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AccelByte, a backend services platform for game developers, raises $60M led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2
5:30 am PDT • May 3, 2022
AccelByte, a platform that helps game creators build backend services and tools, has raised $60 million in Series B led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2, with participation from Sony Interactive…
Media & Entertainment
Microsoft buys gaming services startup PlayFab to bolster its Azure platform
11:55 am PST • January 29, 2018
In the latest chapter of GAFAM’s continuing bid to conquer online gaming, Microsoft has acquired PlayFab, which helps game developers launch their titles online more quickly with simplified back-end services. The startup…
Nowadays, most studios building games for mobile, PC, or consoles are actually building services: there are servers where gamers play together, leaderboards, in-app purchases to process, inventories to manage, character…
