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Reward Groups: An Update to Leaderboards and Catalogs hero image

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
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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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Powered by LootLocker: Taking VR to New Levels by Replacing Proprietary Technology

Find out why Fast Travel Games decided to ditch their proprietary backend for their award winning game Apex Construct and move it over to LootLocker's out-of-the-box platform.

June 19, 2024
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A Change for the Better: The Trends That Will Define Games’ New Era

Today is an unprecedented time for video games. That has been especially evident at 2024’s industry events to date, where conversations have focused on what the future holds, and how we can make tomorrow a better home for games and the people that make them. It’s now six months into the year, and we’ve attended most major shows. So we’re rounding up all that we’ve observed and learned. Fortunately, there are ample reasons for optimism.

June 11, 2024
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Feature Deprecation

Our primary goal is to deliver the best product, which sometimes involves deprecating features that no longer align with their core product vision. This decision is influenced by factors such as market shifts, lack of technology support, or the need for a complete overhaul.

April 11, 2024
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Leaderboard Scheduled Resets & Rewards

Our popular Leaderboards feature, known for its ease of implementation and cross-platform compatibility, has been updated to now include scheduled resets and rewards.

April 2, 2024
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In-App Purchases for Apple, Google, and Steam

In-game purchases, whether it be cosmetics, battle passes, boosters, or more, are here to stay. Yet, integrating and supporting cross-platform in-app purchasing has traditionally been challenging. With the release of our new in-app purchase (IAP) integrations, starting with Steam, Google, and Apple, this process has become significantly easier.

March 14, 2024
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Introducing Unified Player Accounts

We love playing games cross-platform and wish more games made it possible. But it's a big tehcnical lift to achieve. Thankfully we've made this entirely possible to achieve for any game on any device thanks to our new Unified Player Accounts service.

February 29, 2024
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Our New Economy System

We've been working on a massive update to our Economy system for quite a long time and it's finally ready to support your game. Learn more about everything new with our Economy system: Currencies, Wallets, Catalogs, and Rewards.

October 17, 2023
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