• 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

  • Second Life Scouts UK Data Centers

    April 9th, 2009 : Rich Miller

    Linden Labs is said to be shopping for high-density space in the United Kingdom to house an expansion of its infrastructure for Second Life virtual world. Read More

  • When In Rome

    March 27th, 2009 : Rich Miller

    Hosting gaming infrastructure is becoming a big business, as was made clear by some of the custom data center marketing seen at the Game Developers Conference at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. Read More

  • World of Warcraft Will Stay on AT&T Servers

    March 4th, 2009 : Rich Miller

    AT&T (T) said Tuesday that game publisher Blizzard Entertainment has agreed to a two-year renewal to host World of Warcraft in North America. Read More

  • World of Warcraft Will Stay on AT&T Servers

    March 4th, 2009 : Rich Miller

    AT&T (T) said Tuesday that game publisher Blizzard Entertainment has agreed to a two-year renewal to host World of Warcraft in North America. Read More

  • GameRail Network Shuts Down

    April 21st, 2008 : Rich Miller

    GameRail, the private gaming backbone providing low-latency connections to gamers, is shutting down. Read More

  • Stripped-Down, Streamlined Servers

    March 28th, 2008 : Rich Miller

    CDC Games talks about the data center economics from the perspective of operator of MMO online games. A priority: bare-bones servers. Read More

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