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AppStream is the name of a brand new streaming mobile games service that is on the way from online retailer Amazon. It was revealed at the re:Invent developer conference in Las Vegas today, TechCrunch reports. Amazon says it allows developers to build high-fidelity, graphically rich applications that run on a …
Read More »Xbox One backwards-compatibility ‘problematic’
Microsoft Albert Penello questions whether cloud technology could make Xbox 360 games playable on next-gen hardware
Read More »The Cloud unlikely to deliver Xbox 360 backwards compatibility to Xbox One
It’s looking unlikely that Microsoft will bring Xbox 360 backwards compatibility to Xbox One via its Cloud computing services. Sony has previously indicated that it will be doing exactly that to offer PS3 games on PS4, but Microsoft insists that existing online infrastructures simply aren’t up to the job. "It’s …
Read More »Donya Labs launches Simplygon Cloud for Unity
Optimisation tool leaves beta
Read More »Cloud hosting company Linode rolls out upgrade
Updated back-end will help 'viral' developers manage traffic surges, claims VPS provider
Read More »Cloud-based HTML5 game dev tool Goo Create heads into beta
Graphics and programming tech offers codeless visual programming solution
Read More »Square Enix banks on the future of cloud gaming with Project Flare
Technology design to enable lag-free streaming and enhanced physics and AI processing
Read More »Cloud-based HTML5 dev platform PlayCanvas enters open beta
No download or installation required for web-based tech
Read More »Nintendo reveals subscription Pokemon Bank cloud service
An annual subscription is to be charged for a new Pokemon cloud storage service for 3DS owners. Cloud Bank, which was revealed this afternoon in a special Pokemon Direct broadcast, is a 3DS app that allows Pokemon players to store their Pokemon across 100 boxes, each of which can contain …
Read More »Unity reveals new cloud services
Cloud features analytics, marketing and monetisation to help developers promote their games
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