4th September 2008
dx hosts Fantastic Contraption

dx, a leading custom hosting solutions provider dedicated to the games industry, is pleased to announce that it is providing managed hosting for Fantastic Contraption the 9/10 rated level-based physics puzzler.

The crushing weight of success enjoyed by Fantastic Contraption had left the main web and dB server struggling to cope with the huge level of demand. dx put forward an instant solution as well as a sensible upgrade path to allow Fantastic Contraption to cope with extraordinary levels of demand. As the reviews first started appearing new users registered at the rate of 25,000 a day and clocked up 200,000 plays of the game on a single Sunday.

dx supplied enterprise level hardware and managed the whole migration minimising downtime whilst providing a firm foundation upon which Fantastic Contraption can continue to flourish.
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11th August 2008
dx adds more power to Savage 2: A Tortured Soul  

dx a leading custom hosting solutions provider dedicated to the games industry, is pleased to announce the upgrade of the service it provides to S2 Games for Savage 2: A Tortured Soul.

Players in Europe and further a field have been benefitting from the fastest, most lag free online experience possible when playing on dx’s servers since February. The August upgrade adds more servers to the S2 server farm to cater for a significant  increase in demand.

“I’m delighted that Savage 2: A Tortured Soul is continuing to grow,” said Dominic Silk, dx’s CEO, “and we’re pleased to be able to add further support for this innovative Real Time Strategy Shooter.”
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20th July 2008
GamePress moves to dx

In advance of the Leipzig game convention leading press resource www.gamespress.com is moved successfully to dx in the USA.

With the need to offer an even more robust and resilient experience for it’s tens of thousands of users GamesPress chose dx to provide a solution that will see it’s future growth and development catered for.

Deploying a multi-server load balanced cluster dx designed a solution that would meet the current and future needs of the continuously successful GamesPress.  With performance and reliability the key dx structured the install to allow Gamespress to deliver up to 10 times it’s current traffic levels ensuring that journalists, publishers and game companies the World over could upload and download assets even during the busiest of times.
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