Blockchain can solve the lootbox problem
For roughly 10 years, loot boxes have come to play increasingly important role in the business models of game developers and publishers. In fact,...
Who owns augmented realities?
Last year, a seldom-discussed event started to raise important questions about augmented reality’s geographic boundaries. A group of artists digitally “vandalized” Snapchat’s AR overlays...
CryptoKitties launches KittyVerse ecosystem with 30 third-party projects
CryptoKitties is formally launching the KittyVerse ecosystem, which allows third-party companies to launch their own products on top of the CryptoKitties collectible game. CryptoKitties...
Eon Foundation raises $5 million for blockchain game publishing
Eon Foundation has raised $5 million for its blockchain game publishing business. In doing so, the Palo Alto, California, and Singapore company hopes to...
Fig acquires Ownage to publish blockchain games
Game crowdfunding firm Fig is hopping on the blockchain bandwagon with the acquisition today of Ownage. Blockchain is a secure and transparent distributed ledger,...
ClanPlay unveils blockchain marketplace for in-game actions
ClanPlay has created a mobile app that serves as a social hub for gamers who play in clans in games such as Clash Royale....
Japan’s Gumi launches $30 million global blockchain investment fund
Japan’s Gumi, making mobile game hits such as Brave Frontier, has launched a $30 million global blockchain investment fund. The fund, dubbed Gumi Cryptos,...
Ultra plans to use blockchain and cryptocurrency to disrupt game distribution
Digital distributors such as Valve’s Steam have dominated the selling of games to consumers. But Ultra, a startup founded by game industry veterans, plans...
CryptoCup brings soccer predictions to the World Cup
From CryptoKitties to game portals and gaming rewards to in-game items, distributed ledger technologies are making their way through the gaming industry. CryptoCup — a World...
BitGuild launches blockchain games portal and incubator
In recent times, we’ve heard a lot about successful ICOs and the millions being raised to create new economies and fund decentralized projects. But...