ONLINE INNOVATION
CURIOSITY 22Cans
Curiositywas a wild concept from the outset. A gigantic cube to be chipped away by thousands of players at once on smartphones and tablets – and all this for a huge social experiment. More amazing however, was the technical feats 22Cans performed to make this happen in real-time on mobile plaforms.
HITMAN: ABSOLUTION IO Interactive
Contracts mode in Hitman: Absolution allowed players to create ‘custom hits’, selecting up to three targets from within any level to assassinate and sharing the challenge online. This re- energised the series in age where some form of online play is expected, but competitive multiplayer isn’t always wanted.
ILLYRIAD Illyriad
Illyriad is a fantastic browser- based HTML5 MMO from the eponymous small UK studio. Beyond HTML5 and JavaScript at the frontend, Illyriad runs entirely on Microsoft technologies. Illyriad is a great example of what a small start- up can produce by extensively leveraging available tech.
RACENET Codemasters
Players today expect to be able to take their gaming life with them anywhere, anytime. Codemasters’ RaceNet was launched in 2012 as an interactive community platform for all of the publishers racing titles, giving users the means to track races, rewards and friends across multiple titles.
SMART AS Climax Studios
Smart As is a brain training game that uses all of PS Vita’s online features, giving the game a unique connected experience. For instance, GPS allows players to participate in challenges depending on where they are in the world, and leaderboards that cross- reference players by score, demographic and more.
TURBULENZ PLATFORM Turbulenz
Guildford-based tools outfit Turbulenz has steadily been building a name for itself. It has created a powerful but adaptable engine that’s well- suited to the needs of indies. It has been used to build the acclaimed Save the Day from Denki, Wonderstuck’s 3D strategy game Polycraft and Xona’s Score Rush.
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