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Sony to Reboot Playstation PSN in New Data Center
May 2nd, 2011 : Rich Miller
Sony said today that it will shift the operation of the Playstation Network (PSN) to a new data center as part of a broader retooling to improve the security of the service, which was shut down last week after intruders gained access to data from up to 78 million customer accounts. Read More
Closer Look: EVE Online’s New Server Cluster
June 16th, 2010 : Rich Miller
The online science fiction game universe EVE Online is moving into new space in its existing data center in London, where game operator CCP Games has deployed a 12-cabinet cluster of servers. Read More
StarCraft II to Join Warcraft on AT&T Hosting
May 19th, 2010 : Rich Miller
Blizzard Entertainment said Tuesday that it will continue to use AT&T's data centers to hosts World of Warcraft and other upcoming games. That means that AT&T will provide the back end for Blizzard's highly-anticipated StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty virtual world, which launches July 27th. Read More
When Servers Lag, Virtual Assets Crash Too
January 5th, 2010 : Rich Miller
A cautionary tale for the virtual economy: What happens when thousands of dollars in virtual assets are put in play and the servers can't handle the load? Read More
WoW’s Back End: 10 Data Centers, 75,000 Cores
November 25th, 2009 : Rich Miller
World of Warcraft is hosted in 10 data centers across the globe, with AT&T providing the facilities and network. The game is powered by more than 75,000 CPU cores. Read More
WoW's Back End: 10 Data Centers, 75,000 Cores
November 25th, 2009 : Rich Miller
World of Warcraft is hosted in 10 data centers across the globe, with AT&T providing the facilities and network. The game is powered by more than 75,000 CPU cores. Read More
Virtual Goods and the Cost of Infrastructure
November 2nd, 2009 : Rich Miller
In an economy built atop virtual goods, how do you manage capacity and spending? Game hosting specialist GNi ofers a window into the evolving infrastructure requirements of virtual economies. Read More
Will COD Switch Slow Game Server Demand?
October 20th, 2009 : Rich Miller
The new title in the Call of Duty series will not support dedicated servers, but will instead run on a dedicated online platform. What will this meanf ro game hosting providers? Read More
Second Life Adds East Coast Servers
May 18th, 2009 : Rich Miller
Linden Lab will expand the back-end for Second Life to the East Coast, adding server infrastructure at the NAP of the Capital Region, a large data center operated by Terremark Worldwide (TMRK) in Culpeper, Virginia. Read More