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Valheim 1.0 Is Here: The Power of a World That Stays Online

After five years in Early Access, Valheim 1.0 has arrived with the Deep North, new platforms and a fitting end to its Viking journey. Its success also shows why persistent co-op worlds need infrastructure built for continuity, not just concurrency.

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Introducing PingCore MCP: Build and Manage Game Servers With AI

Connect AI assistants to PingCore’s live documentation, workflows and authorised infrastructure actions to deploy, scale, inspect and manage game servers.

Model Context ProtocolMCPAI InfrastructureGame ServersGame DevelopmentDevOpsAutomationPingCore
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DDoS Protection for Game Servers: What Studios Need to Know

A practical guide to protecting game servers through upstream mitigation, safer port exposure, contextual rate limiting, effective monitoring and rehearsed incident response.

DDoS ProtectionGame Server SecurityMultiplayer InfrastructureNetwork SecurityIncident ResponseGame StudiosPingCore
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Introducing PingCore Discovery: A Server List Without Storefront Lock-In

Build a live, searchable server list across storefronts, engines and hosting providers with PingCore Discovery’s simple heartbeat and public API.

Server DiscoveryMultiplayer InfrastructureServer BrowsersDedicated ServersCross-Platform GamingGame DevelopmentPingCore
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Dedicated Servers vs Peer-to-Peer: Which Is Right for Your Game?

Dedicated servers, peer-to-peer and listen servers place authority, cost and risk in different places. Here is how to choose the right model for your multiplayer game.

Dedicated ServersPeer-to-PeerMultiplayer InfrastructureGame NetworkingGame DevelopmentGame StudiosServer Hosting
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Gamescom 2026’s Co-op Boom Has an Infrastructure Question

Gamescom 2026 put co-op games in the spotlight. We examine what different multiplayer formats demand from authority, persistence, matchmaking and server hosting.

Gamescom 2026Co-op GamesMultiplayerGame Server InfrastructureMatchmakingDedicated Servers
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Gamescom 2026 Grew Again and Exposed a Security Risk for Studios

Gamescom 2026 welcomed 368,000 visitors, but reported equipment thefts highlighted why studios need secure, recoverable event builds and demo infrastructure.

Gamescom 2026Game IndustryEvent SecurityGame StudiosIndie DevelopersDemo InfrastructureIncident Response

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