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Beamable Secures $13.5M Series A Funding Led by BITKRAFT to Advance Decentralized Gaming Infrastructure
Best Backend for Cross-Platform Development: Why Studios Choose Beamable
Beamable is the best backend for cross-platform game development, giving studios one unified system for identity, data, economy, and live-ops across mobile, PC, and console. Build once, deploy everywhere, and deliver a seamless player experience on every device.
Hello, Beamable Venus
Beamable Venus is officially live. This flagship release brings major improvements across the entire Beamable platform, including a rebuilt Microservice logging experience, simplified Microservice routing, a brand-new Web SDK, expanded Unreal tools, and a fully upgraded documentation site. Venus marks the next evolution of developer-focused tooling for building live games.
Best Backend for Multiplayer Games: Why Developers Build Faster with Beamable
Beamable is the best backend for multiplayer games, giving developers built-in matchmaking, leaderboards, events, and cross-platform support so they can build and launch multiplayer experiences 3–5× faster on Unity or Unreal.
The Next Era of Beamable Is Coming: Introducing Beamable Venus
Beamable Venus marks the next major step in the evolution of Beamable – introducing a new Web SDK, redesigned microservice logging, streamlined integrations, and an overhauled documentation experience. It’s a major upgrade for Unity, Unreal, and Web developers building live games faster than ever.
Best Backend for Web3 Games: Why Developers Choose Beamable
Beamable is the best backend for Web3 games—giving developers the tools to integrate blockchain ownership, wallets, and authentication without sacrificing performance or simplicity.
Choosing the Right Backend: Beamable vs Nakama
Choosing the right backend can define your game’s success. This guide compares Beamable and Nakama + Hiro, breaking down their strengths, trade-offs, and ideal use cases—from Beamable’s fully managed live-game platform to Nakama’s open-source flexibility. Learn which approach fits your studio’s goals, resources, and roadmap.
Best Backend for Unity Developers: Why Studios Choose Beamable to Power Live Games
Beamable is the best backend platform for Unity developers who want to build, launch, and scale live games faster. Built by game makers for game makers, Beamable eliminates backend complexity so teams can focus on engagement, retention and generally creating great gameplay instead of maintaining servers.
Beyond Battle Passes: The Future of Monetization in Live Games
Battle passes aren’t enough. Here’s how live games are redefining monetization through personalization, interoperability, and player-driven economies.
Best Backend for Live-Ops and Monetization: Why Beamable Helps Games Scale
Beamable is the best backend for live-ops and monetization—empowering studios to deliver ongoing content, improve player engagement, and grow revenue. From daily challenges to global events, Beamable gives game teams the freedom to operate with creativity and speed.
Why Great Dev Teams Ship Faster When They Stop Reinventing Infrastructure
Great dev teams move faster because they build on proven infrastructure instead of rebuilding it. Learn why using Beamable’s backend for live ops, economy, and player systems accelerates launches.
Introducing Beamable LaunchPad: $2,500 in Credits to Jumpstart Your Live Game
Get $2,500 in Beamable Credits to start faster, lower backend costs, and accelerate your live game’s launch with Beamable’s proven platform.
Why DIY Backends Fail to Scale
Firebase and other DIY backends make early development easy—but scaling live-service games exposes hard limits in performance, cost, and control. Learn why Beamable helps studios grow without friction.
Migrating from PlayFab to Beamable–A Practical Guide for Developers
Thousands of studios have built on PlayFab, but many are now hitting its limits. Beamable offers a modern, scalable, and developer-first path forward—here’s how to make the move with confidence.
What Studio Leaders Need to Ask Before Choosing a Live Game Backend
Choosing the proper live game backend is one of the most critical decisions a studio can make. The wrong choice can result in months of delays, increased costs, and stalled retention efforts. In this guide, Beamable outlines five key questions every studio leader should ask before committing to a backend platform.
Why Your Next Game Needs to Think Like a Platform, Not Just a Product
Most games fade because they’re built as products. Learn why a platform mindset — proven by hits like Fortnite, Roblox, and FIFA Rivals — drives retention, revenue, and success.
Why Most Games Fail Before They Even Launch
Most games never launch — not because they aren’t fun, but because teams run out of time and money. Discover why speed-to-market is critical and how Beamable helps studios ship faster.
Beamable Wins Stellar Community Fund Award to Help Game Developers Ship Faster
Beamable has been awarded a $150,000 Build Award from the Stellar Community Fund #38 to help game developers ship faster. By integrating Stellar into Beamable’s Unity, Unreal, and Web SDKs, we’re giving studios plug-and-play blockchain tools that cut months of backend work, reduce costs, and unlock real adoption with 3M+ wallet-connected players.
The Link Between Backend Design and Player Retention
“Player retention isn’t just about gameplay — backend design directly impacts stability, load times, live events, and personalization. A strong backend keeps players engaged and coming back.”
Beamable Powers Pudgy Party’s Global Launch
When Mythical Games needed to launch Pudgy Party at global scale, they chose Beamable. With Private Cloud, hybrid Web2 + Web3 inventory, and built-in LiveOps, Beamable removed backend bottlenecks so developers stayed focused on fun.
Unblocking Your Roadmap with Better Tech Choices
Backend bottlenecks slow roadmaps, delay features, and drain resources. In this article, we break down the hidden costs of building your own backend and show how Beamable helps studios ship faster, scale confidently, and keep the focus on fun.
What AAA Studios Know That Indies Often Learn Too Late
AAA studios build for scale from day one. Indies who wait until success strikes risk losing it all — here’s how to prepare your live game for growth.
Cold Brew and Hot Code: Showcasing Live Game Tools at Gamescom 2025
Your Next Game Needs to Think Like a Platform, Not Just a Product
Raise a Glass to Innovation: Beamable’s Daily Happy Hours at gamescom 2025
Beamable Unity SDK 3.0: A New Era of Content Management and Developer Experience
Why We Built Beamable.Network
From Indie Dreams to AAA Ambitions: The Games Built on Beamable
The Real Cost of Building vs. Buying Your Live Game Backend
10 Days to ApeChain: How Beamable Helped POG Digital Pivot Fast
Beamable is Headed to devcom and gamescom 2025!
Cracking the Wishlist Code: Smart, Proven Tactics to Boost Your Game’s Steam Momentum
If you’re launching a multiplayer or Web3-enabled game, Beamable Network Boost can help supercharge discovery.
Beamable Marketplace Spotlight: PlaySync Matchmaking API
How Beamable Supported Mythical in Scaling FIFA Rivals and Staying Focused on the Fun
Game Studios Want to Grow. N3MUS + Beamable Just Made It Easier.
Introducing Beamable Network Boost: Supercharge Your Game’s Reach and Community
Why We Built the Beamable Marketplace – and How It Helps You Build Better Games
Introducing Laser Beam: A Faster Way to Build Your Backend on Beamable
Game Development Should be about Imagination – not Infrastructure
The Real Game Isn’t What You Built – It’s What You Keep Alive
From Denver to Dubai: Why Jon Radoff’s Global Tour Matters to the Future of Beamable
Beamable Partners with Upheaval Games to Shape the AI-Driven Future of Game Development
Beamable Heads to Dubai for TOKEN2049: Join Us for DePIN, Gaming & More
Sui is Simplifying Web3 Game Development – Here’s Why That Matters to Beamable (and to You)
Beamable Verified by DePIN Hub: What It Means for Game Developers
Meet Beamable at the Live Service Gaming Summit
Beamable Is Hitting the Road: Spring 2025 Tour Across Web3 and Games
Beamable @ GDC 2025: Recap & Highlights from a Game-Changing Week
Beamable Unreal SDK 1.1.0 Release: A New Era of Documentation and Developer Experience
POG Battle: The 90s Classic Enters the Web3 Era with Beamable
Welcome to the Beamable Hub: Your Community Gateway to the Future of DePIN Gaming
By incorporating rewards, challenges, and leaderboards, Beamable Hub turns members into active contributors rather than just spectators.
Beamable Goes All In at GDC 2025 – Meet Us There!
Introducing Beamable Network: The Future of Decentralized Game Infrastructure
Beamable @ GDC 2025: Showcasing the Future of Live Game Development
Beamable at ETH Denver: Why Game Infrastructure Needs to Change
Jon Radoff at SXSW: Metaverse 2025 – Revival and Reinvention
Beamable Expands Web3 Gaming Capabilities with Mythos Chain Integration
Beamable Network Expands To Solana to Power the Future of Game Infrastructure
Beamable at ETHDenver 2025: Join Us for a Week of Web3 Gaming Innovation
Beamable Expands Web3 Gaming with Sui Foundation Grant
Beamable’s CTO, Ali El Rhermoul, Attending D.I.C.E. 2025 to Connect with Game Makers
Beamable Foundation Launches to Revolutionize Game Infrastructure with Community-Owned Solutions
Build a Thriving Game Studio with Insights from the Multiplayer Game Report
Beamable 2024 Year-End Summary: A Year of Milestones, Innovation, and Transformation
Beamable Mercury: Our Latest Release
Building Games, Not Infrastructure: A Developer’s Guide to Beamable.
Beamable’s New Versioning System: Clarity and Flexibility for Our Developers
Jon Radoff Interviewed at GameFi Unleased
Beamable Launches New Leaderboard Sample Project for Game Developers
Beamable at Unite 2024
Beamable To Attend Token 2049 & GameFi Unleashed
Beamable is at Korean Blockchain Week
Beamable Adds Support for Theta Network Integration
Beamable Adds Edgegap Support To Live Marketplace
Join Beamable at Gamescom 2024!
Beamable Adds Support for Idem: Bringing State-of-the-Art Multiplayer Matchmaking to Your Games
Beamable and Aethir Team Up to Revolutionize Game Development
Hathora Integration Now Available in Beamable’s Live Marketplace
Beamable and Wildcard Announce Partnership
Beamable Support for Sui Blockchain Now Available
Beamable Presenting at Play Beyond Sui Gaming Summit
Venly Now Available in the Beamable Live Services Marketplace
Beamable GDC 2024 Announcements
New Beamable Pricing Discounts
Beamable January 2024 Portal Update
Beamable 2023 Year In Review
Where in the world is Beamable CEO Jon Radoff?
Are you going to SLUSH? Party with Beamable and ZBD!
ZBD and Beamable Launch a Joint Starter Kit for Simple and Secure Bitcoin Integration for Game Developers
We are excited to work with ZBD to offer game developers a turnkey solution for Bitcoin integration into LiveOps tools! Check out the press release below and our ZBD marketplace page to grab the integration!
Beamable Featured by AWS for Games as a Game Backend Solution Provider
Beamable, a leading platform for game development and live operations, is pleased to announce that it has been featured by AWS for Games, as one of its featured game backend solutions.
Beamable Selected as a 2024 GameChanger
AWS for Games Partner Profile: Beamable
GO4 Gold and Beamable Announce Partnership
Beamable and GO4 Gold announced how Beamable's capabilities will power GO4 Gold's next-generation marketing platform.
Beamable Chosen by Mythical Games to Power Live Ops Infrastructure
Beamable August 2023 Release Review
Beamable July 2023 Release Review
Beamable June 2023 Release Review
In June, Beamable released SDK version 1.16.0, which includes support for Unity version 2022 LTS alongside a range of improvements.
Beamable and Zebedee Simplify Bitcoin Integration
Partnership lowers the barrier to entry for developers as server teams are no longer required to add server-side features into games
Beamable is a Wombat X Gaming Accelerator Partner
Beamable is a Wombat X Accelerator partner, offering Web3 game projects the ability to take full early and discounted advantage of Beamable's range of capabilities for game development.
Beamable April 2023 SDK Release Review
In April, Beamable released SDK versions 1.14.1, and 1.15.0. Here are the highlights from the previous month of releases.
Beamable March 2023 SDK Release Review
Beamable Unveils Live Services Marketplace
Beamable announces the Live Services Marketplace: the world’s first destination for game developers to create and share interoperable backend software that helps them build, grow and operate live games.
Beamable Announces Polygon Support & Investment
Beamable Live Services SDK for Unreal Engine 5
Beamable Releases Support for Solana
How Beamable Enables Web3 Games
Introducing Beamable’s Managed Inventory Service
Beamable LiveOps Portal Updates for March 2023
A variety of changes have been released for the Beamable Liveops Portal. Here is a collection of improvements, fixes, and additions.
Beamable February 2023 SDK Release Review
In February, Beamable released SDK versions 1.11.0, and 1.11.1. Here are the highlights from the previous month of releases.
Beamable January 2023 Review
n January, Beamable released SDK versions 1.10.0, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, and 1.10.3. Here are the highlights from the previous month of releases.
Goplay Partners with Beamable
Goplay’s free and simple platform rewards a gamer's physical activity to motivate player spend outside of your game. By integrating with Beamable C# Microservices, game developers can effortlessly and securely add Goplay to their game and take advantage of commerce integration to provide in-game items and currencies as rewards to players.
Beamable SDK Review – December 2022
In December, Beamable released SDK versions 1.7.0, 1.8.0, and 1.9.0, and 1.9.1. Here are the highlights from the previous month of releases.
Announcing: Beamable Private Cloud
Beamable receives an Epic MegaGrant to accelerate Unreal SDK development
Beamable SDK Review – November 2022
Beamable SDK Review – October 2022
In October, Beamable released SDK versions 1.4.0 through 1.5.2. Watch this overview with Beamable engineer Chris Hanna for a tour of features, or check out this quick blog post of notable enhancements.
Beamable Joins MongoDB for Startups Program
Beamable joins Unity Verified Solutions Program
Beamable, a fully managed LiveOps game server platform, announced today that it has joined Unity’s Verified Solutions program and that the Beamable Live Game SDK is now available in the Unity Asset Store
Beamable Expands into Web3 Live Services for Games
Beamable Pricing Overview
New Beamable LiveOps Portal Release – September 8, 2022
How to Launch Games Faster with Beamable
Tiny Digital Factory Turns to Beamable for GameSparks Migration and New Titles
Since 2015, Tiny Digital Factory (TDF) has been an independent developer and publisher specializing in the exciting world of mobile motorsports gaming. Read on to learn how they chose Beamable for their Gamesparks migrations and new projects.
Beamable Releases Unity SDK 1.3.0
Beamable is happy to announce the release of our Unity SDK 1.3.0. Read on for the list of new features and highlights.
How Old Skull Uses Beamable to Enhance Their Games with LiveOps Features
For over a decade, Old Skull Games has carved out a reputation for developing high-quality, creative games for mobile, PC, consoles, and other cutting-edge platforms. But it hasn’t been entirely smooth sailing. As they began to expand their game offerings and player experiences, they realized they needed more than their previous game development infrastructure (Firebase) could handle. After a brief try building their own infrastructure, Old Skull Games found Beamable’s live game platform—and they haven’t looked back. Read on to learn how Old Skull Games brought Beamable into their game development process.
Beamable Unleashes The Last Barbarian – A New Playable Prototype
The Last Barbarian is a Unity game built on Beamable playable in your PC or MAC browser window that sees you fighting waves of monsters using Beamable features such as Leaderboards, Currency and more!
How To Rapidly Build A Game In 15 Minutes With Beamable
Ever wanted to build a game and deploy leaderboards, currency, experience points and more in less than 15 minutes? Here's how with Beamable!
How Beamable Enables Worry-Free Game Operations
Non-developers need a place to go to their operate their game and the Beamable LiveOps Portal gives creators the ability to deploy content error-free without engineering.
Use Beamable And One Line Of Code To Unlock The Power Of LiveOps
Beamable, combined with Unity, empowers developers to utilize powerful and flexible solutions to communicate with their players and interact with their game through four LiveOps features: Events, Announcements, Notifications and Mail.
Experience vs Degree in the Industry: Why Both Matter
Beamable 1.2.0 Update Details With Chris Hanna
Beamable Around the World: June Edition
Beamable Release Unity SDK 1.2.0
Get To Know Beamable: Eva Ramirez From Customer Success
Important Security Changes Coming To ClientCallable In Upcoming Release 1.2
The team at Beamable puts security first and foremost when we work on upcoming releases and we are making a change in how the ClientCallable function works in our upcoming 1.2 release.
Beamable at GamesBeat Summit 2022 Recap
GamesBeat Summit 2022 was a big event for Beamable this year, with many people from the team attending or watching online and our CEO, Jon Radoff, moderating two panels!
Beamable Technology Overview in 10 minutes
If you’ve ever wondered what Beamable can do for your Unity game project or how to get started, we have good news: We now have a 10 minute video walkthrough of Beamable from our Chief Technology Office Ali El Rhermoul.
DataSakura & Beamable Announce Development Partnership To Help Game Developers
DataSakura and Beamable are announcing a development partnership to help game developers with full cycle development, maintenance, support, and implementation of the Beamable Live Game Platform to power LiveOps and multiplayer experiences.
Beamable Company Update: Saudi Arabia Game Jam
Beamable Around The World – May Edition
Every month the Beamable team is at events in person or supporting events digitally, come find out more information!
Effectively Using TikTok To Market Your Game
Beamable Release Unity SDK 1.1.0
Beamable Announces Partnership with CrocoMobi to advance new game development, upgrades and migrations.
Metanomic and Beamable Join Forces to Create Perfect In-Game Economies
HALFBRICK LAUNCHES MONSTER DASH ON BEAMABLE
Beamable Announces Partnership with PopSQL
Beamable Announces Support for AWS for Games
Beamable Releases Technical White Paper
Beamable @ GDC 2022
GameJolt launches Mobile App on IOS and Android
Beamable Releases Unity SDK 1.0.1
The Preservation of Videogames: How Nintendo is eliminating access to digital games.
Built On Beamable: The Office Somehow We Manage
Beamable Release Unity SDK 1.0.0
How Indie Games Will Change Your Life
Every creator has experienced the dreaded stage of burnout. For many, it consists of a loss of hope, exhausted resources, and a dry spell of creativity. In the videogame world, many Game Developers recite their heroic triumph over burnout, and their story often ends in a massive success
Top 3 Communities for Indie Game Developers
Looking to make friends? This article will act as a comprehensive list of online groups to join in order to expand your network and meet more game makers like you!
5 Steps to Create a Game in Unity
Here at Beamable, we provide you with all of the tools to create your future game, but what if this is your first game? Working in Unity can be easy while working with our support teams, but if you've never launched Unity before this can seem like a daunting task.
The Indie Gamer Game Awards Nominees
The Indie Gamer Magazine is hosting their 2nd Game Awards on January 8th 2022! There are ten areas where you can vote for your favorite Indie Game Nominees. The Nominees for each category are listed below: Most Improved Game.
Beamable Release Unity SDK 0.18.0
Beamable is happy to announce the release of our Unity SDK 0.18.0. The full changelogs can be found below.
Our Top 5 Holiday Movies with Their Videogame Counterparts
We’re one week out from the Christmas Holiday and we wanted to share our favorite holiday movies! Here is the list of our top five holiday movies.
Beamable Gift Guide: Our Top 10 Picks for 2021
Looking for that perfect gift for your fellow game creator? Wondering what tools you might need to start creating games? We asked our co-workers here at Beamable what’s on their list this year. Below are our top 10 picks for gifts this holiday season.
Jon Radoff Building the Metaverse With Lucas Wilson
Music and the Metaverse with Lucas WilsonIf you've wondered how music will fit into the metaverse you don't want to miss this episode of Building the Metaverse with Jon Radoff.
Interview With The Team Behind Fish Heads, Beamable Game Dev Podcast Ep.18
Quadratron Studios team interview Quatdratron Studios joined Erin and I for the latest episode of the Beamable Game Dev Podcast. Earlier this year Erin connected with this team at the Too Many Games convention. She set the high score on Fish-Heads and won some posters.
Top 3 Games for the Holidays
During the Holiday Season, we all have that one person who has every game to ever exist, plus the remastered-deluxe-ultra-rare edition. As you pursue the online aisles of Amazon, we bring to you three games on our wish list this holiday season.
Top 10 Tips For Indie Game Developers
New to game creation? Not sure exactly where to begin? Here are our top ten tips Game Developers want new Indie Game Developers to know starting out.
Scalability and Volume with Beamable
Searching for a platform that can handle volume and large-scale projects? Beamable can do both!
Over the past few months, we’ve noticed a trend of creators struggling to find support for high-volume and large-scale projects.
Interview with PM Studio and Grave Rave Games, Beamable Game Dev Podcast Ep. 16
Live from PAX West with PM Studio and Grave Rave GamesThis episode of the Beamable Game Dev Podcast is live from PAX West. PM Studio shares some of the amazing games they are publishing. Paul from PM Studio shares some great tips for pitching a publisher.
Cozy Indie Games on Our Radar
Grab a blanket and a cup of coffee and get cozy with these indie games. As we near closer to the holiday season, there is a multitude of cozy games to wishlist releasing in 2022. In this week's blog post we’re revealing three games that have caught our attention.
B-Real Monster Buds from the creators at LDRLY.
Unleash your inner budpreneur in B-Real Monster Buds! Soar higher than you’ve been before with the latest game from LDRLY. Grow your plants, make cash, and take the throne of the finest pot botanist around in B-Real Monster Buds.
Beamable Expands 2021 Funding to Over $10m to Accelerate Platform for Live Games
Beamable has expanded its equity funding to over $10MRead the official press release at PRWEBBeamable has expanded
Beamable Update 0.17.0 Update Roundtable, Beamable Game Dev Podcast Ep. 15
Meet some of the team behind Beamable update 0.17.0In the Beamable Game Dev Podcast episode 15, we get to meet some of the team behind the latest update. Each member of the team shares what they are most excited about with Beamable 0.17.0.
Wishlist Wednesday: Top 3 Indie Picks For October
This week we’re celebrating Wishlist Wednesday in a new way. For the first time, we’re showing you our top three picks from games that have been interacting with us for the past few Wishlist Wednesdays.
Fly Johnny Fly Dev Mattlekim Interview, Beamable Game Dev Podcast Ep.14
Creating and publishing games If you are early in the game dev journey this is an episode you won't want to miss. Mattlekim shares some great insights on game development. He shares where he finds inspiration when creating his games.
Spoopy Jam Publishers Panel Announcement
Game Jolt Announces Spoopy Jam Publisher PanelWith all the fun we’re having in Spooktober and Spoopy Jam with Game Jolt, we’d like to welcome more to the party! Game Jolt announced that Team17, Developer Digital, TLM Partners, Ludus, tinyBuild, Lunar Owl, and Amazon Games
Beamable Release Unity SDK 0.17.0
Beamable is happy to announce the release of our Unity SDK 0.17.0. The full changelogs can be found below.
Beamable Game Dev Podcast With Erin Our Junior Marketing Manager, Too Many Games Con
Erin was at Too Many GamesLast Weekend our Junior Marketing Manager, Erin McCarrie, attended the Too Many Games Convention celebrating Indie Games.
Beamable Teams Up With Game Jolt For Spoopy Jam (Game Jam)
Happy Spooktober! UpdateGame Jolt has just announced a $10,000 prize pool for the Spoopy Jam!
Top Three Ways to Create a Game in Unity: Part One Creating a Community
Every new game maker provides their own wonderous perspective on gaming. While each creator starts their journey with a flourishing of ideas, eventually the plateau happens. What then?
How To Add A Leaderboard To Your Unity Game
Beamable Game Dev Podcast Episode 10: Adding a leaderboard with BeamableHave you wondered how to add a leaderboard to the game you're developing in Unity? The answer is Beamable.
Beamable Releases Unity SDK 0.16.0
Beamable is happy to announce the release of our Unity SDK 0.16.0. The full changelogs can be found below.
Beamable Product Roadmap Announcement
The road ahead Here at Beamable, we pride ourselves on transparency for our customers, employees, and investors. We are extremely excited to announce the publication of our Public Beamabel RoadMap!
A Night At The Races Game Dev Interview
A Night At The Races, a point and click, action platformer. In episode 9 of the Beamable Game Dev Podcast, I sit down with Umut the developer of A Night At The Races. The game hit the Switch eShop on Sept 3rd after being on PC.
Zooming A Camera In Unity
How to zoom a camera in UnityThe 3 main methods for zooming a camera in unity are Perspective Zoom, Movement Zoom, and 2D orthographic Zoom. Each zoom has its own individual purpose.
Do You Have to Program to Build Video Games?
Have you been thinking about creating your very own video game? Maybe you’ve got a working knowledge of game design and some experience programming, but want to avoid countless hours coding.
Choosing the Right Programming Language for Video Game Development
At the heart of any video game is a programming language—and there’s a never-ending debate raging about which language is best.Spoiler alert: It depends!But first, a primer.
Code Your First Video Game in Six Steps!
So you want to build a video game! You’ve got an amazing concept, a top-notch storyline and now—it’s time to build. Crafting your own playable experience can be an utterly magical undertaking—but it can also be a massive, daunting process.
Jon Radoff’s Metaverse Content Round Up
Top 30 Most Influential People in the Metaverse via ReadWrite.comBeamable’s CEO Jon Radoff was named by ReadWrite.com as one of the top 30 most influential people in the the Metaverse
Beamable Releases Unity SDK 0.15.0
Beamable is happy to announce the 0.15.0 release of our Unity SDK. The full changelogs can be found below. Here are the highlights of the release.
Indie Game Success: Timed Events
In the first installment of our Indie Game Success, we uncovered Why Content Matters.
Three Tips To A Successful Kickstarter
Three tips it increasing your chances of funding your KickstarterYou have the killer game idea, you’ve narrowed the scope. The prototype is solid and now it’s time to fund the dream.
Beamable Releases Unity SDK 0.14.0
Beamable is happy to announce the release of our Unity SDK 0.14.0. The full changelogs can be found below. Here are the highlights of the release.
Beamable Announces Migration Kit for GameSparks Clients
GameSparks is going offline in September 2022 and Beamable has been named an alternative by Amazon Web Services.
Indie Game Success: Why Content Matters Part 1
Why Content MattersYou’ve made it this far. You have a passion for gaming, an unquenched thirst for creation, and possibly a catchy name like “Big Bad Beans Studio”.
Indie Game Success: Monetization
Why monetization matters. In the first installment of our Indie Game Success we uncovered Why Content Matters.
Beamable Releases Unity SDK 0.13.0
Beamable is happy to announce the release of our Unity SDK 0.13.0. It includes:AddedGameCenter SDK Authentication SupportAdds an optional field, activeListingLimit to Store ContentMicroservice: Added a difference check at Microservice
HATS: Where Cooler Heads Prevail! (A “Rock, Paper, Scissors” Style Sample Project)
Our wide selection of sample projects makes it easy for game developers to expand their skills by getting to know different ways of leveraging development platforms, in this case, Beamable and Unity.
Have You Got What It Takes to Be King of the Ring? Beamable Announces New Sample Project
Sample projects are a great, hands-on way to familiarize yourself with various game creation and development platforms while having fun experimenting with different gameplay styles and strategies.
Beamable Releases Unity SDK Version 0.11.0
Beamable is happy to announce the release of version 0.11.0 of our Unity SDK for live game development!ChangesConsole Configurations ToggleKey will be reset to BackQuote.Microservice: Changed response serialization from Microservice.
A Practical Guide to Improving Player Retention
Player retention is key for game developers looking for a continued revenue stream. By consciously considering player retention throughout your development cycles, you can create a fun, engaging game that players will enjoy returning to.
Social Gaming Trends & How to Leverage Them
The COVID-19 pandemic has, for many of us, had a profound impact on our daily lives, from how we work to how we socialize. As such, social gaming (whether playing alone or playing alone together1) has skyrocketed.
6 Steps to Creating an In-Game Currency
Adding in-game currencies to your game can be useful for driving revenues and increasing player retention. However, which form or forms of in-game currencies are most effective depends on several factors that should be carefully considered.
How to Get Funding for Your Game Development Project
Building a game, particularly a live, multiplayer game, is a lot of work. Once you have your idea hammered out, you’re likely going to need at least a small team to transform that idea into a reality.
Beamable Releases 0.10.1 Update
We are excited to announce the release of the Beamable Unity Package version 0.10.0! For a list of everything included in this new release, check out the release notes below.
3 Top Grossing Games of 2020 (And What Game Developers Can Learn From Them)
The 2020 pandemic changed a lot of things, including how we socialize and unwind. Not only did it change the number of people playing games, but it changed what made games successful.
Indie Gems: Beamable’s Top Three Indie Games of November 2020
We are in the final days of 2020. It’s been a challenge for sure dodging the real-life horror of a pandemic, but through it all, Indie game makers have kept on making. To celebrate the continued contributions of indie devs, here are Beamable’s picks for the top 3 indie games released in November
Beamable Joins AWS ISV Accelerate Program
Check out the official press release here
Social Features in Gaming
Seasoned game developers know that live games are some of the most difficult to develop. Live games depend on complex, extensive infrastructure to power them and require a lot of time and hard work to develop.
Replace your Game Server with Beamable C# Microservices
If you are building games in Unity, chances are you are working largely on the game client. This is the portion of the software that lives on the mobile device, PC, or console, and provides instructions to the game engine about how the game looks, how the features work
Want to Add Multiplayer to Your Game? Beamable Makes It Easier than Ever
Multiplayer Basics Multiplayer is a huge design space that covers a variety of real-time multiplayer and asynchronous multiplayer styles.
Beamable joins forces with Amazon Web Services and Game Jolt for Party Jam!
Beamable joins forces with Amazon Web Services and Game Jolt for Party Jam!
A huge game jam opportunity is coming up sponsored by Amazon Web Services, Game Jolt, and Beamable!
Beyond Game Design: Common Mistakes Game Developers Make (& How to Avoid Them)
We’ve already discussed game development mistakes that developers should avoid at all costs in a previous article.
Game Engines to Help You Make Games Faster
At Beamable, we are committed to helping game makers achieve their creative ambitions and rapidly add the features and content to their games that will help them be commercially successful. We aren't the only ones with that mission.
Find a publisher: Beamable Super List of Game Publishers
Acquiring funds is one of the most preliminary stages of game development. Some independent studios or developers might have funds from crowdfunds or previous games, but for many, it’s an altogether different struggle.
5 Ways to Fund Your Indie Game
When embarking on an indie game project, thinking about financial requirements should be one of the first steps. There are different ways you can get funding for your indie game, as well as different implications of each.
New Beamable Release! Tournaments, Google, Content, and more!
The team is excited to announce the release of the Beamable Unity SDK version 0.0.123New Feature - Tournaments Tournaments allow players to compete on a leaderboard while introducing an element of progression.
Beamable sponsoring a Game-A-Thon Game Jam in India
Beamable is excited to announce a partnership with the Pehel Foundation(NGO) in India to host an area GAME JAM. We've had so many great conversations with studios in India and felt this would be a great way to enable the creativity of game makers and support a great cause.
Game Dev Assets To Help You Make Games Faster
Beamable understands the struggles of indie game development and thoroughly appreciates all the efforts that developers put into producing their brilliant games.
Game Development Trends of 2021: Complex Economies Drive the Player Experience & Social Events Take Centre Stage
2021 has brought with it some pretty major shifts in game development, spurring new trends as player’s lives continue to adapt to the ongoing global pandemic. Capitalizing on these trends can help developers expand their player base, increase player attraction, and improve player retention.
Beamable Releases 0.9.1 Update
Hot on the heels of our major 0.9 version release, we finished a 0.9.1 release with a few new things and bug fixes.New Feature - Unity 2020.3 LTS SupportBeamable now supports Unity 2020 in addition to Unity 2018 and Unity 2019!
8 Ways to Set Up an Inventory System in Unity
Setting up game inventory systems in Unity is a difficult but extremely important task. A well-crafted inventory system makes it easier for you to store, remove, and add different items related to your game.
Game Dev Studios to Watch – March 2021
Here it is... our super-special list of game studios to watch from March 2021! This is a shoutout to all the game dev studios working hard for their game’s success. If you’re a game developer, you should definitely have these studios on your radar for inspiration.
Beamable Releases Version 0.9 of its Unity SDK
Beamable is excited to announce version 0.9 of the Unity SDK. It is packed with a number of new features and enhancements and comes on the tail of the March Server Release.
Join the Beamable Community
At Beamable, we continue to work with game creators getting them the features and support they need to implement social, commerce, and content management features into their games.
New Features in the Beamable March Server Release
We recently deployed a new set of changes and features to the Beamable backend. None of these changes impact the Unity SDK, but they represent new features available to all Beamable customers.
Game Dev Studios to Watch – February 2021
We are a little late... but here we are with another month of game studios to check out! At Beamable, we love to learn about new studios, new games, and new teams working on cool stuff.
The Metaverse is Coming: An Open Letter to Game Developers and the Beamable Community
Read Beamable CEO Jon Radoff's full letter on the coming Metaverse, the future of Live Games, and Beamable's plans for a new game development platform.
Beamable Completes $5M Equity Funding Round to Expand Creator-Centric Platform for Live Games
Funding will propel the development of live game services targeted at Unity game makers
A conversation with Unity Game Developer Harsh Mandalia
We had a chance to sit down with Harsh Mandalia, a participant in the Game Jam 2020 AD event sponsored by Beamable, and find out what it was like to participate and take advantage of the Beamable platform!
Prototyping your game faster with Unity and Beamable
When building a successful game, you will need to get really comfortable with the process of trying, learning, and iterating with rapid prototypes. You can have an idea about how something will work in your game, but until you experience it directly, you won’t know for sure.
Game Dev Studios to Watch – January 2021
There are a number of amazing game studios doing amazing things. At Beamable, we love to learn about new studios, new games, and new teams working on cool stuff. To that end, we wanted to give a shoutout to some studios we noticed last month.
The Metaverse is coming. Are you ready?
By Jon RadoffThe Metaverse has been a long promise for technology. Since the term was coined by author Neal Stephenson in his 1992 science fiction novel Snow Crash, various companies have promised a path to a next-generation.
Beamable Reorganization Plan Confirmed
In October, Beamable began a process to restructure under the Small Business Reorganization Act (SBRA).
Beamable Restructures under Small Business Reorganization Act
In April 2020, Disruptor Beam pivoted from a game studio to a software-as-a-service (SaaS) company called Beamable. As part of that pivot, we exited the business of developing and operating games.
Indie Gems: Beamable’s Top Three Indie Games of December 2020
December was a month full of joy. You have the holidays, and you had the end of one of the worst years on record (or at least many of us think). We also played some great games in December, so here are the top three.
How to Find Venture Capital for your Indie Game
The number of indie game developers is steadily on the rise, the gaming industry itself has rapidly grown over the last decade
Beamable Unity Multiplayer Sample Project
Beamable has released a new sample project to illustrate how to use the multiplayer and matchmaking features of the Beamable Platform. The sample project is called "Turn-based Beamable Fighters" (TBF).
Beamable releases Game Content Designer
Beamable is excited to announce the launch of our Game Content Designer (GCD) - A Google Sheets Add-On. There are many ways to think about managing a content pipeline for your game.
The Many Ways to Monetize Your game
Creating an outstanding game is a challenging process not to mention the complexity of monetizing and marketing your game to make it commercially successful. These days, there are a variety of methods to generate game revenue.
Beamable Free-to-Play Financial Model for your Game Forecast
At Beamable, we are committed to fighting for the game makers. As such, we've pulled together a free-to-play (F2P) financial model to help you simulate the size of a business your game can generate with various levels of retention, ad spend and revenue per user calculations.
Beamable sponsoring the GamerGage Game and AR Development Webinar Series
We are excited to sponsor the GamerGage Game and AR Development series running from December 19th until December 25th, 2020!
Ship your game fast, and finish the game with LiveOps
So you’ve developed and launched a fantastic game. You created the concept, designed the mechanics, and even thought about funding and monetization. Your work isn’t over yet. It only gets started once you’ve officially launched!
Beamable Gift Guide for Game Makers 2020
There are lots of gift guides out there for gamers... but what about the people who make the games? Who is buying gifts for them? If you spend every waking moment building game worlds for others, what can those others get for you?
Beamable sponsoring Game Jam 2020 AD
Beamable is excited to sponsor Game Jam 2020 AD! SummaryAll participants in the game jam developing in Unity will have the option to use Beamable to accelerate social, commerce, and content management tools and receive free Beamable swag!
New Beamable Release 0.0.127
A new Beamable Package release went live this week with a few bug fixes and enhancements to Beamable's Inventory system: New Inventory Update builder: Allows for atomically updating the entire inventory with various operations including Item Creation, Deletion
Beamable Sample Unity Project: Leaderboards
We have a new Unity sample project that uses a "clicker" game to illustrate various Beamable features like Leaderboards and Player Stats!
Beamable Announces Multi-Game Deal With East Side Games
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBEAMABLE ANNOUNCES MULTI-GAME DEAL WITH EAST SIDE GAMESOn the heels of success with Archer: Danger Phone, ESG has committed to building the next wave of games on the Beamable All-in-one Live Games platform
Easy Alternative Sources of Income for Indie Developers
Making a living as an indie dev seems like an elusive dream. Many try to hold down a job at the same time, while others burn a hole in their savings to create a game and follow their passion.
New Beamable Release Version 0.0.124
A new version of the Beamable Unity SDK went live this week. It is a bug fix release. Please update your Unity SDK package! What’s New?
Beating the Odds: How to Make an Indie Game Successful
There was a time when AAA titles funded by massive companies, backed by what seemed like infinite budgets and marketing dominated the gaming scene.
Beamable Added to the BaaS Game Dev Community
If you are creating live games, chances are you’ve been thinking about all the different products that are out there and how they might work to empower your game with online social, commerce, and liveops content features.
Inspiring Examples of Daily Login Rewards for your Mobile Game
The multiverse of mobile gaming now offers something for everyone, from arcade games and simple puzzles to high-end first-person shooters and multiplayer RPGs.
Spooktober 2020: Three Scary Indie Games You Should Play on Halloween
2020 has been a rough year! A global pandemic, crazy wild fires, hurricanes, and political polarization around the world. But through it all, game creators are still creating, putting their art into the world for players to enjoy.
How to Monetize Your Indie Game – 5 must-watch videos
Unfortunately there is no magic formula for a successful game. It is precisely the uncertainty and the promise of success that makes game creation such a draw for so many creative world builders. Part of the success is effort, but a large part comes down to resources.
How To Get Funding For Your Indie Game: 5 Thought Leaders
Unfortunately there is no magic formula for a successful game. It is precisely the uncertainty and the promise of success that makes game creation such a draw for so many creative world builders. Part of the success is effort, but a large part comes down to resources.
Building a Microservices Architecture on Amazon Web Services
Our Senior Devops Engineer Brandon Bateman gave a talk to the Amazon Game Tech community about Beamable's Microservice architecture that helps us scale the large games of our customers using Amazon Webservices Automation. You can watch the presentation here!
The 5 Best Gaming Communities for Indie Developers
Game development is a tricky endeavor, especially if you don’t know where to seek information and help. With so many engines, libraries, frameworks, programming languages to choose from, the entire process can feel overwhelming.
Indie Gems: Beamable’s Top Three Indie Games of September 2020
We’ve witnessed lots of ups and downs in 2020, and despite indie developers facing a tough time, they’re still managing to launch one game after another, every month
Beamable Live Game Platform Now Available in AWS Marketplace
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBEAMABLE LIVE GAME PLATFORM NOW AVAILABLE IN AWS MARKETPLACEGame studios can now build, launch and operate live games with a self-service platform built on Amazon Web Services.
Why do Indie Games Fail? Three Ideas From Reddit
A Golden Era of Gaming- We are all living and playing games in a time when independently created video games are receiving the recognition they deserve. As the overall gaming market grows, the rising tide is lifting all boats.
The Power of Game Jams: Becoming a Better Indie Game Dev
Game jams are great places to find inspiration, and motivation to take an amazing game idea, and rapidly get it into the hands of players. Over the years, game jams have given rise to many interesting game ideas that have become huge successes -- games like Surgeon Simulator, Super Hot, and Goa
Best marketing channels to promote your indie game in 2020
In the ever-competitive world of indie game development, the marketing phase is as important, if not more so, than the development stage. At Beamable, we have years of experiencing building and publishing AAA IP games. Here are some ideas about how you can get a head start on marketing your title
Beamable and East Side Games Join Forces
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Archer: Danger Phone powered by Beamable
We are proud to work with East Side Games on the support and release of Archer: Danger Phone! The game leverages many key capabilities of Beamable.About Archer: Danger Phone
Building an A-Team for your Indie Game (That Can Do It All!)
If you’re an indie game developer, chances are you've had to walk away from a number of great game ideas due to a lack of access to the talent required to craft your perfect game. Bringing a game idea to life requires understanding many different creative fields.
10 Rules for Making a Living as a Small F2P Studio
Beamable's CEO Jon Radoff gave a lightning talk sponsored by the Boston Indies & Women in Games Boston where he presented the rules for making a living as a small game studio.
Game Dev Mistakes That You Should Avoid At All Costs
There’s nothing more exciting than seeing your ideas come to life. Colors, fonts, design, flow--all of it as you had planned. This is precisely what's offered by the hybrid field of game development.Developing a game means working on many different creative dimensions, including
Daily POP Crosswords launches on Beamable!
We are excited to announce that today Daily POP Crosswords from PuzzleNation has launched on Beamable! They came to us looking for a cross-platform
New Feature: Cloud Saves
At Beamable, we are constantly working with our customers to improve our capabilities. That will be what we are doing for the rest of our lives!Beamable offers many features for a variety of use-cases, but there will always be room for game-specific player state which is
New Feature: Offline Mode
We've discovered that many of our customers value the ability to have their games continue to function without internet connectivity. As such, we've introduced Offline Mode in Beamable! This is a new requirement that we're baking into
Beamable and MassDiGi Join Forces to Educate the Next Generation of Game Creators on Live Ops
MassDiGi is expanding their program to focus on the importance and impact of designing for LiveOps. Beamable will provide their Unity SDK to game teams in the program to rapidly build and experiment with social, commerce, and content features. June 9, 2020
Interview: The Future Live Ops
Joseph Kim from Deconstructor of Fun talked to our CEO, Jon Radoff, about the evolution of the market for Live Ops technologies and what the
8 Ways to Prepare for a Career in Games
At Beamable, we’re driven by a passion to help more people make a living in the game industry. To that end, our CEO Jon Radoff shared 8 tips on how to crush it at your interviews or wow your future business
Beamable runs on Amazon Web Services
Today, it was exciting to have Amazon Web Services Game Tech team mention Beamable on their social media accounts as a solution for Unity game makers! We've been working
Designing a Leaderboard System
Hey there! My name is Justin LeFebvre and I’m a Senior Platform Engineer here at Beamable. My job is to primarily design, implement and maintain many of the backend services our product will be
5 Great Tutorial Channels to Up Your Unity Game Making
There is a ton of content on YouTube to increase your game making skills when it comes to Unity3d. The team at Beamable has put together this short list of five (5) great channels you can investigate to learn all sorts of things
Monetize, Socialize, and Scale your Games with a Business Solution Built for Unity 3D
Beamable is a new business built upon Disruptor Beam technology that will ease the enabling of sophisticated commerce and social features for millions of game-makers around the world.
Disruptor Beam is now Beamable
Beamable runs on PubNub
We are excited to announce another important technology partnership at Beamble: PubNub!We've been working with them for a long time and know the technology inside and out after launching, Star Trek
We welcome Zelgor to the Disruptor Engine Family!
Zelgor Announces Development of New Game: Noobs in Space; Partnership With Disruptor Beam
BOSTON, MA, Feb. 19, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via NEWMEDIAWIRE -- Zelgor Inc announced today the expansion of the Noobs Universe with their newest game in development.
