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Reality vs Hype: Why Experts Say Blockchain Is The Future of Card Games
What’s the best kind of blockchain game? The answer is obviously subjective, as it depends on your taste. Do you prefer testing your skill on runner-style games, or would you rather explore a virtual open world? It can be hard to decide which is truly best. That said, one game format has stood out as perhaps the most compelling case for blockchain integration: Card games. Even opponents of NFT games — including journalists who have published massive features attempting to disparage the Web3 gaming industry as a whole — have been forced to admit that NFT card games have real utility. Need proof? One of […]
Gaming in Web3: Here’s Where the Most Iconic Brands Stand
We’ve come a long way since CryptoKitties and Axie Infinity were the most compelling options in the blockchain gaming space. Today, the blockchain gaming market is a billion-dollar industry, valued at roughly 4.6 billion dollars in 2022. Still, this growing slice of the gaming industry has decades’ worth of catching up to do with the mainstream gaming market, which saw a valuation of an estimated $232.02 billion in the same year. But not all brands are going full throttle on Web3 features in their games. In 2022, Microsoft took a hard stance on NFTs in its proprietary Minecraft game, banning […]
Square Enix Is Bringing Blockchain Games, Crypto Coins, and More in 2023
The Alpha: Square Enix, the company behind franchises like Final Fantasy, Kingdom Hearts, and Tactics Ogre, is recommitting to its blockchain strategy in 2023, according to its yearly letter from company President Yosuke Matsuda. The firm aims to launch several blockchain games and NFT projects using brand-new IPs sometime in 2023. The Japanese games company also plans to establish a game & service publishing business centered on blockchain games. Notably, it will also issue, manage, and invest in its own crypto coins as an international entity this year. Why it matters Square Enix has made a renewed commitment towards all […]
8 Dynamic NFT Card Games You Can Play Today
Web2 card games like Hearthstone, Magic: the Gathering Arena, and even Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links have enjoyed continued popularity, so it was only a matter of time until blockchain gaming developers hopped onto this niche in hopes of giving the genre a much-needed Web3 facelift. While gamers rally around the concept of owning their digital assets, NFT card games are building the first glimpse into the future of classic entertainment. So we’ve built a collection of the most popular titles in the space to illustrate current card game offerings in the world of blockchain gaming. Gods Unchained An in-game screenshot of […]
The Sandbox: A Web3 Outlet for Minecraft Lovers
If you’ve spent any amount of time paying attention to the developing metaverse space, there’s one name you’re sure to have encountered at one point: the Sandbox. Creators across the entire NFT space have been onboarded onto the game, hosting projects and (at times) full-blown concert productions within the game. But what is The Sandbox, exactly? Is it a play-to-earn (P2E) game? A virtual world? A literal digital sandbox? Try all of the above. And several IPs and major firms have staked their claim in its world, including The Walking Dead, Warner Music Group, and surprisingly, even Shaun The Sheep. […]
Snoop Dogg and Billy Ray Cyrus’ New Release Asks You to Compete for NFTs
Few artists have achieved staying power at Snoop Dogg’s level. A name synonymous with rap music and hip-hop culture, the LBC legend has remained at the forefront of trends far beyond the original scope of his career. That, of course, now includes trends in the metaverse. A prominent player in the NFT space, Snoop is considered a seasoned veteran of blockchain-based music endeavors. With major feats like a multi-million dollar ($45 million by some accounts) collection with Gala Music, numerous NFT mixtapes, and the reconstruction of iconic Death Row Records as a Web3 label under his belt, when Snoop makes […]
Why Game Industry Veterans Are Entering Web3 In Droves
In 2018, millions of people were unwittingly onboarded to Web3. This mass onboarding happened thanks to Axie Infinity, a pay-to-earn (P2E) video game that lets users earn real cash. Although an array of (very vocal) detractors continue to staunchly oppose blockchain gaming, the space has grown considerably in recent years. In fact, from 2021 to 2022 alone, blockchain gaming usage increased by 2000 percent, attracting scores of experienced Web2 game developers and executives in the process. But why? What exactly makes the promise of Web3 game development so alluring? We spoke to Web3 builders who made the jump from traditional […]
Can Blockchain Gaming Be Good? A 90s-Era Nintendo Legend Weighs In
In the early 1990s, game industry exec Tony Harman was sitting on a long flight to Kyoto, Japan. After publishing a report questioning the then-widely accepted dogma that only Japanese studios could make good games, word spread from his U.S. office to its Japanese headquarters. While he didn’t know it then — Harman was headed for a date with destiny. Upon arriving in Japan, he had only one place to go: Nintendo’s global headquarters, for a meeting with the man behind the legend: Shigeru Miyamoto — one of the creators of the Italian plumber named Mario. But what was Harman […]
Securities and NFTs: A Legal Guide for Gamers and Game Developers
As you’ve likely experienced, games are expensive to build. Gaming companies have traditionally raised money from publishers, crowdfunding platforms (like Kickstarter, Indiegogo, or Gamefound), or by selling equity in the company to venture capitalists (VCs) and angel investors. But with crypto, there are now two additional ways to raise money: by selling game tokens and/or NFTs. In this new paradigm, Web3 gaming companies have raised millions of dollars from traditional investors, such as venture capitalists, and a non-traditional class of participants — and the public, via public token sales and NFT mints. However, while Web3 games can open new avenues […]
In Web3, Ownership Could Eclipse the Popularity of Play-to-Earn
If you’ve paid even the slightest bit of attention to the blockchain gaming space, you’re already familiar with a three-letter word that’s come to define this growing gaming sector in the past years: play-to-earn. The world first heard about play-to-earn (P2E) games thanks to Axie Infinity, the massive blockchain gaming juggernaut that aimed to reward players with real money in return for their time and effort. But it’s been a long five years since Axie first showed up on the radars of the terminally online. Today, the game is still reeling from a massive $615 million dollar hack, and the […]