Bigpoint Cites RakNets Ease of Integration
Costa Mesa, CA - February 1, 2011 - Jenkins Software announced today that
Bigpoint will use Jenkins Softwares high performance network engine RakNet 4
for its upcoming browser-based massively multiplayer online game, Drakensang
Online. Bigpoint chose to use the latest release of RakNet for its game to take
advantage of the new features as well as RakNets direct developer support.
Bigpoint develops top-notch browser games. RakNet allows for easy integration
into very advanced game engines which is exactly what we need! said Dr. Jan
Wergin, CTO at Bigpoint.
We arehappy that Bigpoint has chosen to utilize the value added by RakNet 4,
said Kevin Jenkins, president of Jenkins Software, RakNets developer. A
customizable and up-to-date version of RakNet will allow Bigpoint to support its
over 150 million registered users in Bigpoints marketplace."
About RakNet
RakNet is a C++ and C# game networking engine focused on feature set, ease of
use, and performance. RakNet supports the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, PC, Linux,
Mac, iPhone, and Android. RakNet has been integrated as the network layer in
four of the five most popular middleware engines and is used by leading
developers such as Foundation 9, Sony Online Entertainment, and Maxis. RakNet
delivers "Multiplayer on a Deadline" by providing as many automatically
networked game systems to the developer as possible, while making those systems
as easy to use as possible. Visit
http://www.raknet.com/raknet for more information.
About Bigpoint
Bigpoint is an online-game developer,
publisher, and content provider for large media concerns. Bigpoint-developed
games are played by over 165 million people in more than 30 languages, are
free-to-play anytime, anywhere, and require no download or installation. The
companys portfolio includes games in a quality which until now was associated
exclusively with CD or console games. More than 600 employees from over 35
different nations work at the company headquarters in Hamburg, Germany or at
other locations in Berlin, San Francisco, So Paulo and Malta. Bigpoints many
distinctions in the industry include the Mashable Best Online Game Award for Farmerama,
the Fastest Growing Larger Company and Uniqueness of Offering prizes at the
2010 Media Momentum Awards, as well as the MTV Skyscraper Award for
extraordinary achievement in game development. For more information or press
material, please visit the press area at
http://www.bigpoint.net. |
