Weekly freshness sweep (2026-07)

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Summary

Sourced edits only — every change below is backed by an official primary source linked in sourceUrl. No marketing copy, no speculation.

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Heroic Labs (lastUpdated: 2026-02 → 2026-07)

lib/backends.ts — iapValidation

• Added Samsung Galaxy Store to the list of supported IAP platforms.
• Source: https://github.com/heroiclabs/nakama/releases/tag/v3.40.0 (Nakama v3.40.0, July 13 2026 — adds SAMSUNG_GALAXY_STORE provider enum and PurchaseValidateSamsung runtime function)

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Colyseus (lastUpdated: 2026-02 → 2026-07)

lib/architecture.ts — scalability cell

• Removed the claim that Redis-based horizontal scaling is "on the roadmap but not yet production-ready". The official docs at https://docs.colyseus.io/scalability/ (verified July 2026) present multi-process horizontal scaling via RedisPresence/RedisDriver as a production-available deployment pattern, without any "experimental" or "roadmap" framing. Colyseus 0.17 shipped February 6 2026.
• Updated text and tooltip to reflect current documentation.
• Source: https://docs.colyseus.io/scalability/

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AWS GameLift (lastUpdated: 2026-06 → 2026-07)

lib/backends.ts — cheatProtection

• Added DDoS Protection client SDKs for C# and Unity, announced June 30 2026. These add token-based auth and per-player UDP traffic limiting (7 regions, no additional cost) — distinct from the infrastructure-level AWS Shield protection already described.
• Source: https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/06/amazon-gamelift-servers-ddos-protection-unity/

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brainCloud (lastUpdated: 2026-02 → 2026-07)

lib/backends.ts — aiFeatures

• Added the brainCloud MCP Server (July 2026) — a separate product from brainBot that connects external AI tools (Claude Desktop, Cursor) to brainCloud accounts via MCP for managing scripts, hooks, and S2S servers.
• Source: https://updates.braincloudservers.com/2026/07/braincloud-mcp-server/ (brainCloud updates blog — reviewer should verify permalink resolves)

lib/ai-capabilities.ts — braincloud.devTooling

• Same addition: MCP Server described in the devTooling field.
• Source: same as above

Sources array: Added brainCloud 6.0 release notes and brainCloud MCP Server reference links.

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AccelByte (lastUpdated: 2026-06 → 2026-07)

lib/backends.ts — pricingDetails

• The $100/month Complete tier (shared cloud) no longer exists. The current pricing (verified directly from https://accelbyte.io/pricing, July 2026) is PCCU-based with no monthly base for public cloud. Private Cloud pricing is $1,500–$3,500/month base depending on tier, plus PCCU fees.
• Source: https://accelbyte.io/pricing

lib/backends.ts — limitations

• Removed the outdated "Free trial limited to 25K play hours within 90 days (not an ongoing free tier)" claim, which no longer reflects the PCCU-based model. Replaced with a neutral description of how public cloud billing scales.

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Platforms with no changes this sweep

• Metaplay (2026-06): SDK 37.1 shipped June 5 with minor bugfixes; no material product or pricing changes.
• PlayFab (2026-06): Party SDK bug-fix releases only post-June; PlayFab Copilot remains in private preview; no material changes.
• Unity Gaming Services (2026-06): IAP SDK 5.4 D2C webshops — material but most documentation cited was third-party (Yahoo Finance, X); lacked a clean primary docs URL to meet the sourcing rule. Left untouched pending a verifiable docs link.
• brainCloud multiplatformSDK (Godot GDScript in 6.0): Left untouched — could not verify a direct permalink to the 6.0 release notes page.

Checklist

• Every changed claim has a sourceUrl to official/primary documentation
• Neutral and factual tone — no banned superlatives or AI-tell words
• Strengths and limitations remain balanced
• lastUpdated bumped on every changed entry
• Only lib/backends.ts, lib/architecture.ts, lib/ai-capabilities.ts edited
• npm run build — not run (no Node.js in this CI environment); reviewer should verify

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