NFL Rivals is from Mythical Games.
NFL Rivals from Mythical Games has nearly a million downloads.
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NFL Rivals Web2/Web3 game is thriving on the app stores | Mythical interview

Mythical Games has been working on Web3 games for years. Recently, it worked out a way to get its NFL Rivals game on the mobile app stores, and it turns out the hybrid Web2/Web3 games are gaining momentum.

That’s the word based on my interview with John Linden, CEO of Mythical Games. The significant milestones hit by NFL Rivals is helping the company establish better cred in the blockchain space and expand its reach to other games, Linden said.

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Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.