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Amazon GameSparks launches guidance for in-game achievements, player matchmaking, and friends lists
At the Game Developers Conference 2022, Amazon Web Services (AWS) announced the preview of Amazon GameSparks, a fully managed service that makes it easier for developers to build and manage their game backend features. The service is relevant for game studio production teams that want to use built-in integrations and game features to reduce the time […]
The Game Developer’s Guide to AWS re:Invent 2022
AWS re:Invent was back in full force in 2022 with over 50,000 members of the global cloud community coming together in Las Vegas for the 11th edition of the conference. With dozens of new products launched and hundreds of breakout sessions to attend, there is always too much for one person to cover in four […]
Building a multiplayer game with Amazon GameSparks and Amazon GameLift
Session-based multiplayer games are a popular form of online game, as they provide players with a quick, engaging experience that they can jump into at any time. However, building a scalable and reliable session-based online multiplayer game is not easy, since there are many components that need to be developed. You need game server hosting for […]
Amazon GameSparks adds leaderboards to drive player engagement
Amazon GameSparks is a managed service that provides game developers features for building, running, and scaling the backend of their games; and is currently in preview. Today, we are excited to announce the addition of a new leaderboards feature to help drive player engagement. Game developers have told us they want to spend less time […]
Now in preview – Amazon GameSparks
Amazon GameSparks is a managed service that provides game developers features for building, running, and scaling the backend of their games. Today, we are excited to announce the launch of Amazon GameSparks into preview, with the SDK for Unity game engine now available to download from the Amazon GameSparks website. At last year’s Game Developers […]
Community update for Amazon GameSparks
As this year is ending, we want to provide an update on Amazon GameSparks, which is the upcoming addition to the AWS Game Tech portfolio that was pre-announced at GDC this past July. Amazon GameSparks will be a managed service that provides backend feature tools for building, running, and scaling games. Built from the ground […]
The new Amazon GameSparks is coming
As was mentioned in our AWS GDC keynote, I’m excited to pre-announce a new service, Amazon GameSparks. Amazon GameSparks is a managed service providing backend feature tools for building, running, and scaling games. Amazon GameSparks will enable developers to spend less time thinking about backend services, and instead focus their time on delivering the best […]