Perth, Western Australia — May 21, 2009 — Last month GameRanger, the\u00a0
\nPC multiplayer online gaming service, was officially recommended as a\u00a0
\nsolution for the game, Demigod. Now GameRanger asks users which\u00a0
\nmultiplayer games should be supported next.<\/p>\n
The launch of Stardock’s multiplayer-centric game Demigod suffered\u00a0
\nmajor scaling and connectivity issues. GameRanger quickly responded\u00a0
\nwith networking support for Demigod, giving Stardock some breathing\u00a0
\nroom to work on the issues. Stardock president, Brad Wardell, said: “I\u00a0
\nhave fallen in love with a new program called GameRanger.”<\/p>\n
GameRanger already provides online support for over 500 games, but\u00a0
\nthere are many more that still suffer from the network problems that\u00a0
\nGameRanger solves. Survey questions aiming to address this will be\u00a0
\npresented to users when they next log in to the service.<\/p>\n
“If people are having connection issues, or merely just wanting an\u00a0
\neasier way to meet up and play friends, here’s their chance to speak\u00a0
\nup about which games matter the most to them,” said Scott Kevill,\u00a0
\npresident of GameRanger Technologies.<\/p>\n
Network connectivity has long been an issue with multiplayer games,\u00a0
\nespecially strategy games, and has worsened over the years with more\u00a0
\nwidespread use of routers and firewalls in the home. These are complex\u00a0
\nchallenges that have been tackled with only limited success by game\u00a0
\ndevelopers and other multiplayer middleware providers.<\/p>\n
Chris Latour, BattleGoat Studios game designer, said: “GameRanger has\u00a0
\nprovided us with far more connectivity than we originally had for\u00a0
\nSupreme Ruler 2010 and 2020.”<\/p>\n
GameRanger takes the pressure off game developers by eliminating the\u00a0
\nnetwork connection problems and their associated tech support\u00a0
\nnightmares, so they can focus their energy on making great games.<\/p>\n