Server Monetisation Platform ‘PlayerLands’ Goes Live
by Startacus Admin
PC game monetisation moves forward with the launch of the PlayerLands website and its innovative e-commerce solution for PC game server owners...
PC gamers take note! PlayerLands, the smart, secure e-commerce platform for the games industry, has just announced the launch of the official PlayerLands website and the beginning of a revolution in PC game monetisation.
Founded by Nick Gillett and Alex Booth, PlayerLands empowers PC game server owners (essentially creators of ‘private worlds’ within pre-existing games such as Minecraft, Rust etc.) to monetise their creations by selling in-game items to fans and followers.
With an easy-to-install plug-in, PlayerLands gives server owners a suite of simple, intuitive tools to sell in-game items, and accept monthly subscriptions or donations from gamers who wish to access their content.
First announced in 2019, and with £200,000 in VC funding from Mercia Technologies, PlayerLands is accessible to everyone from hobbyists through to global game servers where tens-of-thousands of concurrent players are online at any one time, and where revenue tops $millions annually.
Once installed, PlayerLands does all the leg work, freeing server-owners up to focus on their games and creating new content to sell to fans. Stores are pre-integrated with the world’s leading payment partners, so server owners can have them up and running and taking money in a matter of minutes.
Nick Gillett, Co-Founder of PlayerLands said, “We aim to turn hobbies into small businesses, and existing businesses into real revenue generators. Gamers with the wherewithal to create fantastic in-game content to sell to their fans should be helped to share it.
“There will be many who will financially benefit from having their hard work rewarded, and PlayerLands does that with minimal fuss. Server owners should not be limited by store-front management, payments and inventories, but only by the breadth of their imaginations. We’re thrilled to help server owners achieve that.”
With PC gaming such a huge industry, it’ll be interesting to see where this startup goes from here!
Subscribe to our newsletter
If you would like to receive our startup themed newsletter, full of the latest startup opportunities, events, news, stories, tips and advice, then sign up here.
Disease Screening and Diagnosis startup, Occuity has raised more than £1m, supported by Angel Investment Network
Third-generation German shipowner turned venture capitalist, Christian Oldendorff, is one of the youngest leaders, recognised in The Thirty@30 Years list
Briiv is a Yorkshire-based startup that has created a new type of air purifier, inspired by nature and powered by Nanotechnology
.png)
The lowdown on the Liverpool-based Nova programme that is on the hunt for ambitious, early-stage founders and teams from throughout the UK to be part of its next cohort
We take a look at some basic tips on how social media has evolved and how small business owners can make it work to their advantage
If you're thinking about your business making the move to remote working on a permanent basis, these tips from other business owners will help
Wakuda is a new e-commerce marketplace for black-owned businesses in the UK that aims to stimulate the black economy and help empower the black community
Resilience and Recovery, a new report from The Female Founders Forum is released outlining the impact of COVID-19 on female-founded, equity-backed businesses
Landscape launches - the platform that’s bringing transparency to fundraising founders and is being described as the ‘Glassdoor for Venture Capital’
The global early-stage venture capital firm Antler reveals that it has invested in 7 tech startups from its second UK cohort
Published on: 7th October 2020
If you would like to enable commenting via your Startacus account, please enable Disqus functionality in your Account Settings.
- Nova seeking ambitious founders for its co-foundery programme 15th Oct 2020 The lowdown on the Liverpool-based Nova programme that is on the hunt for ambitious, early-stage founders and teams from throughout the UK to be part of its next cohort
- Impact of COVID-19 on female-led businesses 13th Oct 2020 Resilience and Recovery, a new report from The Female Founders Forum is released outlining the impact of COVID-19 on female-founded, equity-backed businesses
- Landscape - transparency for fundraising founders 13th Oct 2020 Landscape launches - the platform that’s bringing transparency to fundraising founders and is being described as the ‘Glassdoor for Venture Capital’
- Antler invests in 7 new UK tech startups 12th Oct 2020 The global early-stage venture capital firm Antler reveals that it has invested in 7 tech startups from its second UK cohort
