Raising funds remains one of the fundamental challenges that besets blockchain game developers since the beginning. We’ve seen a number of ambitious projects struggle and eventually come to an end through ICOs. Examples that we’ve seen include the likes of Parsec Frontiers, which began its ICO over 2018. It was during this time that it became one of our most anticipated games of that year. It wasn’t until later that we, along with a number of its investors, were surprised by the announcement of

If there’s anything more challenging than launching a successful game, it’s piecing its together during the design phase. It’s with that in mind that we ought to mete out some respect for those attempting to do so while incorporating blockchain technology. During our time at Blockchain Gamer Connects London, developers from all scales were in consensus about the need for effective all-in-one platforms. Not only to create a streamlined environment for game design, but also to allow for intuitive

Games take inspiration, and developers draw on it from every which way. For the development team – Tradisys – its latest game takes a lot away from the art style of the Fifth Element. The end result is the cyberpunk game, Fhloston Paradise, the newest game to hit the Waves Platform. As a decentralized solution, Waves has under the radar in comparison to TRON. Steadily increasing its number of users while hosting an all-in-one solution of its own for game development and token creation. While

App Store Foundation – the future and now for mobile apps When it comes to the world of mobile apps and app stores, there are billions of users and millions of games and apps, but that doesn’t mean the technology can’t be improved. At the ASF Blockchain Summit in Lisbon, developers and speakers came together to discuss them, along with the future of apps and blockchain.

Our universe is expansive and ever-growing. For some, that’s a source of apprehension. For others, excitement. At least for gaming, it’s the latter. And with Enjin’s announcement that it’s creating its own gaming multiverse, we spoke to Witek Radomski, the company’s CTO about what it means for the gaming world. During the discussion, Radomski talks about how relationships that users and developers have with blockchain is changing.

From Ancient Rome to the present day, spectator sports are all the rage. And it’s one that Australia-based mobile game company, iCandy Interactive, has set its sights on with CryptantCrab as it emerges from the sea and announces its pre-sale.

It’s been a remarkable two days for both Pocket Gamer and Blockchain Gamer Connects in Helsinki this year. Throughout the talks, there were a number of underlying themes that linked some of them together: those being that the industry is one undergoing maturity while demonstrating an understanding of blockchain gaming’s limitations, and how it can overcome them and reach a far broader audience.

While War Riders continue to experience success with its ongoing vehicle sale, its recent success in being added to Coinbase‘s digital wallet was a short-lived one. An announcement made by Coinbase on August 31st directed to Cartified, the company behind War Riders, that the digital wallet would be removing the game from its app. The reason for the removal was alleged to be due to the fact that War Riders was the only app that sold NFT’s through the wallet.

Hash Rush is now accepting sign-ups for its closed beta The amount of activity in blockchain gaming is truly exciting. One of the game developers demonstrating this is Hash Rush, one of the resident titles on our Most Anticipated Games list from July. With the successful launch of its alpha on July 31st, which offered 2,000 spaces to players that want to experience the game for the first time

Both WAX and OPSkins are entering into a strategic partnership with The Forge Arena, a competitive, 5v5 First Person Shooter. The announcement was posted by The Forge Arena CEO, Artur Minacov on August 20th. Minacov continues in the comments of his Twitter to provide additional details, mentioning that users will be able to sell on their existing skins while also buying and applying WAX / OPSkins decals to their in-game weapons.

Virtual reality, according to Philip Rosedale, has a much larger market that it can appeal to. And one of the ways that it’s being put to use is through Etheremon, the blockchain-based game inspired by Pokémon. But unlike its muse, Etheremon has its eyes on other ways to immerse its players in the experience. In an interview with Nedrick Ngo, the co-founder of Etheremon, Ngo highlighted the progress that’s already been made with the game, while indicating the optimistic use of Virtual Reality

From the 11-12th September, PC and Blockchain gamers will descend on Helsinki to attend talks by over 40 speakers, including 500 delegates and what promises to be nearly 20 hours worth of exclusive content. From now until the beginning of the event, we’ll be shedding some light on the influential speakers and people heading down to Helsinki!

9 Lives Arena is set to start its Kickstarter campaign Kickstarter, especially in recent memory, has been the starting point for some great games. Among newly starting Kickstarter campaigns, Touchhour is expected to begin fundraising for its latest game, 9 Lives Arena, a 1v1 fantasy RPG. In its recent Medium post, the development team announced that the campaign would commence on September 11th 2018.

The blockchain gaming world just got a little more connected. It’s been announced that Hash Rush, the real-time strategy game, will be partnering up with the digital asset marketplaces, WAX and OPSkins, providing players with another way to trade the in-game items they earn. In Hash Rush, players compete against others in establishing mining colonies to extract crystals, earning cryptocurrency and various rewards like new skins and skill boosts. According to Kristaps Vaivods, Hash Rush’s CEO

The internet revolutionized how we buy games and the blockchain is going to revolutionize how we buy and sell games. No surprise then there are plenty of companies looking to make the most of this new distribution paradigm and one such as Netherlands-based nTitle. We spoke to community manager Guido Hakkenberg to find out more about what the startup is planning.

Why Lucid Sight rejected Loom and Enjin side-chains and took MLB Crypto Baseball gameplay off-chain Lucid Sight is pulling out the stops for its games. Along with the ongoing development of Cryptic Conjure, which it’s publishing, its team has been working on bringing Major League Baseball to blockchain. While it’s alleged that the game will be released in conjunction with the 2018 MLB season, the date remains uncertain. Meanwhile, according to its Medium blog, Lucid Sight discussed some of it

Philip Rosedale talks about VR’s second life with High Fidelity and blockchain From launching Second Life in 2003 to his new project High Fidelity, Philip Rosedale has always had one clear vision of the future of virtual reality – total immersion in new sights, scenes, and events.

Triple play: How VReS is looking to combine VR, esports and blockchain From the early sizzle of Oculus and Vive’s hardware announcements to disappointing sales, the trajectory of VR technology in recent years has been exciting if uncertain. But that’s not to say plenty of companies aren’t looking to innovative in the sector, which brings us to Japanese outfit VReS. It hopes to become a major player in the market, bringing together virtual reality, esports and blockchain technology.

According to a local Iranian news channel Press TV, the government of Iran is laying the groundwork for its state-backed cryptocurrency which officials believe will allow Iran to circumvent the sanctions placed on the country by the US since 1979. The topic of a state-backed cryptocurrency has been on the government’s agenda since April after concerns were raised over whether President Trump would re-impose sanctions.

South Korea’s relationship with cryptocurrencies has been shaky, but fortunately for VR platform Decentraland, the same isn’t true when it come to blockchain content. It’s just announced a partnership with Gyeonggi Content Agency’s Next Reality Partners program providing local developers with the tools and guidance with which to create content on Decentraland’s platform.