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Powered by LootLocker: How a Smooth Switch from Proprietary Backend to LootLocker Fuels an Ambitious Genre Revival

Discover how indie studio Vector Z is reviving the jetpack shooter genre with Midair 2. Learn how their smooth switch to LootLocker’s backend is powering features like cross-progression, in-game economies, and live-service ambitions for this bold FPS-Z comeback.

April 29, 2025

Product

Introducing Twitch Drops Integration for Every Game

LootLocker now supports Twitch Drops, making it easy for any game to boost engagement by rewarding players for watching live streams. Set up campaigns in minutes using our Unified Player Accounts and reward systems.

April 14, 2025

Incident

Outage Postmortem: Database Provider Issue

On Saturday at 22:29 UTC, our platform experienced an outage due to an issue with our database provider. The root cause of this outage was an expired SSL certificate on their end, which disrupted our ability to connect to their service.

February 17, 2025

Product

Introducing Triggers 2.0: Rebuilt to Reward Your Players

Discover LootLocker’s revamped Triggers feature, now faster, more flexible, and integrated with our rewards system. Create and manage in-game actions with ease, rewarding players for milestones, achievements, and recurring engagement.

November 4, 2024

Product

Introducing Metadata: Cross-System Custom Data Storage

Learn how LootLocker’s new cross-system Metadata feature enables you to store and manage custom data across Progressions, Leaderboards, Catalogs, and more, bringing even more flexibility to how you use the LootLocker backend.

October 10, 2024

Product

Introducing Feedback: Elevating Every Player’s Voice

Discover our new Feedback feature, a powerful tool capturing player sentiment in one comprehensive system. Whether it's reporting players, flagging UGC, or providing general feedback every game benefits from player input. Combined with our other vertically integrated features the Feedback system is even more powerful.

September 12, 2024

Powered by LootLocker: Why Turborilla chose LootLocker and found a backend to match their ambition

Discover how Turborilla leveraged LootLocker to seamlessly launch their latest hit, Rally Clash, while beginning to transform their entire mobile game library into a unified platform.

August 28, 2024

Product

Reward Groups: An Update to Leaderboards and Catalogs

With this latest update you can now bundle multiple rewards together. Grant multiple currencies, progressions, and assets through leaderboards and catalogs more efficiently.

August 15, 2024

Resource

Creating an Automated Merch Store for your Gaming Company

Merch, swag, goodies, it doesn't matter what you call it - everyone loves getting free stuff with your game or company's logo on it. But it can be quite a hassel to set up a store to sell swag or make merch available for your team (so you don't have to do all the ordering yourself). Well, this guide solves all of this for you in a matter of minutes

June 25, 2024

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