[RELEASE] 1.36.0 - Kubernetes 1.28, Unreal Engine Plugin Fix, and Lots of Security Fixes

[Kalaiselvi Murugesan]

This is the 1.36.0 release of Agones.

In this release:

• We’ve added support for Kubernetes 1.28 and have discontinued support for 1.25 to bring the support matrix to 1.26, 1.27 and 1.28 . Please upgrade your clusters accordingly.
• We’ve resolved path issues in the Unreal Engine Plugin to ensure compatibility with Unreal Engine 5.3.
• We are now using Go 1.20.10 and gRPC 1.57.1, which includes a number of performance improvements and important security fixes.
• GameServers that end up in Error state now have a delay before deletion, allowing developers a chance to see why they have failed, and prevent GameServer churn from overwhelming the Kubernetes control plane.
• We’ve upgraded to the latest v0.7.1 Docsy- let us know if you see anything broken in the docs!

Check the README for details on features, installation and usage.

Implemented enhancements:

• Adds CounterActions and ListActions to Allocation.proto by @igooch in https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/3407
• Terraform template file for the performance test cluster by @gongmax in https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/3409
• In the scenario test, submitting request in a fixed interval, exposing more error type by @gongmax in https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/3414
• Adds GameServerAllocation e2e tests for Counters by @igooch in https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/3400
• Adds Counter FleetAutoScaler e2e Test by @igooch in https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/3418
• simple-game-server: Adds a graceful termination delay by @zmerlynn in https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/3436
• add opt-out ttlSecondsAfterFinished setting for the pre-delete hook by @mikeseese in https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/3442
• Add Cloudbuild step to run performance test by using the scenario test framework. by @gongmax in https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/3429
• Implements UpdateList, AddListValue, and RemoveListValue in the SDK Server by @igooch in https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/3445
• Adds Go SDK Client List Functions by @igooch in https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/3484
• Updates LocalSDK UpdateCounter method by @igooch in https://github.com/googleforgames/agones/pull/3487

See CHANGELOG for more details on changes.

Images available with this release:

• us-docker.pkg.dev/agones-images/release/agones-controller:1.36.0
• us-docker.pkg.dev/agones-images/release/agones-sdk:1.36.0
• us-docker.pkg.dev/agones-images/release/agones-ping:1.36.0
• us-docker.pkg.dev/agones-images/release/agones-allocator:1.36.0
• us-docker.pkg.dev/agones-images/examples/allocation-endpoint-proxy:0.6
• us-docker.pkg.dev/agones-images/examples/autoscaler-webhook:0.9
• us-docker.pkg.dev/agones-images/examples/cpp-simple-server:0.16
• us-docker.pkg.dev/agones-images/examples/crd-client:0.12
• us-docker.pkg.dev/agones-images/examples/nodejs-simple-server:0.9
• us-docker.pkg.dev/agones-images/examples/rust-simple-server:0.12
• us-docker.pkg.dev/agones-images/examples/simple-game-server:0.21
• us-docker.pkg.dev/agones-images/examples/supertuxkart-example:0.10
• us-docker.pkg.dev/agones-images/examples/unity-simple-server:0.3
• us-docker.pkg.dev/agones-images/examples/xonotic-example:1.4

Helm chart available with this release:

• helm install agones agones/agones --version 1.36.0

Make sure to add our stable helm repository using helm repo add agones https://agones.dev/chart/stable