Web3 Gaming Platform Partners with AWS

Web3 gaming company Immutable has teamed up with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to offer more resources to game creators while AWS broadens its startup support initiatives.

On October 10, Immutable announced its inclusion in AWS’s ISV Accelerate Program, a platform for firms offering software solutions compatible with or running on AWS. Furthermore, game creators keen on using Immutable’s blockchain can access AWS Activate, which comes with benefits like technical assistance, training, and cloud credits worth $100,000 from AWS.

John Kearney, AWS’s head of startups in Australia, praised Immutable as an impressive Australian startup that has achieved global reach. He reiterated AWS’s dedication to advancing Web3 game creation on its platform. Immutable’s infrastructure leverages Amazon EventBridge and AWS Lambda, event-driven serverless computing services. This integration has enhanced the platform’s capacity to support ten times more partnered games, as stated in their release.

Despite concerns about the centralization in gaming and Ethereum and their dependency on Amazon — a dominant force in the cloud services sector, Immutable’s Michael Powell addressed these worries. He commented that while many in the blockchain community champion complete decentralization, the reality of game development often deviates from this ideal.

Earlier in August, Immutable initiated public trials of its zero-knowledge Ethereum Virtual Machine (zkEVM) in alliance with Polygon Labs. This zkEVM aims to reduce expenses for game developers while retaining the security and advantages associated with the Ethereum network.

After securing $200 million in a Series C investment round spearheaded by Singapore’s state-backed investment company Temasek in March 2022, Immutable’s valuation surged to $2.5 billion.