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Gaming and the fabled power of the cloud has had a checkered history. Game-streaming service OnLive has come and gone and Microsoft over-hyped the effect its Azure platform would have on Xbox One games, but that\u2019s not stopping one company from using the cloud to unlock the power of its tools.<\/p>\n

Improbable<\/a>, the company that runs the cloud-based SpatialOS development platform<\/a> for making enormous gaming worlds, is launching that service into open beta. At the Game Developer\u2019s Conference in San Francisco today, Improbable will show off SpatialOS\u2019s features as well as its new integration with the Unreal Engine toolkit. The company is also rolling out its Games Innovation Program where it will work with Google Cloud to subsidize studios who want to use SpatialOS to create new experiences. Developers can get into the open beta by heading to Improbable\u2019s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Scores of developers are already using SpatialOS to experiment and to build future products. Surgeon Simulator\u2019s Bossa Studios is working with SpatialOS to build its Worlds Adrift massively multiplayer sandbox adventure that is due out this year.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Now, with tools like Unreal, which is a popular engine responsible for high-fidelity visuals on console, PC, and smartphones, creators can use a familiar environment to take advantage of SpatialOS\u2019s unique features.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to be able to show Unreal developers how SpatialOS works [at GDC],\u201d Improbable chief executive Herman Narula said in a statement. \u201cThis is an experimental build, but we expect to make rapid progress towards an alpha-level SDK. This is a huge step for our platform \u2014 and if any studios developing in Unreal want to talk about working with us on a project right now, they should get in touch.\u201d<\/p>\n

GDC attendees can check out the panel<\/a> for themselves, and video of the presentation will end up online in a few months.<\/p>\n

For now, here are the games that Improbable is subsidizing as part of its Games Innovation Program:<\/p>\n