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2018
Updates to itch.io seller accounts, payouts, & tax interview
May 30, 2018
by
leafo
11
#payments
We've made some changes to our seller terms of service, along with some new requirements for getting paid by itch.io. New seller policy Our updated Terms of Service from May 24th includes new clause...
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2016
Saved Credit Cards
July 05, 2016
by
leafo
14
#payments
If you use a credit card to buy games on itch.io you may have noticed that you need to type it in each time you want to purchase or donate. This is no longer the case! If you have an account then you...
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New purchases dashboard
March 10, 2016
by
leafo
18
#analytics, #payments
We’ve released an updated purchases dashboard with a couple more features that should make it easier to browse and find any purchases on your account. You can find it on the Purchases tab of your d...
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2015
Introducing open revenue sharing
March 04, 2015
by
leafo
261
#payments
Since October 2013, itch.io has let developers sell their content without taking any of the money. It was originally disabled for the Ludum Dare October Challenge , which challenges people to build a...
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New aggregated purchases page for sellers
February 01, 2015
by
leafo
12
#analytics, #payments
If you’re a seller on itch.io with multiple games (or sales/bundles ) you now have a new page that lets you see and export the aggregated purchases across all of your projects. You’ll find a new...
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A new payout system and an update to handling VAT
January 19, 2015
by
leafo
39
#payments
When 2015 rolled around, new VAT tax laws set in place by the EU affected all sellers with buyers in the EU. itch.io responded by giving sellers all the necessary information to comply with the new r...
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2014
Getting ready for VAT in 2015
December 31, 2014
by
leafo
70
#payments
What’s changing Some significant changes are coming to how VAT is handled for sellers and buyers in the EU starting January 1st, 2015. You can read more about this change from the official documents...
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You can now purchase games as gifts on itch.io
March 17, 2014
by
leafo
30
#payments
Starting today you can now purchase a game for someone else on itch.io . Just click click the Give this game as a gift checkbox on the purchase popup: After paying for the game you’ll be put on the...
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Set suggested purchase price for downloadable games
February 09, 2014
by
leafo
5
#payments
If you’ve ever uploaded a web game to itch.io before you may have noticed that you can supply a Suggested price as the default price when someone is donating to your game. For downloadable games it...
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2013
You can now access purchased games from your account
December 28, 2013
by
leafo
1
#payments, #library
In the past if you bought a game from itch.io you would be redirected to and emailed a private link containing all the files you have access too. Starting today you can now link your a purchase with y...
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Accept credit card payments with Stripe
November 11, 2013
by
leafo
2
#payments
You can find an example of the new checkout flow on the X-Moon game page , click Download Now, then Credit Card. Today itch.io is releasing its third payment provider: Stripe . Stripe lets a buyer pa...
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itch.io takes no cut for the rest of October!
October 05, 2013
by
leafo
1
#payments
In celebration of the Ludum Dare October Challenge , which challenges you finish a game and make at least $1 selling it, itch.io will take no cut of transactions for the rest of October! This means yo...
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Buy popup interface updated with file list
October 02, 2013
by
leafo
1
#api, #payments
If you’re using the itch.io buy button API then you’ll be excited to know that the purchase popup will now show all of a game’s files, including unlockable files with minimum prices. Additional...
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Updates to donation dialog
September 04, 2013
by
leafo
#payments
I’ve updated the buy/download lightbox slightly for free games. The old layout was a little aggressive about encouraging people to pay, with the messaging not clear that the game was free and the li...
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Disable payments for a specific game
August 31, 2013
by
leafo
4
#payments
You can now disable payments for a specific game from the edit game page. This way your game is completely free and no one is ever given the opportunity to pay for the game. The downloads are also ava...
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Sell files at different price points
August 08, 2013
by
leafo
2
#payments
Starting today itch.io now lets you apply a minimum price to individual files. For example you could offer your game at 5 dollars, and then if someone pays over 7 dollars they also get the game soundt...
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Sell your game in more currencies!
April 15, 2013
by
leafo
4
#payments
Starting now you can sell your game in a handful of different currencies when using PayPal. All you need to do is head over to the user settings page and choose a currency. The checkout flow will then...
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Amazon Payments
April 12, 2013
by
leafo
#payments
I’ve added a new payment provider for itch.io today! You can now receive money through Amazon Payments . Head over to the account settings page and click the “Link Amazon Payments” button. Follo...
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Brand new buy dialog
March 28, 2013
by
leafo
1
#payments
Say hello to the new buy lightbox. Just deployed, enjoy. Also unrelated, but I’ve set up a CDN, or content delivery network, for game images. This means that game images should load significantly fa...
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