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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.

The Intersection of Blockchain and Gaming

Blockchain games are hotly debated as the future of gaming. But, are they really the revolution that some suggest or are regular games already providing these features? We take a look at the rise of web3 games, the failure of first-party platforms to innovate, and how you can incorporate these features into your game without building them yourself or jumping on the blockchain bandwagon.

March 27, 2023

Powered by LootLocker: Helping to get an educational game off the ground

We spoke to lecturer Zayd Dawood about his educational 2D platformer, The Cyber Choices Challenge – the LootLocker-powered game that teaches its players about cybercrime law.

March 16, 2023

The Power of Progressions

Building a fun, memorable, and beautiful game is critical for success. You know that. But once your player’s bought and downloaded your game you still need to keep them interested. Our progression system lets you build and implement all types of cross-platform progressions in your game, and hook them up to the rest of our backend features.

February 16, 2023

Company

Lessons from Fundraising Successes and Failures

When it comes to raising money for your game company or startup, there’s as much to be learned from the failures as the successes. And we’re very happy to share both sides of that coin…

February 9, 2023

A Look Back at 2022

2022 was another banner year for LootLocker, so lets take a look a everything we achieved.

January 26, 2023

Powered by LootLocker: Gaming for Ukraine

Stugna is a military game with a difference. Every dollar the game makes goes towards helping the Ukrainian military. We spoke to the developers, BidOn Games, to learn more.

January 18, 2023

The Unreal Engine SDK 2.0 is Here!

We are thrilled to announce the release of our Unreal SDK 2.0. We have completely redesigned it to be more effective and efficient for game developers to use including full support for Blueprints and much more.

January 10, 2023

Editorial

What Will Power the Metaverse?

The concept of an emerging metaverse bristles with fascinating potential, but it is technology that will make it a reality. So let’s take a look at the tech that makes it possible, and what game devs need to consider as they embark to build virtual worlds..

December 20, 2022

Environment Merge: The Tool to Rule Them All

We've updated our Environment Merge tool to make it even easier to manage game data on our platform. This update focuses on rebuilding the entire user interface, providing direct links to assets in the change list, and much more. We're also sharing some ideas about the future of this tool.

December 7, 2022

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