30th September 2009
dx hosts LOVE MMO

dx the leading custom hosting solution and services provider dedicated to the games industry, is pleased to announce that it is providing infrastructure, hosting and IP transit for the astonishing, intriguing and inspiring MMO, LOVE.

With an "open" Alpha and the likelihood of a significant initial take up dx has deployed infrastructure across the UK and USA which is capable of being expanded with minimal notice in line with user demand. This flexibility will enable Quel Solar to focus on the Alpha whilst dx delivers world-class performance and infrastructure in an economic manner to match the uniqueness of this outstanding game.
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22nd September 2009
dx hosts Nintendo Life

dx the leading custom hosting solution and services provider dedicated to the games industry, is pleased to announce that it is providing infrastructure, hosting and IP transit for one of the biggest Nintendo-centric sites on the internet - Nintendo Life.

dx worked with Nintendo Life to ensure the resources specified met with the requirements of such a popular and rapidly growing website. To guarantee a seamless and elegant migration to the dx infrastructure, dx planned a period of duality during which Nintendo Life was able to configure and test the new systems prior to switchover.
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16th September 2009
dx & RakNet™ form strategic alliance

dx the leading custom hosting solution and services provider dedicated to the games industry, is pleased to announce that it is providing infrastructure, hosting and IP transit as part of a strategic alliance with Jenkins Software LLC developers of RakNet™ a high performance C++ network engine for games.

In addition to supplying resources directly to Jenkins Software to further support the development of RakNet™, dx will also be working closely with Jenkins Software LLC to provide servers and hosting infrastructure directly to RakNet™ licensees.
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14th April 2009
dx powers Eurogamer

dx the leading custom hosting solution and services provider dedicated to the games industry, is pleased to announce that it is providing infrastructure, hosting and IP transit to the award winning Eurogamer Network.

dx has worked with Eurogamer over the past 3 months to ensure a trouble free and elegant migration of the huge consumer network. The actual transition of the live sites to the dx network was seamless to the 3.7 million Eurogamer visitors.

In addition to the consumer network, dx is also providing infrastructure, hosting and IP transit for GamesIndustry.biz, widely regarded as the premier site for games industry professionals.
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19th January 2009
dx to provide customer service support for new online hunting simulator theHunter

dx the leading custom hosting solution and services provider dedicated to the games industry, is pleased to announce that it has signed an agreement with Emote Games to provide customer service and support for Emote's forthcoming online game www.theHunter.com.

The agreement sees dx staff integrating with Emote's core support team to ensure players and theHunter community experience world class levels of support and development around the clock.

www.theHunter.com is a free to play online hunting game that combines the most realistic hunting action, with the community and functionality of a social networking site. Currently nearing the end of its beta testing phase, theHunter features an incredibly realistic and visually detailed hunting environment with true to life animal behaviours. Uniquely, the game gives players the social network tools and web interface to build an online community of hunters, all of whom experience the thrill of the hunt within a connected environment.
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17th December 2008
dx hosts Slitherine Software

dx a leading custom hosting solutions provider dedicated to the games industry, is pleased to announce that it is providing managed hosting to Slitherine Software.

With a huge increase in traffic to its popular game websites, Slitherine Software needed to dramatically increase its hosting capability. User trends showed that the ideal location for the hosting was North America, so the dx Facility in Atlanta was ideally situated.

dx supplied a fully managed service which include the migration of Slitherine Software's various properties to powerful dedicated hardware on the dx network. The data centre sits on the dx fibre network which includes breakout in all major North American and European Peering points enabling dx to provide the surety of performance required by Slitherine Software.
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28th October 2008
dx hosts children's MMO GardenParty

dx a leading custom hosting solutions provider dedicated to the games industry, is pleased to announce that it is providing managed hosting for the endearing and lush children's MMO GardenParty.

With an extension to the GardenParty open beta and a special Halloween event scheduled, Asylum Entertainment turned to dx to manage the migration of the existing GardenParty World service to enterprise level hardware in both the USA and UK.

dx's specialist knowledge and custom designed solution increased capacity by 10 times and outlined a straightforward and manageable path for further expansion. Infrastructure was configured, deployed and migrated in a seamless manner ensuring the minimum of disruption to players.

The configuration includes front end servers in dx's UK and USA data centres with associated dB servers. dx designed the system for modular growth to support the anticipated significant demand for this popular game.
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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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