Cubeia rebuilds poker client on PixiJS engine, adds all-in outs display

Cubeia said it has launched a major upgrade to its Cubeia Poker client, rebuilding the software on the PixiJS WebGL-based rendering engine. The Sweden-based iGaming software provider said the upgraded client will be available to operators from 10 September.

According to Cubeia, the move provides a new technical foundation for graphics and animation and is the company’s most significant client release since Cubeia Poker went into production in 2009. The company said it rebuilt the client interface with new cards, player badges and progress bars, and reworked dealing and winning animations.

Cubeia said the release adds in-hand information, including a display of the number of outs available during all-in situations. The company also said it rebuilt the client’s timeline management system to coordinate gameplay actions and animations in a more predictable order.

Cubeia said the update includes a new PixiJS-based client engine, rebuilt interface elements, updated animations, all-in outs display, rebuilt timeline management, and “20% faster table load times.” Simon Isbäck, Product Owner for Poker at Cubeia, said: "This is much more than a visual refresh. We have rebuilt the foundations of the poker client, and that shows up in how the game feels to play — faster, smoother and easier to follow. It also gives us a base we can keep building on."

For operators, Cubeia said the client’s visual elements can be skinned using standard CSS and that the HTML5-based client works in a browser across devices without an app. Cubeia also said operators can join its hybrid poker network free of charge, which it said provides liquidity from day one alongside a $25,000-per-month promotion campaign funded by Cubeia.