Zenlayer Blog: Gaming

Edge computing is the future. Learn about 7 top reasons how edge computing can help game companies take multiplayer online game publishing to the next level.

Gaming companies can significantly boost performance by deploying applications locally at the edge of the network, closer to user hubs throughout Southeast Asia. By taking this approach, it’s possible to reduce long-haul data transfers and eliminate issues like jitter, latency, and packet loss.

Esports and online multiplayer games have exploded in popularity in the last decade. This industry is growing particularly fast in emerging markets like Southeast Asia, India and Brazil, where internet user growth is much higher than in Western countries. In North America, internet users have grown 125% from 2010 to 2020. In contrast, internet users in Asia have grown 305% from 2010 to 2020. 

Gaming is a growing industry with millions of players signing on to servers everyday to socialize and play. It is critical to provide a stable gaming environment to improve user experience (UX) and engagement. With the majority of games relying on servers to provide content and multi-player capabilities, it’s more important than ever for the…

Amidst the craze over AI, IoT and self-driving cars, gaming has been quietly growing at an exponential rate. The industry is poised to grow to $180.1 billion by 2021, while competitive eSports events are seeing 40 percent year-on-year growth. Yet this fast pace of game innovation and development doesn’t come without pressure – game developers…

The gaming industry is accelerating and the amount of data consumed is on par. Analyzing the various interactions is important to understand the psychology behind player preferences. Unfortunately, this also creates a problem – how to store and process the massive amount of data. Big data gaming requires a solution for the relentless tsunami of information in order to…