder here at Double Stallion Games. For over 11 years now, we’ve been building high-quality action games, renowned for their tight combat, satisfying gameplay mechanics, and vibrant art. Today we’re hard at work on...
The recent Global XR Hackathon, XR Hack, hosted by XR Bootcamp, was an impressive event, bringing together over 520 hackers from more than 32 countries across four cities. It’s the biggest in-person XR hackathon so far, and we at Photon were glad to be a sponsor and mentor for the occasion. Our goal was to...
At Photon, our mission is to help developers build great multiplayer experiences, and there’s nothing more rewarding than seeing our technology in action. BitCake Studio, a passionate indie game developer from Brazil, has been a longtime partner, and their latest game, Atomic Picnic, is a shining example of what can be achieved with our Fusion...
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...
This guest post was written by Christoffer Andersson, co-founder and software architect at Pathos Interactive. Pathos Interactive is a game studio headquartered in Mölndal, Sweden. The studio was founded in 2015 and are currently developing Bannermen. About the Game Bannermen is an RTS game with the goal to refresh the classic RTS genre. Bannermen...
Lots of discussions with customers about the difference between Photon Realtime and Turnbased combined with different market definitions about synchronous and asynchronous games led to the decision to merge Photon Turnbased into Photon Realtime. Therefore we discontinue Photon Turnbased on May 25th, 2016, as a standalone product and move all existing Turnbased apps to Photon Realtime....