In-Game Commerce, Social SDK Updates & Year in Review

In-Game Commerce, Social SDK Updates & Year in Review

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December 12, 2025

Bringing In-Game Commerce Directly to Discord Communities

Discord is introducing native commerce capabilities that let players find, buy, and gift in-game items from chat, friends’ Wishlists, and directly within official game servers on Discord. By building commerce directly into the spaces where Discord communities live, we aim to give developers new revenue channels and monetization paths while also creating a more rewarding and engaging experience for players to find, talk about, and champion their favorite games. The initial phase of this new commerce experience is debuting with Marvel Rivals. If you're interested in learning more about bringing commerce to your community, connect with our business development team.

Take Action: Permission Splits Due Feb. 23, 2026

🚨 Announcing the breaking change deadline for several new granular permissions. Starting Feb. 23, 2026, permissions like MANAGE_MESSAGES will no longer automatically grant the ability to Pin Messages or Bypass Slowmode. If your bot uses APIs for pins, expressions, or events, we recommend auditing your requested permissions to maintain functionality.

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Knowledge Base

Portal for Unity Course titled "The Discord Social SDK for Unity"

New Course: Integrate Discord Into Your Unity Game

Level up your game by adding Discord-powered social features directly into your Unity project. Check out the new step-by-step course on integrating the Social SDK, and learn how to implement core features like Friends Lists, Messaging, Lobbies, Rich Presence, and in-game invite systems that keep players connected.

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Legendary Integrations

Now Live: Discord + Meta Horizon Account Linking

Players can now connect their Meta Horizon accounts to automatically share the games and apps they are playing on Quest directly to Discord. This integration helps boost the discoverability of your game by letting friends see their activity in real time.

If you're interested in learning more about Rich Presence for your game in Discord, check out the Discord Social SDK.

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Rust Case Study: Voice Chat in High-Stakes Survival Game

See how Facepunch integrated the Discord Social SDK to bring frictionless, cross-platform voice chat and social features into Rust. The integration enabled their massive Discord community to find and talk to friends directly in-game—giving players more time to stay focused on survival. Read the full case study to learn more.

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Gatherings

DDevs Server Events: Buildathon Kickoff & Year in Review

Join developers worldwide for the 2025 Buildathon (Dec. 1 -Jan 9) to prototype new apps, bots, and games, with weekly coding sessions for support. Then, mark your calendar for the Year In Review event on Dec. 17 to celebrate 2025 and get a sneak peek at 2026.