Demonware
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DemonWare is a software development company
and a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc
. It was originally founded in 2003 by Dylan Collins and Sean Blanchfield. They were purchased in May 2007 by Activision
, the deal also included Demonware's management and employees signing long-term contracts with Activision. Demonware has offices in Dublin, Ireland, Vancouver, Canada and Shanghai, China (coming soon).
DemonWare's products enable games publishers to outsource their networking requirements
, allowing them to concentrate on playability.
Software developer
A software developer is a person concerned with facets of the software development process. Their work includes researching, designing, developing, and testing software. A software developer may take part in design, computer programming, or software project management...
and a subsidiary of Activision Blizzard, Inc
Activision Blizzard
Activision Blizzard, Inc., formerly Activision, Inc. is the American holding company for Activision and Blizzard Entertainment. The company is majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA and was created through the merger of Activision and Vivendi Games, announced on December 2, 2007, in a...
. It was originally founded in 2003 by Dylan Collins and Sean Blanchfield. They were purchased in May 2007 by Activision
Activision
Activision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...
, the deal also included Demonware's management and employees signing long-term contracts with Activision. Demonware has offices in Dublin, Ireland, Vancouver, Canada and Shanghai, China (coming soon).
- DemonWare openly stated that they will no longer licence their software to third party developers.
- ActivisionActivisionActivision is an American publisher, majority owned by French conglomerate Vivendi SA. Its current CEO is Robert Kotick. It was founded on October 1, 1979 and was the world's first independent developer and distributor of video games for gaming consoles...
CEO Mike Griffith explained in a statement on the deal:
DemonWare's products enable games publishers to outsource their networking requirements
Middleware
Middleware is computer software that connects software components or people and their applications. The software consists of a set of services that allows multiple processes running on one or more machines to interact...
, allowing them to concentrate on playability.
- The two main products developed by DemonWare are the "DemonWare State Engine" and "Matchmaking+". The State Engine is a high-performance state synchronization C++ programming framework that eliminates the need to re-invent netcode multiplayer games. Matchmaking+ provides services for multiplayer games such as matchmaking, user profiling and gaming statistics. Demonware's main product, which was used for multiplayer Call of Duty is now programmed in Erlang. ( Erlang and First-Person Shooters: 10s of millions of Call of Duty Black Ops fans loadtest Erlang )