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Here we chat about game development, game backends, and everything else in between. Find the latest LootLocker news, interviews, updates and more.

Player Insights: Understand Your Players at a Glance

LootLocker Player Insights gives developers and publishers a clear view of how players engage with their games. Track daily and monthly active players, new player growth, and platform distribution directly in your LootLocker web console.

November 13, 2025

Announcement

Here’s to 10,000 Games (and Counting!)

LootLocker is now powering over 10,000 games worldwide, a milestone worth celebrating! Here’s to every developer, publisher, and player who made it possible.

November 11, 2025

Product

Introducing Broadcasts: A New Way to Reach Your Players

Broadcasts let you schedule and deliver localized in-game messages across one or more titles. Share updates, events, and promotions directly with your players. No social noise, just seamless communication.

October 17, 2025

Product

Introducing Friends & Followers: Cross-Platform Friendships Made Simple

LootLocker Friends & Followers is a fully managed, cross-platform friends and followers system that lets players connect in-game using a unique ID, no matter what platform they’re on.

September 17, 2025

Product

Connect Your Game to Where Players Hang Out: Introducing Discord Authentication

LootLocker now supports Discord authentication, making it easier than ever to connect your game to your community. Learn how developers and publishers can use Discord login, bot integration, and community features to drive engagement, retention, and cross-platform experiences.

August 27, 2025

Powered by LootLocker: How LootLocker’s backend helped unleash Blue Scarab's bold new vision for the MMO genre.

Discover how the veteran team of creators behind Equinox: Homecoming leveraged LootLocker’s backend to deliver deep character customization, secure progression, platform commerce, and seamless player management—without building any of it themselves.

July 29, 2025

Incident

Outage Postmortem: Slow Response Times and Loss of Service

On July 6th, LootLocker experienced a service outage that resulted in a complete loss of availability for all customers for a duration of approximately 50 minutes.

July 14, 2025

Resources

Why Studios Are Switching from PlayFab to LootLocker (And What It Takes to Migrate)

With uncertainty growing around PlayFab’s future, many studios are exploring alternatives. This guide breaks down why developers are switching to LootLocker and what it takes to migrate smoothly.

July 9, 2025

Announcement

We're Updating our Pricing

Learn about LootLocker's new pricing model that's designed to scale with your game, support developers and publishers of all sizes, and introduce a new free non-commercial license for students and hobbyists.

May 1, 2025

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