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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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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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Unreal Engine Server SDK

We've released the Unreal Server SDK, which allows for secure communication with the LootLocker backend platform, making it ideal for multiplayer and competitive games. The SDK is now available on Github.

June 14, 2023
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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
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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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LootLocker is now a Unity Verified Solution!

We’re excited to announce that the LootLocker Unity SDK has been approved by Unity as a Verified Solution.

December 5, 2022
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And the 2022 Together Jam Winners Are…

The 2022 Together Jam is now behind us! We were blown away by all the game submissions from 24 countries around the world. And the games were no joke either – there were some really high-quality games made during these two weeks. We've gone through all of the games and picked the winners.

July 29, 2022
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Announcing Together Jam!

Game Jolt and LootLocker have put together an exciting new game jam with G4 and support from Comcast NBCUniversal!

May 25, 2022
LootLocker’s $2M seed round, and what it means for game developers around the world hero image

LootLocker’s $2M seed round, and what it means for game developers around the world

We’ve been backed by a group of investors that bring deep games industry knowledge and experience to LootLocker. We couldn’t have done it without our growing community of developers… and now we can do even more to support your game’s success.

May 11, 2022
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We're Supporting the ScoreSpace Game Jam

We're excited to announce that we will be sponsoring the upcoming ScoreSpace Game Jam which begins on April 29th over on Itch.io

April 26, 2022
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LootLocker on YouTube

In addition to all the guides, documentation, and API references we provide to make using LootLocker as simple as possible, we've also started creating YouTube videos to help walk you through integrating LootLocker into your games.

April 11, 2022
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#GameToolsTuesday

Last week we created the #GameToolsTuesday hashtag on Twitter as a means to highlight and promote all of the different type of technology used to make building games easier and more accessible.

February 1, 2022
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BugSplat Partnership

We've partnered with BugSplat to make finding, diagnosing and fixing crashes and game bugs a more integral part of the development and post-release process.

June 29, 2021
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PatchKit Partnership

We are partnering with PatchKit, the white-label game launcher technology company to integrate LootLocker’s cross-platform player management and live ops systems into PatchKit’s launcher technology.

May 7, 2021
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EQU8 Anti-Cheat Partnership

We’re excited to be working with EQU8 to make defending games from cheaters easier for all types of developers and games.

April 15, 2021
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Gameye Panel: Backend for Indies

Last week we participated in the Gameye Industry Insights panel discussing game backends for indies.

September 24, 2020
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LootLocker on Discord

At LootLocker we decided to use Discord as our primary communications platform for both internal and external conversations.

June 15, 2020
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Money in the Bank

We are very excited to share that we have completed our first funding round for LootLocker!

June 1, 2020
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