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

• Finance
• apps
• web stores

Why diverse payments are the key to reaching MENA gamers

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

• MENA
• Payments
• Middle East
• Qatar
• Riyadh
• UAE
• Payment Providers
• Saudi Arabi
• Mobile wallet

Mobile Mavens: Activision Blizzard: So what will happen next?

We asked our industry experts for their thoughts on the deal that rumbles on and continues to divide opinions. Here's what they said.

• Mavens
• Microsoft
• Aquisition
• Activision Blizzard
• Aquiblizz

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

• Publishing
• Strategy
• mobile gaming
• App Stores
• web stores

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

• Monetisation
• Cloud Gaming
• Video game commerce
• Payment
• Commerce

Speaker Spotlight: Xsolla

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

• Speaker Spotlight
• Sponsored
• Trends

Mobile Mavens: The 2022 Wrap!

Our posse of industry experts tell us their highlights of 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
• News
• Alipay
• commer

Xsolla partners with Adikteev to accelerate game monetisation

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

• Advertising
• Monetisation
• Marketing
• Partnership

Xsolla launches systems to help new developers accelerate growth

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

• Growth
• Development
• Indie Marketing

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

• User Acquisition
• Monetisation
• Developers

Xsolla acquires data viz outfit Slemma

Better viz, better business

• M&A
• Los Angeles

How do virtual reality's unique challenges affect how developers make and support games?

The VR Mavens discuss

• Virtual Reality
• Mavens
• Sponsored
• VR Mavens