Many casual gamers are still reluctant to play games that use blockchain tech, but gaming execs believe one good game could change that. The casual gaming market will remain a…
Continue ReadingAXS price has formed a “gravestone” doji on its daily chart that coupled with its recent token unlock event hint at a potential bearish reversal ahead. Axie Infinity (AXS) has…
Continue ReadingThe tournament, “0xMonaco: Battle of Titans,” is scheduled to kick off on Jan. 29 and will bring together developers from around the blockchain space. MatchBoxDAO — a collective of developers,…
Continue ReadingAnimoca Brands CEO Robby Yung believes we will see many great blockchain games released during the first nine months of 2023 as developers begin to deliver after raising funds in…
Continue ReadingMobile games studio VIKER and bitcoin payments processor ZEBEDEE have once again teamed up to launch two classic games. ZEBEDEE, a bitcoin-powered payment processing system for the gaming industry, and…
Continue ReadingIn 2023, GameFi developers should focus on building out quality more than quantity. 2022 was a huge year for the play-to-earn (P2E) gaming scene. An influx of capital and users…
Continue ReadingAlex Connelly says the technology provides “very cool storytelling opportunities.” The creation of smart contracts and Web3 interfaces has led to an entirely new play-to-earn or nonfungible token (NFT) genre…
Continue ReadingDevelopers have been focusing more on tokens than on making fun games. As a result, GameFi has been dying. Play-to-earn gaming enabled by blockchain technology has grown exponentially over the…
Continue ReadingGumi, a Japanese mobile gaming company, has partnered with Square Enix and SBI Holdings to build new business opportunities around the metaverse. The deal, which also includes the issuance of…
Continue ReadingFrom creating e-sports competitions with huge prize pools to making game tokens more relevant to holders, members of the community share their thoughts on GameFi. As the GameFi space continues…
Continue ReadingUsers are interested in knowing the identities of developers behind the games they play. And soon, lawmakers are likely to write such disclosures into law. In the months following the…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft CEO and chairman Satya Nadella had previously stated that the acquisition of Activision Blizzard would “play a key role in the development of metaverse platforms.” Microsoft’s attempt to acquire…
Continue ReadingThe gaming company has stopped its cryptocurrency-related focuses but is seemingly still pushing ahead with its NFT and blockchain plans. Gaming retailer GameStop says it will no longer focus any…
Continue ReadingOasys, a Gamefi-oriented Web3 blockchain project, has announced it has closed a strategic funding round led by Galaxy Interactive, a VC firm, and Nexon, a gaming company. The round, whose…
Continue ReadingAccording to a report published by the global dapp store platform, Dappradar, blockchain gaming hardly felt the impact of the recent FTX collapse and the crypto market carnage that ensued.…
Continue ReadingAxie Infinity, like most cryptocurrency games, has provided players with an awful experience. Blockchain gaming is only four years old — a toddler compared to the rest of the industry.…
Continue ReadingGame7, a blockchain gaming-focused DAO (decentralized autonomous organization) has announced the launch of a $100 million grants program. The objective of this grants program is to support the Web3 gaming…
Continue ReadingUsers who have the most ability to profit from the crass profiteering mechanisms are those who use automated systems to “play” the games. Think back to the communities you’ve been…
Continue ReadingMobile gaming had an ample number of skeptics during its early days, but today it dominates 60% of the gaming market. Crypto games are following a similar path. Over the…
Continue ReadingIf NFT fanatics were asking ‘XBox or PlayStation,’ they might have a reason to be partial after this week. A new patent from Sony’s console gaming division has been generating…
Continue ReadingContrary to what you might believe, monetary rewards in gaming are bad for player retention. Developers need to take player psychology and game design into account. When I worked for…
Continue ReadingOasys, a gaming-oriented, Japan-based Web3 project, is partnering with YGG, a blockchain gaming guild, to grow blockchain gaming in Japan. The partnership encompasses the use of YGG resources to promote…
Continue ReadingToo many projects are releasing over-hyped trailers that they can’t match with gameplay. The GameFi industry is set to unleash its massive potential within the next six years. According to…
Continue Reading“I actually think the first big games that have multimillion persistent users daily — those will come from new startup studios,” said William Quigley. Traditional ideas about gaming, coming from…
Continue ReadingThe Lens Protocol and Laguna Games launched a new gaming ID, which connects users across multiple games. Nonfungible token (NFT) gaming is getting a facelift. A new collaboration between Laguna…
Continue ReadingPhil Spencer, CEO of gaming at Microsoft and head of Xbox, directed some criticism at the idea of the metaverse and how it is being executed. Spencer remarked that for…
Continue ReadingFrom regulation to taxation, Japan has been hostile to cryptocurrency gaming. That stance is threatening the country’s position as a global leader in gaming A marked hostility toward new and…
Continue ReadingImmutable co-founder Robbie Ferguson highlights the potential for Web3 gaming to cause a shift in digital property ownership and value sharing. There is no substitute for experience. Even when an…
Continue ReadingThe Canadian company is focused on multi-chain R&D and blockchain gaming, which is a growing industry that’s expected to achieve multi-billion-dollar valuations. Canadian Web3 infrastructure company ChainSafe has closed an…
Continue ReadingBlockchain games are cropping up across various genres, giving games options for what they can play. Over the past couple of years, games that use blockchain technology have increased their…
Continue ReadingJapanese entertainment and video game company Konami has posted new job openings to expand its NFTs, Web3 and Metaverse offerings. Japanese gaming giant Konami is seeking to expand its crypto-versed…
Continue ReadingLife is one game after another, and just because bitcoin is sound money doesn’t mean it is any different. This is an opinion editorial by Tyler Parks, who has a…
Continue ReadingSiu noted that the Metaverse won’t be a single or central entity but a combination of several metaverses. The $200 billion gaming industry is rapidly becoming a key point of…
Continue ReadingAccording to a recent filing, Blackrock, the multi-national investment company based in New York City and the world’s largest asset manager, has plans to create a new exchange-traded fund (ETF)…
Continue ReadingIt’s been a busy month for Epic Games when it comes to blockchain engagement. The Epic Games Store launched it’s first supported blockchain-based title, Blankos Block Party, earlier this month…
Continue ReadingRather than trying to convince people that they want bitcoin, investors are looking for products that use Bitcoin to meet people where they are. This is a transcribed excerpt of…
Continue ReadingIlluvium’s co-founder says they want to build a series of blockchain games connected to each other, forming an ecosystem of interconnected titles which share NFTs. Kieran Warwick, co-founder of the…
Continue ReadingTo attract more users and make blockchain gaming more mainstream, Kevin Shao says future titles should find a “balance” between and accommodate different users’ tastes. Kevin Shao, Executive President of…
Continue ReadingNFTs improve interactivity by allowing users to unlock fully modular, community-driven in-game experiences to which they own the pieces, explains Mark Soares, the founder of Blokhaus Inc. Nonfungible tokens (NFTs)…
Continue ReadingCrypto gaming isn’t working. Developers need to focus more on fundamentals and less on cosmetics in order to fix it. What we have today in terms of Web3 gaming is…
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