Backend Essentials Technical Development in Practice: Building an OAuth Lambda Function Here at Wolfjaw, we regularly build account systems that can potentially service millions of players. These systems can appear complex and difficult to understand. In many cases, they are. However, all account systems are made up of simple building blocks at their core. This article aims to shed some light
Backend Essentials Building a Multiplayer Backend: Accounts Here at Wolfjaw Studios, we build game backends for a living. Over the last 5 years we have built partnerships with amazing publishers and studios. We have had the opportunity to work on titles like NBA2K, Destiny 2, League of Legends, Among Us, Apex Legends, and several unannounced titles. For
Background When a Co-Dev Wants To Be a Product Company Lessons Learned From Co-Dev One of the main qualities that drew me to the idea for Wolfjaw and then the Catena Tools project was the opportunity to work with a lot of different ideas and company cultures. Every game is unique in how it's made, and while there
Backend Essentials Building a Multiplayer Backend: Authentication Here at Wolfjaw Studios, we build game backends for a living. Over the last 5 years we have built partnerships with amazing publishers and studios. We have had the opportunity to work on titles like NBA2K, Destiny 2, League of Legends, Among Us, Apex Legends, and several unannounced titles. For
Background The Architecture of Catena The Architecture of Catena Catena is a suite of tools that is designed to help game developers build online games quickly and efficiently. Sure, that sounds good, but when we say “tools” what do we mean? How does Catena differ from central technology platforms or Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Background Catena Tools, A Multiplayer Engine for Game Developers Game Development has come a long way since the creation of "SpaceWar!" in the 60s. Since then, new techniques have been employed, institutional knowledge built and cutting-edge algorithms developed. With the emergence of new platforms including mobile, consoles, PC, web and more, the complexity of game development has
Background The Story of Wolfjaw and Raising the Bar with Catena Tools How Wolfjaw Studios Came to Be It all started after a few drinks at Twitchcon in 2018. Over the previous years sitting in on conversations with game studios a common theme emerged. People who work at game studios want to make video games and all that infrastructure stuff could just
