discordAug 11, 2026

Link Discord and WoW to Keep the Guild Chatting Wherever You Are (opens in new tab)

Discord and Blizzard have introduced Linked Guild Chat, connecting World of Warcraft guild chat with Discord channels. Once Battle.net and Discord accounts are linked and a guild officer connects the appropriate channels, messages sync in both directions. The integration is intended to keep guilds coordinated across raids, dungeon runs, and situations where members are away from the game. ## Linked Guild Chat - Messages sent from Discord appear in WoW guild chat, and vice versa. - WoW displays a Discord icon beside messages originating from Discord. - Guild members can stay connected whether they are playing WoW, using Discord, or away from their computers. - Additional settings include character-name display options and chat filters. ## Linking Battle.net and Discord Accounts - In Discord, open **User Settings**. - Select **Connected Apps**, then choose the **Battle.net** logo. - Review the requested permissions and complete the authorization prompts. - Accounts can also be linked from within WoW using Blizzard’s setup instructions. - Existing connections may need to be updated before the feature works. ## Connecting Guild and Discord Channels A WoW guild leader or officer must connect the channels from the game: - Open the **Guild & Communities** interface with the **J** hotkey. - Go to the **Roster** tab and select **Guild Settings**. - Choose **Discord Settings** from the **Guild Control** dropdown. - Select a Discord server and then choose an available channel. - Click **Link** and approve the connection. The Discord user performing the setup needs **Manage Channels**, **View Channel**, and **Send Messages** permissions on the relevant server. ## Practical Benefits for Guilds - Members can organize dungeon groups and raid schedules from either platform. - Guilds can coordinate supplies, such as flasks, without repeatedly checking multiple chats. - Centralized communication should reduce missed messages and make raid preparation less chaotic. Guilds should link their Battle.net and Discord accounts, then have an appropriately permitted leader or officer connect the desired channel and configure the available chat settings.

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discordAug 6, 2026

General Availability of Mobile Platform Support Arrives in Discord Social SDK Version 1.10 (opens in new tab)

Discord Social SDK 1.10 makes mobile support generally available for iOS and Android, extending Discord’s social features into mobile games. The update focuses on reducing friction through improved Account Linking, richer Rich Presence options, and mobile commerce. Early partners including Tencent, Scopely, and Ninja Kiwi report stronger social engagement, easier squad formation, and increased community activity. ## Mobile Platform Support - The SDK supports: - Android 7.0 and later - iOS 15.1 and later - C++, Unreal Engine, and Unity projects - The goal is to bring desktop-like Discord social experiences to smaller screens and on-the-go play. - Discord says the SDK was refined with launch partners and tested against real mobile player behavior. ## Rich Presence on Android - Android games can now share live Rich Presence through multiple methods: - Account Linking - Remote Procedure Call (RPC) - These integrations improve game visibility and help players share what they are playing with their Discord communities. ## Faster Mobile Account Linking - Deeplink support simplifies the account-linking process. - Players can connect their Discord accounts directly and with fewer steps. - The reduced friction is intended to improve retention, engagement, onboarding, and campaign activation. ## Discord Social Commerce on Mobile - Discord is expanding Social Commerce to mobile games. - Developers can sell in-game items through Discord to existing players, friends, and potential new customers. - Early Marvel Rivals pilot results showed: - 41% of purchases were gifts. - 25% of gift buyers were lapsed or new players. - These results suggest Discord’s social graph can support both monetization and player acquisition. ## Tencent: Arena Breakout - Arena Breakout used the SDK to address fragmented cross-platform friend networks and slow squad formation. - Its integration included: - A Unified Friends List - Game Invites - Improved mobile Account Linking - Reported outcomes included faster squad formation, more cross-platform messaging, and increased activity in the game’s official Discord server. - Tencent plans to combine Discord social features with limited-time in-game events. ## Scopely: Marvel Strike Force - Scopely integrated Discord into its turn-based RPG to support: - Player communication - Alliance management - Community interaction - Customer support and moderation - The integration produced immediate account linking among new players and rapid creation of alliance channels. - Community feedback was strongly positive, with players mainly wishing the integration had arrived earlier. ## Tencent: Delta Force - Delta Force used Discord to connect in-game play with its broader player community. - The initial integration focused on Account Linking and the Unified Friends List. - Single-tap mobile linking replaced browser redirects and manual logins, improving onboarding and campaign activation. - The integration supported squad formation and community-created content, with future plans for Discord discoverability and Rich Presence invites. ## Ninja Kiwi: Bloons TD 6 - Bloons TD 6 began integrating the SDK with Account Linking and the Unified Friends List. - The provided article text ends before describing the full integration or its results. The update positions Discord’s Social SDK as a way for mobile developers to strengthen retention, social discovery, community participation, and monetization. Developers targeting mobile games should consider the SDK’s deeplink Account Linking, Android Rich Presence, Unified Friends List, invites, and emerging commerce capabilities.

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discordMay 28, 2026

Official Discord Integrations for Steal a Brainrot, Grow a Garden, Brookhaven RP, and more (opens in new tab)

Discord is launching native Social SDK integrations for Roblox games including *Steal a Brainrot*, *Grow a Garden*, *Brookhaven RP*, and others. The integrations improve community safety while enabling account linking, Rich Presence, and one-click game invites. Discord emphasizes that users retain control over data sharing, visibility, and account authorization. ## Integrated Community Safety - Developers can require players to link their Roblox account and authorize a specific game before joining an official Discord server. - This helps verify that participants actually play the associated Roblox game. - Server access and direct messaging can be limited to linked players, improving privacy and reducing unwanted interactions. - Developers can apply in-game moderation decisions to Discord bans, reducing manual moderation work. - *Grow a Garden* is highlighted as an example where verified-player access can support a safer competitive community. ## Account Linking and Player Control - Rich Presence and Game Invites work only after users connect their accounts and authorize the individual game. - Players choose whether to share their information and can revoke authorization at any time. - Rich Presence visibility can be managed through Discord’s **Settings → Activity Privacy → Activity Sharing** controls. - The SDK provides a native alternative to third-party Roblox–Discord account-linking tools. ## Rich Presence for Roblox Games - Roblox players previously appeared on Discord only as “Playing Roblox.” - With the integration, games such as *Brookhaven RP* can display richer activity details, including the game name, location, and current activity. - This gives friends more context and helps games become more discoverable across Discord. ## One-Click Game Invites - Discord users can see what friends are playing and join their sessions directly. - In *Grow a Garden*, players can invite friends to share, trade, and explore their farms without leaving Discord. - The feature simplifies coordinating group play through official game servers. ## Expansion Across the Roblox Ecosystem - Discord plans to extend its existing community-management tools to Roblox developers. - Roblox games often use Discord for event coordination, announcements, feedback, and player engagement. - The integrations support communities built around activities such as *Grow a Garden* events and *Steal a Brainrot*’s raid-and-defend gameplay. Developers adopting the SDK can provide safer, more trusted Discord communities while giving players optional social features and direct control over their account connections and activity sharing.

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discordMay 21, 2026

Making It Easier Than Ever to Connect with Friends in League & VAL! (opens in new tab)

Discord and Riot are introducing account linking to make it easier to play League of Legends and VALORANT with Discord friends. Once linked, players can find friends, invite them to parties, share join links, and view game activity without switching between clients. The integration is available in regions where both services are supported and can be disconnected at any time. ## Faster Party Invites Through Discord - Linked accounts let players see which Discord friends play League or VALORANT directly in the in-game friends list. - Players can invite Discord friends to their party from the game. - Party join links can be shared in Discord servers, direct messages, or elsewhere. - Discord displays friends’ game status, including match duration and party size. ## Linking Riot and Discord Accounts - In Discord, open **User Settings → Connections**. - Select the Riot Games connection, possibly through **View More**. - Review the requested permissions and follow the authorization prompts. - Accounts can also be linked through Riot’s in-game client account-management pages. ## Data Sharing and Availability - The integration shares only information needed for its features, such as Riot ID, Discord account details, and game status. - Depending on authorization, it can access friends lists, manage friend connections, update activity status, and send or receive game invites. - A permissions screen appears before linking, and users can unlink their accounts from Discord settings. - Features are available where both Riot and Discord services are supported. Players who regularly coordinate League or VALORANT sessions should link their accounts to reduce the friction of finding and inviting friends.

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discordMar 9, 2026

Building on the Social Layer of Games: What’s New from GDC 2026 (opens in new tab)

Discord’s GDC 2026 announcements focus on making social interaction a more seamless part of gaming. The company argues that friends significantly increase player engagement, citing longer sessions and more active game days when players connect through Discord. Its expanded Social SDK, profile features, and commerce tools aim to reduce the friction between discovering, playing, and supporting games. ## Discord as the Social Layer of Gaming - Steam players played fewer titles on average between 2021 and 2024, while Discord users on Steam increased the number of games they played. - Players spend a median of six times longer in a game when one Discord friend is present, and eight times longer when three friends are present. - Players in voice channels play games on approximately 66% more days. - Discord says more than 90 million people use the platform daily, including before, during, and after gaming sessions. ## Account Linking Connects Discord Friends to In-Game Friends - Discord’s Social SDK links a player’s Discord and game accounts, enabling persistent social presence and activity sharing. - Friends can see what someone is playing and join with less coordination, eliminating the need to exchange codes or arrange sessions manually. - Across initial integration partners, linked players showed: - A median 25% increase in active game days - 16% longer session durations - Partners include *Marvel Rivals*, *Rust*, *Pax Dei*, *Delta Force*, *Arena Breakout*, and *Predecessor*. - New Account Linking improvements include: - In-Discord linking prompts that appear contextually - Publisher authentication across multiple games - Native linking on iOS and Android - The SDK also adds: - Persistent message history - More advanced audio post-processing - Server-side moderation APIs - Custom Rich Presence displays, buttons, and activity types such as listening, watching, and competing ## Game Stats on Discord Profiles - The Game Stats Widget lets players display achievements and favorite in-game content on their Discord profiles. - In *Wuthering Waves*, users can show a favorite Resonator and recent achievements. - Discord profiles receive approximately 133 million monthly views, giving games a prominent space for player expression and discovery. - Discord is inviting developers to become early partners for custom Game Stats Widgets. ## Gifting and Game Commerce Inside Discord - Discord is expanding Social Commerce to let players buy and gift in-game items without leaving conversations. - A Game Shop can be embedded in a game’s official Discord server. - Items can also appear in direct messages, voice channels, and player profile Wishlists. - Players can gift items such as skins during a conversation, with recipients able to claim them later in-game. Discord’s overall strategy is to make social discovery, communication, achievement sharing, and in-game purchases part of the same connected experience. For developers, integrating the Social SDK and related tools can help players find games through friends, return more often, and engage with game communities beyond the game client.

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discordDec 15, 2025

Save and Display Your Faves: Add Discord Shop & Marvel Rivals Items to Your Profile’s Wishlist (opens in new tab)

Discord has introduced a public Wishlist for saving Shop items such as Avatar Decorations, Profile Effects, and Nameplates. Wishlisted products appear on users’ profiles so friends can view and gift them, while gifted items are automatically removed from the list. The feature also expands to Marvel Rivals cosmetics, allowing users to browse, purchase, gift, and claim in-game items through Discord. ## Saving Discord Shop Items - A heart icon appears beside Shop items the user does not already own. - Selecting the heart adds an item to the Wishlist for later consideration. - The Wishlist is public and displayed directly on the user’s Discord profile. - Friends can use the list to discover potential gifts. - When a wishlisted item is gifted and accepted, Discord notifies the recipient and removes it from the Wishlist to prevent duplicate gifts. ## Adding Marvel Rivals Cosmetics - Users must join the official Marvel Rivals Discord server. - Desktop users can access a new **Marvel Rivals Shop** channel. - The channel offers skins, emotes, and other cosmetics from the in-game store. - Listings include previews of how cosmetics appear in the game. - Items can be purchased directly through the server or added to the Discord Wishlist. - Marvel Rivals Wishlist support begins with Marvel Rivals and may extend to other games. ## Claiming Gifts In-Game - Recipients must link their Marvel Rivals account to Discord before claiming gifted items. - After accepting a gift, the cosmetic is added to the player’s Marvel Rivals inventory. - Account linking also enables additional Discord gaming integrations. The Wishlist is available now and provides a convenient way to save desired Discord and Marvel Rivals items while making gift choices easier for friends.

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discordDec 1, 2025

Bringing In-Game Commerce to Discord Communities (opens in new tab)

Discord is introducing in-game commerce directly inside gaming communities, beginning with *Marvel Rivals*. Players can browse, purchase, wishlist, and gift cosmetics through Discord, while developers gain a social distribution channel beyond their existing storefronts. The company presents the launch as an initial experiment that will inform broader platform, regional, and developer support. ## Building on Discord’s Commerce Experience - Discord says its Shop has demonstrated strong interest in socially driven purchases. - Nearly 20% of Shop purchases are gifts, increasing to almost 30% during holidays and seasonal events. - Features such as Wishlists and Nameplates have helped make commerce more integrated into everyday Discord interactions. - Official game communities give developers access to highly engaged players, including people who may not currently be playing. - Social discovery expands the potential customer base: friends can discover and purchase items from one another’s Wishlists, even if they do not play the game themselves. ## Marvel Rivals Launches In-Server Commerce - The initial rollout is taking place in the official *Marvel Rivals* Discord server. - More than 80% of *Marvel Rivals* players reportedly use Discord daily. - Players can: - Browse and buy cosmetics and bundles, including Costumes, Emotes, Emojis, MVPs, Nameplates, and Sprays. - Create Wishlists and view friends’ Wishlists. - Gift items through direct messages. - Send gifts even without playing *Marvel Rivals* themselves. - Access purchased items in-game through secure Discord account linking. - The launch coincides with the game’s first anniversary and the holiday gifting season. ## Connecting Discord and Game Accounts - *Marvel Rivals* has also integrated Discord-powered social features through Discord’s Social SDK. - Account linking keeps players connected across Discord and the game. - Discord reports that partners using these integrations have seen up to 36% more game days among linked players. - The broader Social SDK has previously been associated with playtime increases of up to 48%. ## Future Plans for Developers and Players - Discord describes the *Marvel Rivals* rollout as a learning phase. - Future work will focus on: - Gathering player and developer feedback. - Refining the commerce experience. - Exploring connections with other parts of Discord’s economy. - Expanding support to additional regions and platforms. - Bringing commerce capabilities to more game communities. - Discord frames the initiative as a way to create incremental revenue for developers while making it easier for players to discover, discuss, and celebrate games. Developers interested in adding commerce to their Discord communities can contact Discord’s business development team, while *Marvel Rivals* players can access the features through the game’s official server.

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discordNov 18, 2025

How to Link Discord to Battlefield 6, Marvel Rivals & More (opens in new tab)

Discord is expanding game integrations that let players connect their Discord accounts directly to multiplayer titles. These links can bring Discord friends into in-game friend lists, enable invitations and cross-platform messaging, and display richer game activity as a Discord status. The post explains how to connect Discord with Battlefield 6 and Marvel Rivals, while highlighting several other supported games. ## Discord-powered game features - View Discord friends inside supported games. - Invite friends directly from an in-game friends list. - Send and receive messages between in-game chat and Discord. - Use Rich Presence to show game modes, playtime, squad availability, and other activity details. - Availability and supported platforms may change after publication. ## Linking Discord to Battlefield 6 - Link an EA account to Discord either: - In Battlefield 6 through **EA Connect** / the in-game friends list and the **Connect to Discord** option. - Through the EA website’s **Account Connections** page. - Once connected, a **Discord** section appears in the Battlefield 6 friends list on supported platforms. - Players can invite Discord friends to their party from within Battlefield 6 on PC and supported consoles. - Rich Presence displays details such as the current game mode, session duration, and available squad slots. ## Linking Discord to Marvel Rivals - The integration is available for PC players. - Open the in-game friends list from the top-right of the main menu. - Select the tab marked with the Discord logo, choose **Link Now**, click **Go**, and sign in to Discord. - Connected Discord friends then appear in the Marvel Rivals friends list. - Players can invite friends directly from the game. - Marvel Rivals also supports cross-platform text messaging between its in-game chat and Discord. ## Other games with Discord linking The post lists additional integrations for: - Rust - Pax Dei - SUPERVIVE - Marvel Strike Force - Predecessor - Splitgate 2 Discord also supports voice chat, game streaming on supported platforms, crossplay communication, in-game overlay features, and activity statuses. Players who want a more connected multiplayer experience should link their Discord account through each game’s official account settings, while checking the current documentation because features and platform support may evolve.

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discordMar 24, 2025

Announcing Discord’s Social SDK, Helping Power Your Game’s Social Experiences (opens in new tab)

Discord’s Social SDK brings Discord-powered social features directly into games, allowing players to connect whether or not they have Discord accounts. Available at no cost for C++, Unreal Engine, and Unity developers, it supports unified friends, invitations, rich presence, and account linking. Discord says the SDK is designed to improve discovery, retention, and multiplayer communication, with expanded messaging, channels, and voice features available through a closed beta. ## SDK Availability and Purpose - Released on March 17, 2025, during the Game Developers Conference. - Available for: - C++ games - Unreal Engine - Unity - Currently supports Windows 11 and macOS. - Console and mobile support is planned. - Designed to bring Discord’s social infrastructure to games while preserving a seamless player experience. ## Core Social Features - **Unified Friends List** - Players can view Discord friends in-game. - In-game friends can also be surfaced through Discord. - **Deeplink Game Invites** - Players can invite Discord friends directly into a specific party, lobby, or session. - This reduces friction for joining multiplayer games and may improve retention. - **Rich Presence** - Displays a player’s game activity in Discord. - Supports one-click joins from Discord profiles. - Available across PC, console, and mobile. - Helps games gain visibility and attract additional players. - **Flexible Account Requirements** - Players can use the integrated social experience without owning a Discord account. - Optional account linking connects their in-game and Discord identities. - Provisional accounts support players who do not sign up for Discord. ## Closed-Beta Communication Features Several features are available to developers with limited access and can be fully enabled through Discord’s closed beta: - **Cross-Platform Messaging** - Enables conversations between in-game players and Discord users. - Direct messages can persist across both environments. - Discord accounts are not required for every participant. - **Linked Channels** - Connects in-game chat to selected Discord server channels. - Supports persistent communication for guilds, squads, and other groups. - **Discord Voice Chat** - Brings Discord’s voice technology directly into games. - Intended for guilds, matches, and in-game lobbies. ## Early Developer Integrations Discord tested and refined the SDK with developers including Facepunch Studios and Theorycraft Games. - Facepunch Studios reported that the Unity sample made integration straightforward and provided reusable examples for adapting the SDK to *Rust*. - Discord used partner feedback to improve: - Online visibility controls - Provisional-account behavior - Consistency for players without Discord accounts - Theorycraft Games highlighted direct messaging, lobbies, session invites, and provisional accounts as valuable features in *SUPERVIVE*. Game developers can begin using the freely available Social SDK today, while teams seeking cross-platform messaging, linked channels, and integrated voice should apply for the closed beta.

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