Age of Ascent | |
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Developer(s) | Illyriad Games[1] |
Publisher(s) | Illyriad Games |
Platform(s) | Web browser |
Genre(s) | Space trading and combat simulator, first-person shooter |
Mode(s) | Multiplayer |
Age of Ascent is an ambitious video game,[2] that aims to become the largest MMO game ever created.[3] It utilizes a cutting-edge, on-demand scaling cloud-based architecture and features real-time direct piloting in a single integrated universe.[4] The game was officially announced on February 28, 2014.
On March 14, 2014 Age of Ascent attempted to set a new Guinness World Record for the "World's Largest Videogame PvP Battle" during a public alpha.[5] The alpha was designed to support over 50,000 players with a throttling mechanism in place to handle up to 2,000,000 players. However, at its peak, the test saw 997 concurrent players, utilizing only 2% of the deployed server CPU capacity, falling short of the record of 4075.[6]
Age of Ascent stands out from other games in its genre by being browser-based and leveraging WebGL technology for its implementation. This allows players to jump into the game instantly, regardless of their device, without the need to install plug-ins, apps or executables.[7]