2019
September
September 18
Changes in Xsolla Login
Added:
- An optional step of Login Widget integration to track the widget actions
September 17
Changes in Xsolla Login
Added:
- Recipes — Selecting a user data storage: Xsolla storage, PlayFab, Custom storage
September 11
Changes in Xsolla Partner Network
Added:
- The ability to invite an influencer to an active program
September 9
Changes in Xsolla Site Builder
Added:
- The ability to show the news from Launcher on the site
- Mailchimp configuration while connecting Login in the Call to action > Subscribe block
- An adaptive site preview for PCs, tablets, smartphones
September 6
Changes in Xsolla Site Builder
Added:
- The ability to add scripts to the Custom code block
Updated:
- The editor in the Custom code block
September 5
Changes in Xsolla Login
Added:
- The groups object in JWT. Contains the data about user's groups
September 3
Changes in Xsolla Login
Added:
- The payload parameter in Login API requests for sending your additional data
August
August 27
Changes in Xsolla Partner Network
Added:
- Sending messages to the influencer’s stream from a chatbot. Chatbot is set up in Influencer Account and supports Twitch authorization
August 25
August 24
August 19
Changes in Xsolla Store
Added:
- Xsolla Store Unity Asset to integrate Xsolla products with apps based on Unity
- Xsolla Store UE Plugin to integrate Xsolla products with apps based on Unreal Engine 4
- API Reference which contains description for new Store API methods used with Xsolla Store Unity Asset and Xsolla Store UE Plugin
August 13
August 12
August 12
Changes in Xsolla Site Builder
Added:
- Social media widgets for connecting Twitter, Facebook, Discord, Twitch feeds
August 12
August 11
Changes in Xsolla Site Builder
Added:
- Set of predefined fonts in theme global settings
- Customized call to action button (opening the payment interface, opening link, custom preset)
August 9
Changes in Xsolla Partner Network
Added:
- Sending alerts to the influencer’s stream from the users who purchased via Pay Station. The integration is based on Streamlabs
August 2
July
July 30
July 27
July 25
July 24
Changes in Xsolla Partner Network
Added:
- Short tracking links for influencers and Keymailer
July 12
Changes in Xsolla Publisher Account
Added:
- Sending notifications to the partners automatically when the Licensing Agreement changes
July 1
Changes in Xsolla Pay Station
Added:
- The ability to connect analytics tools to the payment interface: Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel
June
June 28
June 25
June 14
Changes in Xsolla Login
Added:
- Landscape orientation of the Xsolla Login Widget. Available when using Xsolla Login JS SDK version 2.1.0 and higher
June 14
Changes in Xsolla Site Builder
Added:
- GIF import when creating a site based on game information from Steam
June 10
Changes in Xsolla Site Builder
Added:
- The ability to connect analytics tools to the site: Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel, and Twitter Pixel
June 6
June 3
Changes in Xsolla Login
Added:
- Ability to integrate Xsolla Login with the Mailchimp service in the product settings in Publisher Account
June 2
Changes in Xsolla Login
Added:
- Statistics section in the Publisher Account. It contains information about active users, the number of authentications by countries, and authentication methods
May
May 31
Changes in Xsolla Pay Station
May 31
Changes in Xsolla Store
Added:
- Hiding keys on the payment status page to prevent fraud
- Option to hide country selection in the Game Keys widget
Updated:
- Upgrades recipe. A tokenless integration type was added
May 30
May 29
Changes in Xsolla Store
Added:
- Send upgrades API method for tokenless integration of upgrades
May 29
May 21
May 17
Changes in Developer Documentation
Added:
- The Tutorials section for the Site Builder, Store, and Partner Network guides. The section contains video tutorials on how to set up the products
May 17
Changes in Xsolla Store
Added:
- Sending a report with the game keys from refunded transactions to the partners who have Game Keys tokenless integration
May 8
Changes in Xsolla Publisher Account
Added:
- Opportunity to request a hard copy after the Licensing Agreement is accepted by both parties via a Clickthrough Agreement (CTA)
May 7
New Payment Methods
Digital Wallet:
- CASHlib, Moneyclic — Netherlands, UK, Germany, France, Greece, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Poland, Belgium, Spain
April
April 30
April 29
Changes in Developer Documentation
Added:
- Opportunity for users to leave a custom feedback on documentation in the feedback form
Fixed:
- Minor bugs
April 29
April 29
Changes in Xsolla Site Builder
Added:
- Support of the site template localization into 20 languages
April 19
Changes in Xsolla Login
Added:
- The registration date field in the exported CSV-file containing the user list
April 18
New Payment Methods
Digital Wallet:
- Alipay (via Citcon) — China
- WeChat (via Citcon) — China
- GrabPay (via Boku) — Singapore, Malaysia
April 16
Changes in Xsolla Publisher Account
Added:
- Opportunity to accept the Xsolla Licensing Agreement by clicking the button (Clickthrough Agreement, CTA)
April 10
Changes in Xsolla Store
Added:
- The description of integration with secondary markets if the user’s inventory is stored on the Xsolla’s side
April 7
Changes in Xsolla Pay Station
Added:
- Pay Station UE4 SDK documentation
- Get transaction API method
April 5
Changes in Xsolla Login
Added:
- Automatically generated code for widget integration in Login settings in Publisher Account
March
March 27
Changes in Xsolla Site Builder
Added:
- Creation of landing pages by importing game data from Steam
- Landing page publishing on a custom domain
March 21
Changes in Xsolla Store
Added:
- Upgrades for pre-orders
- Specifying the exact release time for pre-orders in Publisher Account
- Epic Games Store DRM platform for game distribution
Updated:
- Pre-orders and Tips to the Developer recipes
March 20
March 11
Changes in Xsolla Login
Added:
- Extended user registration form
- Redirect to the local server address specified in callbackUrl
March 10
Changes in Xsolla Store
Added:
- Upgrades recipe
- Get Games and Get Upgrades API methods
- Upgrade Refund webhook
March 1
New Payment Methods
Mobile Payments:
- Docomo, Softbank, Y!Mobile (via Boku) – Japan
February
February 25
Changes in Xsolla Store
Added:
- The Steam key is inserted automatically if the activation page is opened by clicking the link from the email
- Secondary market integration section in the Store guide
- DMarket integration options
- Get items list, Pull game items, Push game items secondary market webhooks
- Open loot box API method
February 24
Changes in Xsolla Publisher Account
Added:
- Downloading large transaction reports via email
February 24
Changes in Developer Documentation
Added:
- Code snippets (C#, Python, Ruby, Java, JavaScript) for Publisher Account API, Tokenization methods
February 19
February 19
Changes in Xsolla Launcher
A new version of Xsolla Launcher has been released (1.6.37.355).
Added:
- Requesting admin rights upon installation of redistributable packages
- Hiding the username field in Launcher if the Friends module is disabled in Publisher Account
Fixed:
- Displaying the progress of applying the patch containing large files
February 12
February 10
Changes in Developer Documentation
February 10
Changes in Xsolla Login
Added:
- Resending the email confirmation message in Publisher Account > Login > Open and set up > Users > User profile
Updated:
February 10
Changes in Xsolla Partner Network
Added:
- Customization of the authorization form: dark theme, text color, transparency, additional game logo
- YouTube video as a background. A color filter may optionally be applied to the video
February 7
New Payment Methods
Digital Wallet:
- PagSeguro (via BoaCompra) – Brazil
Internet Banking:
- Santander (via BoaCompra) – Brazil
- Khipu (via BoaCompra) – Chile
Prepaid Cards:
- Todito Cash (via BoaCompra) – Mexico
January
January 29
Changes in Xsolla Partner Network
Added:
- Special terms block in the Program details section to give additional information about the program to influencers
January 27
Changes in Xsolla Login
Added:
- Sorting users in Publisher Account by the time of their last login at Login > Open and set up > Users
- Filling the email field automatically for all widget windows
- Two-factor authentication via email
- Message with 404 error
January 27
Changes in Xsolla Pay Station
Added:
- Applying a sales tax to the purchases made in the USA and Quebec, Canada. The ZIP code input form is used to identify the user’s address
- Limiting the CVV input field on the card form to 3 symbols
- Limiting the ZIP code input field to 10 symbols
Updated:
- Additional verification form
- Design of the purchase status page
January 27
Changes in Xsolla Publisher Account
Added:
- DRM-free keys activation
Updated:
- Selecting virtual items and DRM platforms for promotions
January 24
January 17
New Payment Methods
Cash Payments:
- Family Dollar, Sheetz, 7-Eleven, Kum&Go, Fred's (via Vanilla Direct) – USA
2018
December
December 20
December 16
Changes in Developer Documentation
Added:
- Placing the game build on the stage section in the Launcher guide
Updated:
- Customizing emails to users recipe
- UI customization and Connecting Login widget to your website sections in the Login guide
- Banners recipe
December 15
Changes in Xsolla API
Added:
- Activate key API method
- Activate key webhook
- New payment_details.repatriation_commision object in the Payment and Refund webhooks
- New user.is_legal parameter and user.legal object in the Get token method
December 14
New Payment Methods
Cash Payments & Internet Banking:
- Boleto Bancario (via BoaCompra) – Brazil
December 3
Changes in Xsolla Launcher
A new version of Xsolla Launcher has been released (1.6.35.335).
Added:
- Checking for free disk space before the game or update installation
- Information message with the request to use admin rights for Launcher operation
Fixed:
- Minor bugs
November
November 26
Changes in Xsolla Site Builder
Added:
- Сreation of multiple landing pages for one project
- Creation of landing pages based on Google Play game data
November 21
Changes in Xsolla Launcher
A new version of Xsolla Launcher has been released (1.6.34.330).
Added:
- Copy link button in the redirection window
Fixed:
- Minor bugs
November 18
Changes in Developer Documentation
Added:
- API method Get subscription
- API methods in the Coupons section - Create campaign, Add coupon to campaign, Attach campaign to promotion
November 14
Changes in Xsolla Launcher
A new version of Xsolla Launcher has been released (1.6.33.325).
Added:
- Searching and adding an already installed game to Launcher
- Banners for selling game keys
- Objects in the config.json file. See Wiki
Fixed:
- Minor bugs
November 9
Changes in Xsolla Launcher
A new version of Xsolla Launcher has been released (1.6.32.320).
Added:
- Сustomization of the installation window for each game via the UIStyle.json file
- Renewal of game or updates download via CDN in case of connection error
- Auto incrementation of the build number for new versions
- Objects in the config.json and UIStyle.json files. See Wiki
Updated:
- Setting up news display for a particular game or for all games
November 6
Changes in Developer Documentation
Added:
- In-game user authentication recipe
- Testing the payment process by making real payments in the Testing the payment process section (see the Pay Station and Store guides)
- API parameter settings.ui.desktop.header.visible_purchase in the Get token method
- API parameter sort in the Get projects list method
- API parameters offset, limit in the Get payment methods method
- Parameter use_playfab_id_in_store in the Playfab user authentication recipe
Updated:
- Currencies list for sanbox bank card payments in the Testing the payment process section (see the Pay Station and Store guides)
- Changing the subscription plan recipe
- Launcher FAQ
- SDK version link in the Login guide
- Search block in the header layout
Fixed:
- Search block in the mobile menu layout
November 2
Changes in Xsolla Launcher
A new version of Xsolla Launcher has been released (1.6.31.315).
Added:
- Verification of the game ownership for all DRM packages
Updated:
- Description of the config.json and UIStyle.json files objects in the README.md file in the Xsolla Launcher repository
October
October 31
October 31
New Payment Methods
Bank Cards:
- FirstData – USA
- Credit cards (via Ebanx) – Brazil
October 30
Changes in Xsolla Launcher
A new version of Xsolla Launcher has been released (1.6.30.310).
Added:
- Setting up the links for account creation and password change via the config.json file
- Changing the placeholder for email or username input via the config.json file
October 29
Changes in Xsolla Pay Station
Added:
- Purchase description in the Pay Station header for Checkout integrations
October 29
Changes in Xsolla API
Added:
- New settings.ui.desktop.header.visible_purchase parameter in the Get token method. Setting the parameter to ‘true’ will display the purchase description in the payment UI header
October 22
Changes in Xsolla Login
Added:
- Managing user accounts in Publisher Account (banning users and password reset)
October 22
Changes in Developer Documentation
Added:
- Full-text search using DocSearch service provided by Algolia
- Pay Station customization recipe
- Token parameter purchase.subscription.operation
Updated:
- Game Keys widget version
- Gateways description in Pay Station glossary and FAQ
October 18
New Payment Methods
Mobile Payments:
- Softbank and Y!Mobile (via Boku) – Japan
Cash Payments:
- Sadad Cash Kiosks – Bahrain
- BPS-Sberbank – Belarus
Digital Wallet:
- VK Pay – Russia
October 17
Changes in Xsolla Launcher
A new version of Xsolla Launcher has been released (1.6.29.300).
Added:
- Launcher window. Now the window title is set by the Launcher name field in Publisher Account
- Setting up callback_url for Login Widget via the config.json file
- Managing the displayed number of seeds and peers via the config.json file
Fixed:
- Minor errors during game purchasing and key activation
- Error window display. Now the size of the window containing error text adjusts to the text size
October 16
October 9
Changes in Xsolla API
Added:
- New purchase.subscription.operation parameter in the Get Token method. Setting the parameter to 'change_plan' will change the subscription plan to the one specified in purchase.subscription.plan_id
September
September 19
September 18
September 10
Changes in Xsolla Launcher
A new version of Xsolla Launcher has been released (1.6.26.285).
Added:
- Enabling/disabling automatic updates for Launcher
September 5
September 5
August
August 30
Changes in Xsolla Launcher
A new version of Xsolla Launcher has been released (1.6.25.280).
Added:
- Discount promo code redeem upon purchase
Fixed:
- All games update. Now users can update only the game they have purchased
- Error processing if invalid authentication data is entered. Now users can see the error text
August 29
Changes in Xsolla Launcher
A new version of Xsolla Launcher has been released (1.6.24.275).
Added:
- The Launcher version is now displayed in the settings window
- Checking whether a user has sufficient rights to write game files to a selected directory
- Changing standard icon for a particular game in Launcher
- Customizing an in-game store in Launcher
- Setting up links for password change and account creation via PlayFab
August 24
New Payment Methods
Electronic Payments:
- Tinkoff Bank - Russia
Mobile Payments:
- Kievstar (via LeoGaming) - Ukraine
August 8
August 8
Changes in Xsolla API
Added:
- The parameters for transmitting promo code data were added to the Get Token method. All information about the promo code is specified in the purchase.coupon_code parameter and the promo code value is specified in purchase.coupon_code.value. The purchase.coupon_code.hidden parameter determines whether or not the field promo code value is entered into should be hidden in the payment UI and has the 'false' value by default.
Updated:
- The trial period type was changed in the Created Subscription webhook. Now the subscription.trial.type parameter can only be 'day'.
July
July 13
New Payment Methods
Cash Payments:
- Easy Pay - Armenia
- GameStop (via Incomm) - USA
Mobile Payments:
- Docomo (via Boku) - Japan
- MOBI.Dengi - Russia
Digital Wallet:
- Google Pay (via Vantiv) - USA
- Skins.Cash - USA
- WeChat (via Allpay) - China
- Google Pay (via Ebanx) — Brazil
May
May 14
May 14
Changes in Xsolla API
Added:
- New settings.ui.desktop.header.close_button parameter in the Get Token method. Enables showing a Close button in Pay Station desktop clicking which closes Pay Station and gets the user back to the game.
April
April 6
Changes in Xsolla API
Added:
- New payments_available parameter in the project settings group of methods. The parameter indicates whether a project is ready to accept real payments. The parameter is 'true' if the partner has an active signed agreement and at least one active project.
March
March 21
New Payment Methods
Cash Payments:
- Red Dot Pay PIN - Myanmar
Electronic Payments:
- Rabbit LINE Pay - Thailand
March 7
February
February 9
February 9
Charging VAT in Belarus
Starting with February 1, 2018, Xsolla is charging VAT on products sold in Belarus. Depending on project settings, the tax can be charged to partners or users. The tax amounts to 20% of the purchase price.
January
January 23
New Payment Methods
Cash Payments:
- PagoFacil - Argentina
Internet Banking:
- Bank transfer (via banks: Nordea, SEB) - Finland, Sweden
January 23
Changes in Xsolla API
Added:
- New settings.ui.header.visible_virtual_currency_balance parameter in the Get Token method. The parameter shows or hides the user balance in Pay Station.
January 10
New Payment Methods
Cash Payments:
- Cash Kiosks (via Predprocessing YUG) - Russia
Internet Banking:
- MyBank (via Entercash) - Italy
- Trustly - Europe
- Bank transfer (via banks: Siirto, Osuuspankki, Aktia, S-Pankki, Handelsbanken) - Finland, Sweden