Amazon Cloud Developers

Apr 15, 2026 · Game Development

Amazon GameLift Player Gateway & Ping Beacons: DDoS Protection and Low‑Latency

Amazon GameLift Servers introduces Player Gateway, an active DDoS mitigation layer that hides server IPs and validates traffic without modifying game servers, and Ping Beacons, a UDP‑based multi‑region latency measurement tool; both are free, SDK‑driven features that simplify secure, low‑latency multiplayer deployment.