Our latest coverage of SpatialOS. 4jr2
SpatialOS launched in 2012 with the mission to “Create Previously Impossible Games”. Improbable’s innovative cloud-based computing platform has given developers the ability to create large, persistent, real-time virtual worlds which can thousands of players at the same time. The platform is already widely in use by MMOs such as Worlds Adrift, Chronicles of Elyria, and Seed. In an interview [...]
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After securing a $502 million USD investment from Softbank in May, SpatialOS developer Improbable is seeking deals with top game publishers and is expected to make an announcement on an new deal "very soon" according to Improbable's CEO Herman Narula. Currently SpatialOS powers World's Adrift and a handful of other games but the company is looking to get their technology [...]
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Fractured is an open world sandbox MMORPG with fully interactive environments and action oriented combat that rewards player skill. Gather resources, craft, trade, and start a settlement with your guild! Publisher: Dynamight Studios Playerbase: TBD Type: Sandbox MMORPG PvP: TBD Release Date: TBA Pros: +Fully interactive environments. +In depth gathering, crafting, and trade features. +Action combat. Cons: -Limited information [...]
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A new Italian start-up called Dynamight Studios announced Fractured this week, a new sandbox MMORPG built on Unity and SpatialOS. Development for the game began in January 2017 with the goal of combining action RPGs and sandbox MMOs. Fractured isn't expected to be a traditional MMORPG though as the game won't have any "grinding" mechanics. “The core of progression in [...]
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Jagex announced today that it has partnered with Improbable in order to use SpatialOS in future game projects. Even just one sentence into this article, I know what you're probably wondering. "Does this have anything to do with the nebulous NextGen leak?" I can hear you ask. The answer is that we don't know. What we do know is that [...]
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The British software studio Improbable has raised $502 million in funding through a Series B financing round led by SoftBank. The young tech firm's core product is the game engine SpatialOS which promises to make it easier for game studios to scale persistent worlds with cloud-based server distribution. What's striking is how bullish the CEO Herman Narula is on the [...]
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