PlayerIO - Revision history

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	PlayerIO_Logo_2009.png\|The Player.IO logo, from 2009-2013.		PlayerIO_Logo_2009.png\|The Player.IO logo, from 2009-2013.
			PlayerIO_Loader.png\|The Player.IO loader, seen in earlier versions of ''Everybody Edits''.
	PlayerIO_BigDB.png\|A promotional screenshot of ''Everybody Edits''' BigDB page.		PlayerIO_BigDB.png\|A promotional screenshot of ''Everybody Edits''' BigDB page.
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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	\|formerly=Player.IO (2009-2014)<br>Yahoo Games Network (2014-2016)		\|formerly=Player.IO (2009-2014)<br>Yahoo Games Network (2014-2016)
	\|foundingdate=2009		\|foundingdate=2009
	\|founders=Chris Benjaminsen<br>Oliver Pedersen		\|founders=[[Benjaminsen\|Chris Benjaminsen]]<br>Oliver Pedersen
	\|parent=Odpy (2009-2011)<br>PlayerScale (2011-2013)<br>Yahoo (2013-2016)<br>The Games Platform Company (2016-present)		\|parent=Odpy (2009-2011)<br>[[w:PlayerScale\|PlayerScale]] (2011-2013)<br>[[w:Yahoo\|Yahoo]] (2013-2016)<br>The Games Platform Company (2016-present)
	\|links=[https://playerio.com/ Website]		\|links=[https://playerio.com/ Website]
	}}		}}

	'''PlayerIO''' (formerly '''Player.IO''' and '''Yahoo Games Network''') is a multiplayer games platform created in 2009 by ~~[[Benjaminsen\|~~Chris Benjaminsen]] and Oliver Pedersen.<ref>{{Cite\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228194134/http://odpy.com/about\|archive=true\|title=About us\|source=Odpy\|date=February 28, 2009}}</ref> It offers various services for multiplayer game developers, including file hosting and versioning, databases (BigDB), player accounts (PlayerObjects), and payment processing (PayVault), among others.<ref>{{Cite\|url=https://playerio.com/documentation/services/\|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/https://playerio.com/documentation/services/\|title=PlayerIO Backend Game Services - Documentation\|source=[[PlayerIO]]}}</ref>		'''PlayerIO''' (formerly '''Player.IO''' and '''Yahoo Games Network''') is a multiplayer games platform created in 2009 by Chris Benjaminsen and Oliver Pedersen.<ref>{{Cite\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228194134/http://odpy.com/about\|archive=true\|title=About us\|source=Odpy\|date=February 28, 2009}}</ref> It offers various services for multiplayer game developers, including file hosting and versioning, databases (BigDB), player accounts (PlayerObjects), and payment processing (PayVault), among others.<ref>{{Cite\|url=https://playerio.com/documentation/services/\|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/https://playerio.com/documentation/services/\|title=PlayerIO Backend Game Services - Documentation\|source=[[PlayerIO]]}}</ref>

	PlayerIO's parent company, PlayerScale, was acquired by ~~[[w:~~Yahoo~~\|Yahoo]]~~ in 2013,<ref>{{Cite\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/23/yahoo-acquires-gaming-platform-startup-playerscale/\|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/23/yahoo-acquires-gaming-platform-startup-playerscale/\|title=Yahoo Acquires Gaming Infrastructure Startup PlayerScale\|source=TechCrunch\|date=May 23, 2013}}</ref> and the service was briefly rebranded, using the Yahoo Games Network label.<ref>{{Cite\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321194439/https://playerio.com/\|archive=true\|title=Player.IO is now part of Yahoo Games Network\|source=[[PlayerIO]]\|date=March 21, 2014}}</ref> It would rebrand again, using the name PlayerIO after being acquired by The Games Platform Company in 2016.<ref>{{Cite\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718192348/https://playerio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=36167\|archive=true\|title=THE GAMES PLATFORM COMPANY BUYS YAHOO GAMES BACKEND SERVICES\|source=[[PlayerIO]] Forums\|date=April 9, 2016}}</ref>		PlayerIO's parent company, PlayerScale, was acquired by Yahoo in 2013,<ref>{{Cite\|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/23/yahoo-acquires-gaming-platform-startup-playerscale/\|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/23/yahoo-acquires-gaming-platform-startup-playerscale/\|title=Yahoo Acquires Gaming Infrastructure Startup PlayerScale\|source=TechCrunch\|date=May 23, 2013}}</ref> and the service was briefly rebranded, using the Yahoo Games Network label.<ref>{{Cite\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321194439/https://playerio.com/\|archive=true\|title=Player.IO is now part of Yahoo Games Network\|source=[[PlayerIO]]\|date=March 21, 2014}}</ref> It would rebrand again, using the name PlayerIO after being acquired by The Games Platform Company in 2016.<ref>{{Cite\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718192348/https://playerio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=36167\|archive=true\|title=THE GAMES PLATFORM COMPANY BUYS YAHOO GAMES BACKEND SERVICES\|source=[[PlayerIO]] Forums\|date=April 9, 2016}}</ref>

	== ''Everybody Edits'' ==		== ''Everybody Edits'' ==
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	== Gallery ==		== Gallery ==
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			PlayerIO_Logo_2009.png\|The Player.IO logo, from 2009-2013.
	PlayerIO_BigDB.png\|A promotional screenshot of ''Everybody Edits''' BigDB page.		PlayerIO_BigDB.png\|A promotional screenshot of ''Everybody Edits''' BigDB page.
	</gallery>		</gallery>

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{{Infobox Company
|title=PlayerIO
|image=PlayerIO_Logo.png
|formerly=Player.IO (2009-2014) Yahoo Games Network (2014-2016)
|foundingdate=2009
|founders=Chris Benjaminsen Oliver Pedersen
|parent=Odpy (2009-2011) PlayerScale (2011-2013) Yahoo (2013-2016) The Games Platform Company (2016-present)
|links=[https://playerio.com/ Website]
}}

'''PlayerIO''' (formerly '''Player.IO''' and '''Yahoo Games Network''') is a multiplayer games platform created in 2009 by [[Benjaminsen|Chris Benjaminsen]] and Oliver Pedersen.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090228194134/http://odpy.com/about|archive=true|title=About us|source=Odpy|date=February 28, 2009}}</ref> It offers various services for multiplayer game developers, including file hosting and versioning, databases (BigDB), player accounts (PlayerObjects), and payment processing (PayVault), among others.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://playerio.com/documentation/services/|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/https://playerio.com/documentation/services/|title=PlayerIO Backend Game Services - Documentation|source=[[PlayerIO]]}}</ref>

PlayerIO's parent company, PlayerScale, was acquired by [[w:Yahoo|Yahoo]] in 2013,<ref>{{Cite|url=https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/23/yahoo-acquires-gaming-platform-startup-playerscale/|archive=https://web.archive.org/web/https://techcrunch.com/2013/05/23/yahoo-acquires-gaming-platform-startup-playerscale/|title=Yahoo Acquires Gaming Infrastructure Startup PlayerScale|source=TechCrunch|date=May 23, 2013}}</ref> and the service was briefly rebranded, using the Yahoo Games Network label.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321194439/https://playerio.com/|archive=true|title=Player.IO is now part of Yahoo Games Network|source=[[PlayerIO]]|date=March 21, 2014}}</ref> It would rebrand again, using the name PlayerIO after being acquired by The Games Platform Company in 2016.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718192348/https://playerio.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=36167|archive=true|title=THE GAMES PLATFORM COMPANY BUYS YAHOO GAMES BACKEND SERVICES|source=[[PlayerIO]] Forums|date=April 9, 2016}}</ref>

== ''Everybody Edits'' ==
''[[Everybody Edits]]'' was created with the intent of being a sample game showcasing the persistent multiplayer capabilities of PlayerIO.<ref>{{Cite|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100615094626/http://flixel.org/forums/index.php?topic=1098.0|archive=true|title=What Multiplayer game should I build using Flixel|source=Flixel Forums|date=February 24, 2010}}</ref> It used many of PlayerIO's features.

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
PlayerIO_BigDB.png|A promotional screenshot of ''Everybody Edits''' BigDB page.
</gallery>

== References ==
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