Gaming

Articles about multiplayer game development, from player state sync to social features like chat.

GamingDec 2, 2022

Turns and Deployment: Multiplayer React Tic Tac Toe Game

Build your own multiplayer tic-tac-toe game with React Native for iOS and Android using PubNub. Part two of this tutorial focuses on player turns and deploying the game.
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
Content Writer, PubNub
GamingNov 23, 2022

In-Game Chat Fuels Player Engagement and Boosts Retention

Social features, like in-game chat, offer a solution to driving player retention by fueling engagement, attracting community-minded players, and allowing players to form bonds through your game.
Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
GamingOct 25, 2022

Add PubNub to Your Unity Game to Power Online Features

Game Developers depend on PubNub’s secure, low latency, and reliable communication network to power their online features.
Oliver Carson
Oliver Carson
Developer Advocate, PubNub
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GamingJul 13, 2022

Connected Digital Experiences: A Developer’s Guide

In an everyone online world with high expectations, there’s a driving force transforming how we build software, and how humans interact with each other.

Michael Carroll
Michael Carroll
Content Writer, PubNub
GamingFeb 12, 2021

Multiplayer Game Chat Room Tutorial for Unity

How to build a multiplayer, in-game chat room with Unity and PubNub, allowing multiple users to chat in real time.
Chandler Mayo
Chandler Mayo
Solution Engineer, PubNub
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GamingApr 3, 2020

Infographic: Friendship (and Love) through In-Game Chat

Players embrace video games as a way to connect with others.  We asked avid gamers about the relationships they’ve formed through gaming. Here's what we found out.
Eric Grossman
Eric Grossman
Content Marketing Manager
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GamingMar 27, 2020

5 Ways To Leverage Player Chat Data

Leveraging in-game chat data will allow you to improve your community, solve player frustrations, grow your player-base, and level up your live Ops.
Eric Grossman
Eric Grossman
Content Marketing Manager
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GamingFeb 25, 2020

Invitation: 1st Annual Ping Pong Tournament at Spin SF

On March 18th, PubNub and Two Hat are hosting the 1st Annual Ping Pong Tournament at SPIN SF. Expect drinks, food, music, and swag, and a prize of $500!
Eric Grossman
Eric Grossman
Content Marketing Manager
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GamingOct 1, 2019

Create a React Native App with PubNub | ATC Game Part 2

Create a real-time React Native app using PubNub and Redux in the second part of my Air Traffic Control game development series.

Luke Heavens
Luke Heavens
Developer Relations Engineer, PubNub