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AWS gamelift documentation change

Service: gamelift · 2025-03-10 · Documentation low

File: gamelift/latest/developerguide/gamelift-intro.md

Summary

Updated documentation to rebrand 'Amazon GameLift' as 'Amazon GameLift Servers' throughout the document. Added new Realtime server solution bullet point and updated section headers/links.

Security assessment

Changes focus on product naming consistency and feature additions (Realtime server solution). No security vulnerabilities, mitigations, or security-specific features are mentioned in the diff.

Diff

diff --git a/gamelift/latest/developerguide/gamelift-intro.md
index d3258a690..31348c8bc 100644
--- a/gamelift/latest/developerguide/gamelift-intro.md
+++ b/gamelift/latest/developerguide/gamelift-intro.md
@@ -3 +3 @@
-[Documentation](/index.html)[Amazon GameLift](/gamelift/index.html)[Developer Guide](gamelift-intro.html)
+[Documentation](/index.html)[Amazon GameLift](/gamelift/index.html)[Hosting Guide](gamelift-intro.html)
@@ -5 +5 @@
-What you can do with Amazon GameLiftHow to work with Amazon GameLift
+What you can do with Amazon GameLift ServersHow to work with Amazon GameLift Servers
@@ -7 +7 @@ What you can do with Amazon GameLiftHow to work with Amazon GameLift
-# What is Amazon GameLift?
+# What is Amazon GameLift Servers?
@@ -9 +9 @@ What you can do with Amazon GameLiftHow to work with Amazon GameLift
-Use Amazon GameLift to deploy, operate, and scale dedicated, low-cost servers in the cloud for session-based multiplayer games. Built on AWS global computing infrastructure, Amazon GameLift helps deliver high-performance, high-reliability game servers while dynamically scaling your resource usage to meet worldwide player demand.
+Use Amazon GameLift Servers to deploy, operate, and scale dedicated, low-cost servers in the cloud for session-based multiplayer games. Built on AWS global computing infrastructure, Amazon GameLift Servers helps deliver high-performance, high-reliability game servers while dynamically scaling your resource usage to meet worldwide player demand.
@@ -11 +11 @@ Use Amazon GameLift to deploy, operate, and scale dedicated, low-cost servers in
-## What you can do with Amazon GameLift
+## What you can do with Amazon GameLift Servers
@@ -13 +13 @@ Use Amazon GameLift to deploy, operate, and scale dedicated, low-cost servers in
-Amazon GameLift supports these use cases and more:
+Amazon GameLift Servers supports these use cases and more:
@@ -15 +15 @@ Amazon GameLift supports these use cases and more:
-  * Host your own custom multiplayer game servers in the cloud with Amazon GameLift managed EC2 hosting.
+  * Host your own custom multiplayer game servers in the cloud with Amazon GameLift Servers managed EC2 hosting.
@@ -19 +19 @@ Amazon GameLift supports these use cases and more:
-  * Host your containerized game servers for flexibility across platforms and to support migrations with Amazon GameLift managed containers.
+  * Host your containerized game servers for flexibility across platforms and to support migrations with Amazon GameLift Servers managed containers.
@@ -21 +21 @@ Amazon GameLift supports these use cases and more:
-  * Create a hybrid hosting solution to support multi-cloud and/or on-premises hosting while managing game sessions all in one place with Amazon GameLift Anywhere.
+  * Create a hybrid hosting solution to support multi-cloud and/or on-premises hosting while managing game sessions all in one place with Amazon GameLift Servers Anywhere.
@@ -23 +23 @@ Amazon GameLift supports these use cases and more:
-  * Create a robust matchmaking system for your multiplayer games with Amazon GameLift FlexMatch.
+  * Create a robust matchmaking system for your multiplayer games with Amazon GameLift Servers FlexMatch.
@@ -27 +27 @@ Amazon GameLift supports these use cases and more:
-  * Manage your Amazon EC2 compute resources for gaming all in one place using Amazon GameLift FleetIQ.
+  * Manage your Amazon EC2 compute resources for gaming all in one place using Amazon GameLift Servers FleetIQ.
@@ -29 +29,3 @@ Amazon GameLift supports these use cases and more:
-  * Create an iterative test environment for your game server and client builds with Amazon GameLift Anywhere and EC2.
+  * Create an iterative test environment for your game server and client builds with Amazon GameLift Servers Anywhere and EC2.
+
+  * For games that don't need a custom-build game server, set up a lightweight server solution with Amazon GameLift Servers Realtime. 
@@ -36 +38 @@ Amazon GameLift supports these use cases and more:
-To try out Amazon GameLift game server hosting, see [Getting started with Amazon GameLift](./getting-started-intro.html).
+[Get started now with Amazon GameLift Servers](./getting-started-intro.html)
@@ -38 +40 @@ To try out Amazon GameLift game server hosting, see [Getting started with Amazon
-## How to work with Amazon GameLift
+## How to work with Amazon GameLift Servers
@@ -40 +42 @@ To try out Amazon GameLift game server hosting, see [Getting started with Amazon
-Use these tools to work with Amazon GameLift.
+Use these tools to work with Amazon GameLift Servers.
@@ -45 +47 @@ Use these tools to work with Amazon GameLift.
-Use this command line tool to make calls to the AWS SDK, including the Amazon GameLift API. For information about using the AWS CLI, see [Getting started with the AWS CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-chap-getting-started.html) in the _AWS Command Line Interface User Guide_.
+Use the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI) to make calls to the AWS SDK, including the service API for Amazon GameLift Servers. See [Getting started with the AWS CLI](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/cli-chap-getting-started.html) in the _AWS Command Line Interface User Guide_.
@@ -47 +49 @@ Use this command line tool to make calls to the AWS SDK, including the Amazon Ga
-**Amazon GameLift console**
+**Amazon GameLift Servers console**
@@ -50 +52 @@ Use this command line tool to make calls to the AWS SDK, including the Amazon Ga
-Use the [AWS Management Console for Amazon GameLift](https://console.aws.amazon.com/gamelift) to manage your game deployments, configure resources, and track player usage and performance metrics. The Amazon GameLift console provides a GUI alternative to managing resources programmatically with the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI).
+Use the [AWS Management Console for Amazon GameLift Servers](https://console.aws.amazon.com/gamelift) to configure resources, manage your game server deployments, and track performance and usage metrics. The Amazon GameLift Servers console is a GUI alternative to managing resources programmatically or with the AWS CLI.
@@ -52 +54 @@ Use the [AWS Management Console for Amazon GameLift](https://console.aws.amazon.
-**Amazon GameLift SDKs**
+**Amazon GameLift Servers SDKs**
@@ -55 +57 @@ Use the [AWS Management Console for Amazon GameLift](https://console.aws.amazon.
-The Amazon GameLift SDKs contain the libraries needed to communicate with Amazon GameLift from your game clients, game servers, and game services. For more information, see [Get Amazon GameLift development tools](./gamelift-supported.html).
+The Amazon GameLift Servers SDKs contain the libraries required to establish communication between your game clients, game servers, and game services and the Amazon GameLift Servers service. For more information, see [Get Amazon GameLift Servers development tools](./gamelift-supported.html).
@@ -57 +59 @@ The Amazon GameLift SDKs contain the libraries needed to communicate with Amazon
-**Amazon GameLift Realtime Client SDK**
+**Client SDK for Amazon GameLift Servers Realtime**
@@ -60 +62 @@ The Amazon GameLift SDKs contain the libraries needed to communicate with Amazon
-The Realtime Client SDK enables a game client to connect to the Realtime server, join game sessions, and stay in sync with other players. Download the [SDK](https://aws.amazon.com/gamelift/getting-started/) and learn more about making API calls with the [Realtime Servers client API (C#)](./realtime-sdk-csharp-ref.html).
+The client SDK for Amazon GameLift Servers Realtime enables you to connect your game client to a Realtime server provided by Amazon GameLift Servers, join game sessions, and stay in sync with other players. Download the [SDK](https://aws.amazon.com/gamelift/servers/getting-started/) and learn more about making API calls with the [Amazon GameLift Servers Realtime client API (C#)](./realtime-sdk-csharp-ref.html).
@@ -68 +70 @@ To use the Amazon Web Services Documentation, Javascript must be enabled. Please
-Amazon GameLift solutions
+Amazon GameLift Servers solutions