Webhooks are a crucial tool for developers building multiplayer games because they let your game communicate directly with external systems from the Photon Cloud. Photon Engine now provides free webhooks for Photon Fusion and Photon Quantum, allowing you to automate key actions essential for multiplayer games running in the Public and Premium Clouds.With webhooks, events...
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...
At Photon, we’re dedicated to providing the best netcode possible. In multiplayer game development, achieving deterministic gameplay has long been a holy grail, challenging even the most experienced developers. After nearly a decade of relentless innovation, Photon Quantum has emerged as the leading deterministic game engine for both multiplayer and single-player Unity games. With the...
Unpacking Photon Fusion Starter Photon Fusion Starter, now available in the Unity Asset Store, is a game-changer for developers looking to integrate robust multiplayer functionality into their projects using the Unity game engine. It includes three entry-level game samples for testing and learning multiplayer game development with Photon Fusion: a Third-Person Character, a Platformer, and...
Massive multiplayer games need the best Area of Interest management. The Area of Interest sample showcases two key Photon Fusion features: Area of Interest (AoI) and Multi-Peer Mode. Area of Interest helps optimize applications by updating NetworkObjects only within a player’s designated radius, reducing unnecessary processing and bandwidth. This is particularly useful for multip[layer games...
Photon Engine proudly introduces a substantial upgrade to our service offerings: the launch of a FREE 100 Concurrent Users (CCU) tier for both Photon Fusion and Quantum. This update is a commitment to support developers by 5x the free CCU limit from 20 to 100. This enhancement is designed not only for the development phase...
SOMERVILLE, MA, USA and HAMBURG, GERMANY (Press Release) – March 5, 2024 – Modulate, the best-in-class prosocial voice intelligence company, and Photon, creators of the world’s #1 independent cross-platform multiplayer service, have announced a strategic partnership that integrates Modulate’s state-of-the-art, prosocial voice moderation technology, ToxMod, with Photon’s leading multiplayer and voice service. This alliance gives...