Case Study: Smilegate West achieves uninterrupted, low-latency gameplay during DDoS attacks with Akamai Technologies

Smilegate West delivers a high-quality game experience for thousands of players, blocking DDoS attacks with Akamai

Smilegate West, the Toronto-based publisher behind CROSSFIRE and the Z8Games portal, must maintain ultra-low latency and stable connections for millions of global players—even a one-millisecond lag can hurt gameplay and revenue. Facing increasingly large and sophisticated DDoS attacks that can saturate bandwidth, increase latency, or drop sessions, the company needed always-on protection to preserve player experience and its reputation across the Americas, Europe, and MENA.

Smilegate West works with Akamai—using Prolexic Routed, Web Application Protector, Akamai’s CDN, and Download Delivery—to block attacks before they reach its infrastructure. With 20 global scrubbing centers, 24/7 SOCC support and real-time visibility into packet loss and latency, Akamai helps mitigate attacks that can exceed 400 Gbps, dramatically reduce dropped sessions, and keep game updates and live events running smoothly worldwide.

Smilegate

Arash Haghighi

senior manager of IT infrastructure and security