GMO Internet Group company, GMO Cloud K.K. (Japan) today announces that it is partnering with German game engine company Exit Games GmbH to bring to Japan the widely-used Photon Cloud, a popular SaaS network engine for building scalable multi-player games and applications supporting PC Mac, browser, mobile and cross-platform development. The localized service for the Japan market is set to be released on April 15, 2013.

 

GMO CLOUD has developed a strong track record hosting major game titles by  leading Japanese game developors over the past two years, and was awarded a AAA rating by independent research firm, MMRI. Identifying Photon Cloud as a service that would greatly benefit Japanese game developers, GMO Cloud approached Exit Games to discuss bringing their service to Japan.

 

GMO Cloud assisted Exit Games as part of its Japan Market Entry Incubation Program,  by providing IaaS public cloud hosting, Japanese localization of the Photon Cloud website, UI and user documentation, marketing to the Japanese game developer community and Japanese user support. The Incubation program, launched in the fall of last year aims to help technology ventures break into the Japan market.

 

About Photon Cloud
Photon is a real-time multiplayer game development framework produced by Exit Games that is known for being fast, lean and flexible. Photon consists of a server and several client SDKs for major platforms including PC, Mac, Web Browser, Mobile and Consoles.Photon drastically reduces the time and cost of developing games. Photon Cloud is a SaaS based service that lets developers start running their applications as soon as they finish signing up. No setup or ongoing server operation is required. Servers located in the USA, Europe and Asia minimize lag for players, and client APIs offer simple but powerful options for real-time gameplay. One of the major drawcards for Photon Cloud is that it also offers tight integration with Unity, a cross-platform game engine developed by Unity Technologies Inc.used to develop video games for web plugins, desktop platforms, consoles and mobile devices.Photon Cloud runs over 21,800 applications globally.

 

Says Christof Wegmen, Co-Founder, CEO and CTO of Exit Games, Inc. “Photon Cloud is the leading Realtime Network Engine as a Service used by more than 20,000 developers. We had noticed many leading Japanese game developers using Photon and so decided to partner with GMO Cloud to release a Japanese version. We chose GMO Cloud because of their independent AAA rating as a cloud hosting provider and their dedication to the game development community.”

 

Hiroki Ohmae, Japan General Manager at Unity Technologies Japan LLC also commented that “The Photon Cloud service had been receiving a very high level of interest from Japanese game developers even before the start of the Japanese service. One reason for this is its friendliness towards even small development teams who can quickly try it immediately for free. The advantage of Photon Cloud is that there is no need upfront cost expenditure for server-side development infrastructure when creating a prototype of a network game, and it can be scaled up as needed in actual production. The Photon Japan service is operated by leading service vendor, GMO Cloud, which adds to the friendliness the support, high performance and reliability that is expected in Japan, thereby offering a great choice for developers.”

 

For further information about Photon Cloud, please visit:

https://cloud.exitgames.com/

 

About Exit Games GmbH
Exit Games is a German venture capital financed company founded in 2003. Headquarterd in Hamburg, Germany, and with an office in Portland, Oregon, the firm offers Photon, a Network Engine for building scalable MMOGs, FPS or any other multiplayer game and application for PC, Mac, Browser, Mobile, Console and Cross-Platform. Photon is available as SaaS, Photon Cloud, and as on-premise installation software, Photon Server. For more information, please visit:
http://www.exitgames.com/

 

About GMO Cloud K.K.
GMO Cloud K.K. is a full-service IT infrastructure provider focused on cloud solutions. Established as a hosting company in 1996, the company has managed servers for more than 130,000 businesses and now has 6,000 sales partners throughout Japan. In February of 2011, the company launched GMO Cloud to enhance its focus on cloud-based solutions. Since 2007, the company has also grown its subsidiary, GMO GlobalSign, an issuer of SSL security certificates through offices in Belgium, U.K., U.S., China and Singapore. GMO Cloud K.K. is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE Mothers: 3788). For more information please visit:
http://ir.gmocloud.com/english/

 

About GMO Internet Group
GMO Internet Group is a comprehensive provider of industry-leading Internet solutions including domain name registration, cloud-based and traditional hosting, ecommerce, security, and payment processing services that each hold the top share of their respective markets in Japan. Other key business areas for the Group include online securities/FX trading, Internet advertising, search engine marketing and online research. In 2011 a new Social Media and Smartphone Platform segment was established bringing together group initiatives in social apps development, daily deals and Android app distribution. GMO Internet, Inc. (TSE: 9449) is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. For more information please visit:
http://www.gmo.jp/en/

For inquiries, please contact:
Shadi Ammouri
Business Development
GMO Cloud America Inc.
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Newport Beach, CA 92660
Email: infous@gmocloud.com
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