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Xsolla

Website www.xsolla.com/

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Xsolla is a global video game commerce company, established in 2005. Specializing in video game industry services, it aids developers and publishers in funding, marketing, launching, and monetizing games on multiple platforms.

Based in LA, it serves major clients like Valve and Twitch.

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Xsolla releases first ever State Of Play report, offering insight into the future of mobile games

November 21, 2023

Download State Of Play

Xsolla releases first ever State Of Play report, offering insight into the future of mobile games

Mobile services giant's State Of Play report created to be a 'strategic compass' for mobile games businesses, covering development, payments and key trends for 2024

World Building - how Megamod plans to change user-generated content for every player

November 7, 2023

User Generated Universe

World Building - how Megamod plans to change user-generated content for every player

Industry veterans Alexey Kostarev and Dmitriy Semiriazhko plan to change the face of user-generated content with the new voxel-based Megamod platform. PG.biz finds out more...

China generated over $42 billion in mobile user spend in 2023

November 7, 2023

China generated over $42 billion in mobile user spend in 2023

Mobile ad spend is projected to hit $362 billion this year

Empowering Everyone - How Xsolla Plans To Give Developers The Power To Find And Keep Players Content

October 26, 2023

Empowering Everyone

Empowering Everyone - How Xsolla Plans To Give Developers The Power To Find And Keep Players Content

In the era of ‘forever games’ Xsolla CEO Chris Hewish outlines the company’s goals of empowering developers to own and understand their players directly

Xsolla CEO Chris Hewish on creative commerce solutions to take control of your game | Podcast

October 13, 2023

Xsolla CEO Chris Hewish on creative commerce solutions to take control of your game | Podcast

The PocketGamer.biz podcast team welcome Xsolla's Chris Hewish to the studio to talk about the company's creative commerce solutions and putting power back into the hands of developers worldwide

Xsolla acquires Lightstream, Rainmaker and API.stream in big third-party assets round-up

October 12, 2023

Xsolla acquires Lightstream, Rainmaker and API.stream in big third-party assets round-up

The three assets were all acquired from previous owner Videndum

Xsolla unveils its new payment system Headless Checkout

October 10, 2023

Xsolla Payments

Xsolla unveils its new payment system Headless Checkout

The company are further enhancing their popular Xsolla Pay Station service giving devs the ability to build customisable, branded purchasing experiences for their players

Xsolla announces acquisition of multiplayer platform AcceleratXR

September 27, 2023

Xsolla announces acquisition of multiplayer platform AcceleratXR

The acquisition will further Xsolla’s crossplay capabilities

Xsolla launches Mall, a new alternative purchase platform

September 18, 2023

Alternative Storefronts

Xsolla launches Mall, a new alternative purchase platform

The site will allow games to host multiple landing pages, special offers and more

Speaker Spotlight: Jan Kuhlmann of Xsolla on direct-to-consumer strategies

September 6, 2023

Speaker Spotlight: Jan Kuhlmann of Xsolla on direct-to-consumer strategies

Pocket Gamer Connects Helsinki takes place on September 12 - 13. We catch up with some of the stars from the mobile industry who'll be taking part

Gamescom Highlights: Chris Hewish, Xsolla:

August 23, 2023

Gamescom Highlights: Chris Hewish, Xsolla: "We believe that the power of going direct to consumer can help companies of all sizes"

The Xsolla President and Interim CEO gives us his snapshot of Xsolla's recent successes and his aims for the future

Xsolla partners with AppsFlyer to streamline cross-platform data-driven insights

August 10, 2023

Xsolla partners with AppsFlyer to streamline cross-platform data-driven insights

The companies are combining forces in order to better serve their clients

The Gamescom 2023 Party Guide

The Gamescom 2023 Party Guide

Because when the show's doors close, you'll need to know where the party's at…

Scalo leads $3.5m investment in publisher Hexacore

Scalo leads $3.5m investment in publisher Hexacore

The publisher specialises in mobile Web3 games

The Dubai GameExpo Summit powered by PG Connects was our biggest and most successful debut event in a new territory – here’s what you missed!

Thanks For Coming

The Dubai GameExpo Summit powered by PG Connects was our biggest and most successful debut event in a new territory – here’s what you missed!

1300+ attendees, 800+ leading companies, 60+ countries represented and over 100 expert speakers congregated in Dubai at our first event in the city

Meet the fantastic companies supporting tomorrow’s Dubai GameExpo Summit

Meet the fantastic companies supporting tomorrow’s Dubai GameExpo Summit

A massive thank you to our fantastic sponsors and partners, the Dubai GameExpo Summit wouldn’t be possible without your support!

Why diverse payments are the key to reaching MENA gamers

Why diverse payments are the key to reaching MENA gamers

Xsolla president Chris Hewish explains the unique requirements of consumers in this market

Xsolla announces new partnership with marketing platform YouAppi

Xsolla X Youappi

Xsolla announces new partnership with marketing platform YouAppi

The new partnership sees the companies collaborate to increase engagement with users

Xsolla increases community engagement with Xsolla Drops

The campaign-based tool helps developers accelerate user acquisition and retain current players

Xsolla's Chris Hewish on generative AI: “You have to ask: ‘is more actually better’?”

Xsolla's Chris Hewish on generative AI: “You have to ask: ‘is more actually better’?”

At Xsolla’s Live at GDC 2023 event the president of Xsolla spoke about cloud gaming, AI, web stores and more.

Pocket Gamer Connects London video round-up: Part Two

Pocket Gamer Connects London video round-up: Part Two

Missed the show or simply want more content? We get up close with the big names at our PGC London event

Seven ways mobile games can make the most of direct–to-consumer strategies

February 21, 2023

Industry Insight

Seven ways mobile games can make the most of direct–to-consumer strategies

Xsolla's Chris Hewish explains how mobile studios can make the most of the direct-to-consumer strategies used by major publishers

Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days

February 10, 2023

Week in Views - What caught our editorial eyes in the last seven days

The Pocketgamer.biz team take their pick of this weeks big news to talk big games moving to mobile, big money being made, and big trouble for some big names

Xsolla to partner with Mastercard for mobile payment support

February 9, 2023

Xsolla to partner with Mastercard for mobile payment support

Xsolla is set to partner with payment provider Mastercard in order to support mobile gamers making payments

February 8, 2023

Xsolla expands digital distribution hub to telecommunications carriers

After debuting their cloud gaming solutions earlier this week, Xsolla are continuing a spree of announcements with their new digital distribution hub

February 7, 2023

Xsolla jump into the cloud gaming scene with new solutions

Xsolla’s newest venture leaps squarely into the world of cloud gaming as they bring payment solutions to cross-platform play

Mobile Games Industry Trends 2023: Revenue models

January 25, 2023

Mobile Games Industry Trends 2023: Revenue models

MobileGroove's Peggy Anne Salz looks at the hottest new ways to monetise games, from subscription models to independent game stores

Speaker Spotlight: Xsolla

January 19, 2023

Speaker Spotlight

Speaker Spotlight: Xsolla

Meet the industry pioneers and business leaders who are speaking at Pocket Gamer Connects London on January 23rd and 24th 2023.

Xsolla opens new offices in Kuala Lumpur

January 12, 2023

Xsolla opens new offices in Kuala Lumpur

Continuing a trend of investment in the region, video game commerce company Xsolla has opened new Malaysian offices

Ana Bogacheva of Xsolla on being taken seriously as a female in the games industry

December 28, 2022

Ana Bogacheva of Xsolla on being taken seriously as a female in the games industry

The Business Development Manager says that " it was an even more significant challenge to convince myself I was as professional as my male colleagues."

Xsolla appoints Berkley Egenes to the role of Chief Marketing Officer

December 8, 2022

Xsolla appoints Berkley Egenes to the role of Chief Marketing Officer

Egenes previously held the role of vice president of global marketing

DevGAMM Game Fest: See the Winners of Awards

November 29, 2022

See The Winners

DevGAMM Game Fest: See the Winners of Awards

DevGAMM Game Fest was held during November 23-25, the event was fully dedicated to games, featuring DevGAMM Awards, Streaming Showcase and Live Interviews.

Nominees of DevGAMM Game Fest have been revealed

November 21, 2022

Nominees of DevGAMM Game Fest have been revealed

See who deserves the plaudits before the winners are revealed on November 25th

Andrey Kalugin of Xsolla on the most common mistakes in the gaming industry

November 1, 2022

Speaker Spotlight

Andrey Kalugin of Xsolla on the most common mistakes in the gaming industry

Ahead of his talk at Pocket Gamer Connects Jordan, we hear from Xsolla's MENA Regional Director about building relationships with players for better retention and engagement

Xsolla integrates Alipay support for game monetization across Asia

October 25, 2022

Xsolla integrates Alipay support for game monetization across Asia

Xsolla has partnered with Alipay, part of Jack Ma’s Chinese ecommerce giant Alibaba Group. The deal will offer coverage of digital wallets across Asia.

Xsolla partners with Adikteev to accelerate game monetisation

August 11, 2022

A New Partnership

Xsolla partners with Adikteev to accelerate game monetisation

The new service will help developers market their titles directly to the consumer

Xsolla launches systems to help new developers accelerate growth

Good News For New Devs.

Xsolla launches systems to help new developers accelerate growth

Xsolla Accelerator and Xsolla Payout offers educational programs, funding, and streamlines payments

Mobile developers can sell to consumers outside of app stores, with the latest updates from Xsolla

Power To The Developers

Mobile developers can sell to consumers outside of app stores, with the latest updates from Xsolla

Multi-Platform Publishing also makes it easier to port to web and PC platforms for more monetisation options

Xsolla partners with GamesForest.Club to help preserve forests in Germany and Peru

Xsolla partners with GamesForest.Club to help preserve forests in Germany and Peru

The games industry is going green as more companies take on climate change

Former Meta exec joins Xsolla as senior country manager

Former Meta exec joins Xsolla as senior country manager

Sebastian Totté was at Meta for seven years, most recently as strategic partner manager, before joining Xsolla

Post-lockdown period led to an increase in mobile gamers, says Xsolla's Nick Yama

Pg Connects Seattle

Post-lockdown period led to an increase in mobile gamers, says Xsolla's Nick Yama

The mobile audience is increasingly identifying as gamers – opening new marketing opportunities, says Xsolla's Nick Yama

With the crumbling of the walled gardens, now is the time to market directly to players, says Xsolla

Speaker Spotlight

With the crumbling of the walled gardens, now is the time to market directly to players, says Xsolla

Meet the mobile games and Web3 experts at Pocket Gamer Connects Seattle, May 9-10

Updated: the winners of the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2022

Mobile Games Awards 2022

Updated: the winners of the Pocket Gamer Mobile Games Awards 2022

Championing the mobile games industry at the prestigious MGA 2022

Xsolla: Indian game developers should continue a mobile-first approach

Xsolla: Indian game developers should continue a mobile-first approach

Focus on porting games to console after mobile release

GDC snapshot: Xsolla dicusses mobile gaming’s walled payment gardens

GDC snapshot: Xsolla dicusses mobile gaming’s walled payment gardens

Xsolla discuss navigating the changes to policies and regulations in the mobile games environment

PG Connects London: Xsolla on the return to live events and supporting the mobile games industry

February 22, 2022

Pg Connects Interviews

PG Connects London: Xsolla on the return to live events and supporting the mobile games industry

Xsolla's Sebastian Zechel discusses the need to return to live events, reaching new players and markets, and more at PG Connects London

February 17, 2022

Company Profile – xsolla

Company profile – Xsolla

Explore Xsolla, the Los Angeles-headquartered games industry sevice provider that has partnered with games luminaries including Epic, NetEase, and Roblox

PG Connects London: How to monetise beyond the App Store and Google Play

February 14, 2022

Pg Connects London

PG Connects London: How to monetise beyond the App Store and Google Play

Xsolla's Miika Luotio and Black Block's Robin Squire talk ways to take back financial control from app marketplaces

Xsolla CTO Konstantin Golubitsky appointed as CEO

February 3, 2022

Cultivating Culture

Xsolla CTO Konstantin Golubitsky appointed as CEO

Will focus on growth and strengthening company culture

Tilting Point to bring mobile games to PC, Mac, and Browser

January 25, 2022

Cross-platform Compatible

Tilting Point to bring mobile games to PC, Mac, and Browser

Starting with Warhammer: Chaos & Conquest and Operation: New Earth