Play to Earn #10 - Investments, Auctions and Financial Gain
Despite the Corona Virus, lots of new developments in blockchain games!
This week has been dominated by the Corona virus and the incredible dump on the stock and crypto markets. But there has also been lots of pleasant news from the world of blockchain gaming. Some big shot game developers want to make a blockchain game comparable to Farmville. At the same time another company is selling a super rare race car, and will donate the proceeds to charity. Love! Big Love!
So wash you hands, and enjoy our tenth newsletter!
Robert Hoogendoorn a.k.a Nederob
EDITORIAL
How Close Are We To Having a Life in Virtual Worlds?
In Ready Player One people move into the virtual world of The Oasis because the real world is awful. A strong divide in power, wealth and resources paved the way for an alternative reality to thrive. In our current society we aren’t there yet, but the problems surrounding the Corona virus, the fall of the stock market, social paranoia, and rise of technologically and blockchain services could push us in that direction. Maybe we are closer to a scenario like Ready Player One than we think.
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THIS WEEK’S NEWS
150 Studios Trying Games Distribution Platform Ultra
Over 150 game studios have signed up to try the closed beta of blockchain-powered games distribution platform Ultra. 🡆 READ MORE (3 min)
Tides of Magic launched open beta
The developers of trading card game Tides of Magic have just moved their game from a closed to an open beta. Trading is now also possible. 🡆 READ MORE (2 min)
Gamers Spent Average $816 on F1 Delta Time crate sale
Gamers and investors have spend 816 dollars on average on the F1 Delta Time crate sale that ended on Tuesday. Overall Animoca Brands sold 2375 crates, bringing in a total of 364.270 dollars. As a result the blockchain gaming company managed to sell a little under 37 percent of their total crate supply during the pre-sale that started on February 25th. 🡆 READ MORE (3 min)
F1 Delta Time Auctions Race Car for Charity
Animoca Brands is auctioning an Apex race car for its upcoming F1 Delta Time game in order to raise money for charity. They want to offer financial support in the battle against bush fires in Australia. The full 100 percent of the proceeds from the auction of the Australia Edition 2020 go to NSW Rural Fire Service Association, WIRES, & Australian Red Cross Disaster Relief & Recovery Fund. The auction ends on March 22nd. 🡆 READ MORE (2 min)
Townstar First Game for Gala Blockchain Platform
Blockchain Game Partners is building a blockchain-based gaming infrastructure named Gala, and one of the first games for the upcoming gaming platform is called Townstar. 🡆 READ MORE (2 min)
SkyWeaver Receives 5 Million Dollar Investment
Horizon Games has received an additional 5 million dollar investment to finalize their upcoming trading card game SkyWeaver. 🡆 READ MORE (2 min)
Axie Infinity Adds Another Financial Reward in Season 2
After rewarding players with DAI during the first season, Sky Mavis has now added Kyber Network Crystals as a financial reward for competitive matches in season two of Axie Infinity. Players can earn KNC by winning PVP matches and ending among the top 50 players on the seasonal leaderboards. 🡆 READ MORE (3 min)
Dai Wants to Become the Stablecoin of Gaming
Blockchain company Maker is pushing to make Dai the biggest stablecoin in gaming. The company is giving out 13 thousand dollars worth of DAI to the best integrations into blockchain-powered games as part of their Dai Gaming Initiative. They believe that their stablecoin allows for cross-gaming economies with more depth.
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The Sandbox Partnering with Games Industry Giant
The Sandbox will be partnering with a giant from the video games industry. Considering the nature of other partnerships with blockchain companies, it’s likely that the game company will build a game experience within the virtual world of The Sandbox. Atari? Ubisoft? Square Enix? They teased this partnership in the announcement of the third land sale. 🡆 READ MORE (3 min)
Somnium Space To Sell More Virtual Land
The team behind Somnium Space will be selling more virtual land within their universe starting from March 19th. For a period of ten weeks the team will auction 25 parcels per week. 🡆 READ MORE (4 min)
ICYMI
Beta launch - Light Trail Rush launched their beta. REQUEST KEY
Limited sale - Spells of Genesis: Colossus of DAO. BUY ONE
Congested - The Ethereum network is a bit congested. Gods Unchained is not allowing card fusing at the moment due to high gas prices. READ MORE
Mobile incoming - Cryptovoxels is working on Android and iOS versions TWEETS
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