Quazal

Quazal is the leading provider of multiplayer middleware and services to the gaming industry. Our middleware solutions are being used on all the major gaming platforms, and are applicable to all genres. The expertise we have developed over our 10-year history is also accessible through custom lobby development and other professional services. Whatever your needs, if your game requires you to connect players online, Quazal is the perfect partner.

Net-ZIn-Game Networking Middleware for PCs, consoles and iPhone

Rendez-VousOnline Infrastructure for Lobby and Custom Game Services

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Recent News & Events

Quazal Nominated for a Develop Award!

Develop magazine announced the nominees for the 2009 Develop Industry Excellence Awards and Quazal is in line for an award in the "Best Tool Provider" category. The awards ceremony will take place in Brighton, UK on July 15th.

Nominated for "Commercial Success" Octas Award

Quazal was nominated for an Octas in the category: "Commercial Success". The Octas Awards recognizes the achievement of excellence in Quebec's Information Technology industry. The Octas was awarded to Druide Informatique but we nonetheless made it to the top 3 firms in Quebec.

Quazal Debuts Major Release of Networking and Lobby Tech

Montreal, Canada (March 25th, 2009) – Quazal, makers of the award-winning Net-Z, Rendez-Vous and Spark! online multiplayer middleware today announced that they have made available a highly-anticipated new release of their core networking technologies. With the 2009.3 release of Net-Z, Rendez-Vous and Spark!, several benefits are made available to developers. Primarily, 2009.3 (also known as R18) adds in support for iPhone, Wii, as well Games For Windows Live platforms. Secondly, with R18, management of development servers has become significantly easier. Quazal has brought all of their sandbox management and lobby management tools to a new web interface, meaning fewer hurdles to overcome in managing development sandboxes. The final major feature of the new release is the announcement of a Content Sharing service from Quazal. This new service will allow developers and publishers to have easier access to features such as user-created content sharing, video sharing, or other game-specific community content features. Quazal provides the API to download, upload and search content, as well as the hosting and bandwidth for sending that content out to users. “The iPhone and iPod Touch App Store has seen an explosion in the number of games developed since its launch,” says Sylvain Beaudry, Quazal’s President and CEO. “By making our technologies and services available to developers on this platform, we can allow them to really take the next step in mobile online gameplay and community features, including use of geographic information, mobile uploads and more.” “More and more developers have been approaching us about extending their...

Quazal and Ubisoft® Sign Enterprise License Deal

Montreal, Canada (March 19th, 2009) – Quazal, makers of the award-winning Net-Z, Rendez-Vous and Spark! online multiplayer middleware today announced that Ubisoft Entertainment S.A. has made a strategic decision to use Quazal technology to provide online functionality within several of their upcoming games. The Enterprise license obtained by Ubisoft provides for usage of Rendez-Vous, Net-Z and Spark! across Ubisoft’s titles. Ubisoft has also signed a long-term services and consulting agreement with Quazal to provide assistance from dedicated engineers with integration and feature development. “Online features and the development platform on which to build them are becoming the foundation of alternate monetization strategies for publishers,” said Sylvain Beaudry, CEO at Quazal. “In standardizing on Quazal’s proven solutions, Ubisoft, one of the world’s largest and most successful game publishers, has demonstrated that the maturity of Net-Z, Rendez-Vous and Spark!, in conjunction with our extensive consulting capabilities, represents a natural winner when selecting an online technology provider.” This is the second deal of strategic importance to a publisher that Quazal has closed in the last year. “Cutting-edge multiplayer experiences are increasingly important to successful games,” said Christine Burgess-Quémard, executive director of worldwide studios at Ubisoft. “By securing this Enterprise deal, Ubisoft is positioning itself to be at the forefront of the next generation of online enabled titles.” Developers or publishers interested in learning more about Quazal’s Enterprise solution can contact info@quazal.com, or schedule a meeting with us at the upcoming Game Developer’s Conference in San Francisco via the same address. About Quazal...

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Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood

Join the Brotherhood of assassins and seek revenge against the vile Borgia family. Travel through the vast city of Rome and explore the mysteries of your ancestry, and the ongoing battle between Assassin and Templar. A new multiplayer mode featuring unique 'assassin and contract' gameplay extends the amazing single player game in new directions for the series. Also features uPlay support for extra achievements and unlocks!

Developer/Publisher: Ubisoft

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Harmonix Atari Capcom Ubisoft Disney Interactive Midway Games Eidos THQ Codemasters Sega

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Available Platforms

Xbox(TM)360 (Net-Z, Rendez-Vous via XLSP, Spark!) Microsoft Windows (Net-Z, Rendez-Vous, Spark!) Sony PLAYSTATION(R)3 (Net-Z, Rendez-Vous, Spark!) Sony PlayStation(R) Portable (Net-Z, AdHoc Net-Z, Rendez-Vous, Spark!) Wii (Net-Z) iPhone (Net-Z, Rendez-Vous) Mac OSX 10.5 and 10.4 (Net-Z, Rendez-Vous, Spark!)

We also provide versions for legacy consoles such as Sony PlayStation® 2 and Microsoft Xbox™ upon request.