Play to Earn #11 - Major Games Publishers Jump into Blockchain

Square Enix and Atari have announced their involvement in the blockchain space, following in the footsteps of Ubisoft.

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While COVID-19 is keeping everybody busy, developers continue to push the boundaries of the blockchain space. Thankfully. That’s why I can tell you about a major games publishers who entered the blockchain space, and how blockchain-powered virtual worlds could provide a business solution for companies who need virtual office space for meetings, presentations and gatherings.

Have a nice weekend,
Stay safe and keep your hands clean,

Robert “nederob” Hoogendoorn

THIS WEEK’S NEWS

Square Enix Invested in Blockchain Game The Sandbox

Japanese games publisher Square Enix is one of the latest investors in the blockchain-powered virtual world game The Sandbox. Together with several investment companies Square Enix, the company behind brands like Final Fantasy and Tomb Raider, pumped 2.01 million dollars in cash and crypto into the blockchain-powered virtual world. Animoca Brands announced the deal this Friday. 🡆 🡆 🡆 R E A D M O R E

A Metaverse for Traveling Between Game Worlds

Programmers and researchers are investigating opportunities to travel virtually from one metaverse to other game worlds. The M3 Organization focuses on combining virtual universes, allowing players to literally move from Decentraland to Minecraft, and then to The Sandbox or VR Chat. This organization started six months ago and meets every second week in Mozilla Hubs. 🡆 🡆 🡆 R E A D M O R E

Closed Beta Soccer Manager Elite Coming Soon

The development team for Soccer Manager Elite has announced the closed beta for their decentralized football management game. Gamers who are interested in the game can apply for the closed beta. 🡆 🡆 🡆 Read more

9 Lives Arena Integrates Enjin Wallet in New Update

The latest alpha development update for the competitive PVP combat game 9 Lives Arena introduces Enjin Wallet integration. This means that players can start creating digital items from resources gained within the game world. 🡆 🡆 🡆 Read more

This Month F1 Delta Time First Time Trial Gameplay

This month players of F1 Delta Time will have their first Time Trial sessions on one racing circuit per day. The first two daily tries for the time trial are free to play, after which players need to pay ethereum for additional sessions.🡆 🡆 🡆 Read more

Cryptovoxels As COVID-19 Safe Zone For Business Meetings

Virtual worlds like Cryptovoxels could become a new space where people have online business meetings and presentations from the ease of their home.Forced by the wide spread of COVID-19 working from home has become the new standard for many employers and employees. Thus companies need to find new ways for easy communication. Virtual reality and digital worlds could provide a solution, believes Cryptovoxels developer Ben Nolan. 🡆 🡆 🡆 R E A D M O R E

Classic Doom Running on Decentralized Skynet

A team of technicians at Nebulous are now running a version of Doom on their decentralized distribution and storage network Skynet. 🡆 🡆 🡆 Read more

ICYMI

• Leveling up visuals - Polygonal Mind is adding visual effects into Decentraland. Really making things look pretty. Check it out!

• Atari jumps in too - Gaming legend Atari is moving into crypto with its own blockchain and token. Token sale starting later this year. Press release

• Somnium Space land for sale - Somnium Space is now selling land through a Dutch auction on OpenSea. Bid now

• Nifty Gateway - They launched their own marketplace, and its owned by Gemini, which in turn is owned by the Winklevoss twins. Check it out

• New champion revealed - Immutable revealed the fifth champion for Gods Unchained upcoming Season 1 update. Watch the video

• One million users - CoinTelegraph wrote an article about what is needed for a decentralized app to reach mass adoption. Interesting

• Metaboss teaser - Blockade Games posted a screenshot of the user interface for the upcoming Metaboss non-fungible token boss fight. Sneak peak

• Whales in Decentraland - According to DCLBlogger some serious big buys happened this week in Decentraland, buying land ‘cheap’ against the dollar. 23 thousand dollars

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