One click to build your cloud game development studio

The demands of social isolation and remote office have caused a lot of trouble for everyone. Fortunately, with the help of various online communication and collaboration services, everyone has gradually become accustomed to the "new normal" of office methods.

However, for game developers, especially small teams and independent developers who lack capital and technology, remote collaboration still faces many difficulties. The reason is that the most troublesome place is that for game development, which involves a large number of multimedia resources and materials, which platform should be used for version control, code review, and project management? For the development of ordinary software, related tools are already very mature and common, but game developers need more professional and targeted solutions.

Currently, Microsoft Azure has begun to cooperate with Perforce, based on the Azure intelligent cloud platform to provide you with free Enhanced Studio Pack , **help independent game developers better access to first-class tools.

Who is Perforce?

Perforce Software is a leading provider of development tools and DevOps solutions, dedicated to helping users with dynamic development, intelligent testing, risk management and close collaboration through highly scalable solutions.

For game studios and independent game developers, Perforce provides tailored version control and agile project management solutions, which can be integrated with major game engines such as Unreal and Unity, and are strongly integrated with the Azure cloud platform to help users minimize Invest in the rapid establishment of a development environment and complete collaborative game development tasks quickly and agilely.

A large number of well-known game companies and studios, including Ubisoft, IO Interactive, EA, Capcom, Epic Games, and CD Project Red, are using Perforce's products.

What does Perforce + Azure bring to users?

As part of the extensive cooperation between Azure and Perforce, the Enhanced Studio Pack, which can be run through Azure for free, can provide users with a variety of enterprise-level tools with a simple pre-configured environment. With the support of Azure infrastructure for large files, repeated iterations, and remote team access, any game studio can quickly configure and use, and then develop a high-quality revolutionary game experience as quickly as possible.

Enhanced Studio Pack is a click-to-use Perforce cloud deployment solution that integrates infrastructure as code and configuration management capabilities. For teams lacking IT administrators, this solution will completely change the rules of the game. In this way, cross-industry teams only need to select the tools needed by the current project or team to deploy the required version control and project management solutions.

The Enhanced Studio Pack includes the following Perforce products:

• Helix Core (P4D) Server-version control
• Helix Swarm-code review
• Hansoft —— Project Management

The Enhanced Studio Pack also includes an optional component called Perforce Windows Workstation. The Windows Workstation runs in a virtualized manner in the cloud to allow users to make fuller use of high-end hardware. Common software has been pre-installed and pre-configured for the Enhanced Studio Pack environment (Helix Visual Client P4V, P4Merge, Helix Sync, Unreal Engine, Blender, etc.).

Simplified cloud deployment allows teams to quickly deploy and start work quickly, and focus on higher-value tasks (such as creating to-do items, setting up game engines, submitting changes).

"Perforce knows that the small size of the team does not mean that the challenges they encounter will only be small. Many independent game developers tell us that processing a large number of game engine files and remotely collaborating with team members will not only hinder their creative process. , It will also cause a delay in the release. Our products can help developers solve these problems. We hope to provide help to game developers in a faster, simpler, and flexible way. This is also the original intention of providing the Enhanced Studio Pack based on Azure."

——Brad Hart, CTO of Perforce

Currently, Perforce Enhanced Studio Pack can be used for free through Azure, please click here to register to open your cloud game development studio.

In addition, you are welcome to scan the QR code below, register for an Azure trial account immediately, and experience the fun and dripping experience of developing games on the Azure intelligent cloud platform.