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Stuck Inside, the World Turns to Online Gaming
In my line of work, we talk a lot about traffic trends. They're usually predictable and based around certain events: a major trailer launch, Black Friday in the U.S, the Olympics. But the COVID-19 pandemic has derailed all expectations for 2020, and has itself become a noteworthy event, driving its own traffic. And one of the biggest trends we've seen during the pandemic is increased online gaming.
Balancing Protection with Performance to Double Down ...
Combating DDoS attacks with the highest quality of mitigation means having the right platform, processes, and people in place. At Akamai, we're recognized as a leader for DDoS mitigation solutions based on our Edge DNS, CDN edge-scrubbing, and cloud-scrubbing platforms that are designed to keep your internet-facing assets, services, and critical infrastructure protected.
Death by a Thousand Cuts: Nuisance DDoS Attacks in t ...
At Akamai, we talk a lot about DDoS attacks. It's because we're pretty good at handling them. We've stopped many of the world's biggest attacks. And, while less common, they get a lot of attention. But we can also stop the world's smallest attacks. And we stop lots of them. It's these smaller attacks that we're talking about today.
How Criminals Attack the Games Industry
If you work in the video games industry, it's already obvious that security is a challenge, and criminals are a threat. But how much do you know about how the criminal economy works? What actually motivates them? What specific methods do they use? And how do they interact with one another?
Game Crunch Doesn't Always Have to be a Thing
You've been dreading the conversation. You know there's no way out of it, given the timeline. Your execs have made it clear that the very large marketing spend is going to hit during the week when two of your engineers were planning to be on vacation. You've got a brilliant team that has helped you stand up games and keep them working even when the fan excitement threatened to overwhelm
To Keep Players Happy, First Seek Understanding
[Me]: To keep your players happy - you need to understand why they're not. [You]: Uh, yeah obviously. Thanks. So what? Actually, I have a lot to say on the topic of keeping players happy. A few months back I wrote a quick post about Friction.
Winning at Launch Time
Your extraordinary work on game development through concept to crunch, your tireless community building, brand awareness, and engagement all converge on one moment: Launching the game. Is it possible to ever finish building a video game? The longer the dev cycle, the more likely it is you'll run out the clock on tech, slipping down the slope toward obsolescence. The more time you give your team, the more features and
Unwelcome Interruptions
Imagine your player's first experience with your game. Finally, after waiting all these years, she's got the game in hand. She tears the cellophane, cracks the case, slots the disc, and . . . "Game is now updating. Please wait." Watching 20 GB load onto a machine is not anyone's idea of fun.
How to not stress out over security and scale
Three key questions to ask yourself before your next Day 1: Do I have the right infrastructure to support my game? How well am I protecting my product and players? Do I have the capacity to expand and adapt? Most companies ask themselves these questions... after their game server's gone offline or while they're fending off a DDoS attack.