Quazal
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Quazal Technologies is a private company founded in 1998. Once backed by institutional investors, it is now fully owned by its management team following a management buyout
in July 2008.
Quazal provides game-related hosting services and on-line networking and matchmaking middleware for multiplayer games. Its products are used by game publishers and developers all over the world.
On November 4, 2010 GameSpot
reported that Quazal Technologies was bought by Ubisoft
.
", the Mesoamerican featured serpent god who, they believed, created mankind; and "Quasar
", a massive celestial object emitting exceptionally large amounts of energy.
In 2004, Quazal introduced the Rendez-Vous SDK. Rendez-Vous is a cross-platform lobby for on-line games. It has both client and server APIs which provide a game/console/player/client with the ability to communicate with the game's remote server/database. The Rendez-Vous backend server can be used to create and organize on-line game matches, open communication between players, and maintain each player's statistics (wins, losses, ranking, etc).
Quazal produces SDKs for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii, Windows, iPhone and Mac OS X. Its products are used in the production of on-line games and lobbies for virtually all game genres and gaming platforms.
Management buyout
A management buyout is a form of acquisition where a company's existing managers acquire a large part or all of the company.- Overview :Management buyouts are similar in all major legal aspects to any other acquisition of a company...
in July 2008.
Quazal provides game-related hosting services and on-line networking and matchmaking middleware for multiplayer games. Its products are used by game publishers and developers all over the world.
On November 4, 2010 GameSpot
GameSpot
GameSpot is a video gaming website that provides news, reviews, previews, downloads, and other information. The site was launched in May 1, 1996 by Pete Deemer, Vince Broady and Jon Epstein. It was purchased by ZDNet, a brand which was later purchased by CNET Networks. CBS Interactive, which...
reported that Quazal Technologies was bought by Ubisoft
Ubisoft
Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. is a major French video game publisher and developer, with headquarters in Montreuil, France. The company has a worldwide presence with 25 studios in 17 countries and subsidiaries in 26 countries....
.
Origins of the Name
Quazal was constructed from two words: "QuetzalcóatlQuetzalcoatl
Quetzalcoatl is a Mesoamerican deity whose name comes from the Nahuatl language and has the meaning of "feathered serpent". The worship of a feathered serpent deity is first documented in Teotihuacan in the first century BCE or first century CE...
", the Mesoamerican featured serpent god who, they believed, created mankind; and "Quasar
Quasar
A quasi-stellar radio source is a very energetic and distant active galactic nucleus. Quasars are extremely luminous and were first identified as being high redshift sources of electromagnetic energy, including radio waves and visible light, that were point-like, similar to stars, rather than...
", a massive celestial object emitting exceptionally large amounts of energy.
Products
In 1998, Quazal introduced their networking SDK, Net-Z, which abstracts the traditional packet/socket paradigm for game developers. In particular, its patented, network-aware, C++ objects (duplicated objects) can be programmed to automatically synchronize themselves. Syncsim, an extension to Net-Z, provides synchronized simulation capabilities.In 2004, Quazal introduced the Rendez-Vous SDK. Rendez-Vous is a cross-platform lobby for on-line games. It has both client and server APIs which provide a game/console/player/client with the ability to communicate with the game's remote server/database. The Rendez-Vous backend server can be used to create and organize on-line game matches, open communication between players, and maintain each player's statistics (wins, losses, ranking, etc).
Quazal produces SDKs for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, Wii, Windows, iPhone and Mac OS X. Its products are used in the production of on-line games and lobbies for virtually all game genres and gaming platforms.
Games with Quazal Products Include
Quazal's products are used by game publishers and developers all over the world. Some of the many games developed using Quazal's products, are:- Assassin's Creed: BrotherhoodAssassin's Creed: BrotherhoodAssassin's Creed: Brotherhood is a historical third person, stealth action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It was released for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2010, Microsoft Windows in March 2011 and Mac OS X in May 2011...
- Assassin's Creed IIAssassin's Creed IIAssassin's Creed II is a historical third-person action-adventure video game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X. It is the second video game installment of the Assassin's Creed series, and is a sequel to the 2007 video...
- Avatar
- Dirt 2Colin McRae: Dirt 2Colin McRae: Dirt 2 is a racing game released in September 2009, and is the sequel to Colin McRae: Dirt. This is the first game in the McRae series since McRae's death in 2007. It was announced on 19 November 2008 and features Ken Block, Travis Pastrana, Tanner Foust, and Dave Mirra...
- F1 2010F1 2010 (video game)F1 2010 is a BAFTA Award–winning video game based on the 2010 season of the Formula One world championship. It is the sequel to the 2009 video game based on the same series. The game was released in September 2010 on the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 platforms. It has sold 2.3...
- Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising
- Ghostbusters: The Video GameGhostbusters: The Video GameGhostbusters: The Video Game is a 2009 cross-platform action game based on the Ghostbusters film franchise. Terminal Reality developed the Windows, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 versions, while Red Fly Studio developed the PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Wii versions, and Zen Studios...
- Rock Band and Rock Band 2Rock Band 2Rock Band 2 is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems. It is the sequel to Rock Band and is the second title in the series. The game allows up to four players to simulate the performance of popular songs by playing with controllers modeled after musical instruments...
- Company of HeroesCompany of HeroesCompany of Heroes is a real-time strategy computer game developed by Relic Entertainment. It was released on September 12, 2006, and was the first title to make use of the Games for Windows label. A standalone expansion, Opposing Fronts, was released on September 25, 2007. A second standalone...
- PurePure (video game)Pure is an off-road, quad-bike trick-racing video game for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Microsoft Windows published by Disney Interactive Studios and developed by Black Rock Studio...
- Supreme CommanderSupreme Commander (video game)Supreme Commander is a real-time strategy computer game designed by Chris Taylor and developed by his company, Gas Powered Games. The game is considered to be a spiritual successor to Taylor's 1997 game Total Annihilation,, alongside the Spring remake...
- Hitman: Blood MoneyHitman: Blood MoneyHitman: Blood Money is a stealth game developed by IO Interactive and published by Eidos Interactive. It is the fourth entry in the Hitman game series....
- Test Drive UnlimitedTest Drive UnlimitedTest Drive Unlimited is an arcade-style racing game, the 9th game of the Test Drive series, it features over 125 licensed sports cars and motorcycles and a terrain modeled after the Hawaiian island of Oahu that features some 1000 miles of roads and highways. Test Drive Unlimited is the ninth main...
(Xbox 360) - 25 To Life25 To Life25 To Life is a third-person shooter video game for Windows, PlayStation 2 and Xbox released in 2006. The game was developed by Avalanche Software and Ritual Entertainment, and was published by Eidos Interactive....
- Splinter Cell Chaos TheoryTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos TheoryTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is a critically acclaimed action-adventure stealth game, developed and published by Ubisoft. Chaos Theory is the third game in the Splinter Cell series endorsed by writer Tom Clancy....
- Splinter Cell Double AgentTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double AgentTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent is an action-adventure stealth game, developed and published by Ubisoft. The series, endorsed by American author Tom Clancy, follows the character Sam Fisher, an agent employed by a black-ops division of the National Security Agency, dubbed Third...
- Splinter Cell ConvictionTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: ConvictionTom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction is an action-adventure stealth game, developed by Ubisoft Montreal. Key members of the Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Vegas team, such as creative director Maxime Béland, also worked on the game...
- DarkwatchDarkwatchDarkwatch: Curse of the West is a 2005 Weird West first-person shooter video game for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox. It was developed by High Moon Studios and published by Capcom in the United States and by Ubisoft in the European Union and Australia.The game mixes western, horror and steampunk genres...
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- Overlord IIOverlord IIOverlord II is a 2009 third-person action-adventure game and sequel to the 2007 video game Overlord, developed by Triumph Studios and published by Codemasters for Microsoft Windows, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3...
- Far Cry 2Far Cry 2Far Cry 2 is an open world first-person shooter developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft. It was released on October 21, 2008 in North America and on October 23, 2008 in Europe and Australia. It was made available on Steam on October 22, 2008...
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