Play to Earn #12 - Atari & Hi-Rez Studios Jumped Full into Blockchain
Game companies behind Smite, Paladins, and Rollercoaster Tycoon dive into blockchain gaming!
This week many game developers and companies signed up for a future in blockchain gaming. That alone is enough reason to keep on reading! Make sure you’ve signed up for this newsletter, that way you will keep receiving these weekly updates in your inbox!
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Robert Hoogendoorn
EDITORIAL
Play-to-Earn Blockchain Games As Next Step For Games Industry
Blockchain games and the play-to-earn business model are two of the next major steps for the video games industry. It will introduce new business and audience retention models not yet seen in modern gaming. Business models will never destroy older ones, but consumers will prioritize a certain model based on their personal and market needs. 🡆 🡆 🡆 Read more
THIS WEEK’S NEWS
MLB Champions 2020 Available Now
Lucid Sight has launched MLB Champions 2020 on iOS and Android. The blockchain-powered fantasy baseball game is a continuation of the earlier versions of MLB Champions. 🡆 🡆 🡆 Read more
MegaCryptoPolis launched on Tron
After being on the Ethereum blockchain for two years, the city building blockchain game MegaCryptoPolis launched on the Tron network. 🡆 🡆 🡆 Read more
Smite and Power Rangers studios join Forte blockchain
The companies behind games like Smite, Paladins, Power Rangers: Legacy Wars, and Realm of the Mad God are going to use blockchain technology by Forte in existing or upcoming games. Forte has partnered with Hi-Rez Studios, Netmarble, Magmic, Nway and DECA Games. Each company will integrate Forte’s blockchain platform, adding new economic and creative options to their games. 🡆 🡆 🡆 Read more
Trading Card Game Skyweaver Launched Season 0
The blockchain-powered collectible trading card game Skyweaver launched Season 0, which underlines this is the final phase of the closed beta. This season will last until the game goes into open beta. 🡆 🡆 🡆 Read more
CryptoWars v2 Launch Soon With Tournaments and Cash Prizes
Gamestudio Experimental is about to launch CryptoWars v2, which will include competitive player-versus-player tournaments with cash prizes. According to company boss Matias Nisenson CryptoWars v2 is only two weeks away. 🡆 🡆 🡆 Read more
Atari Bringing Gaming Brands to The Sandbox
Gaming company Atari has partnered with The Sandbox to bring gaming brands like Pong, Roller Coaster Tycoon, Centipede, Asteroids and Super Breakout to the blockchain-powered virtual world. Atari will build games and experiences inside The Sandbox on several large estates. 🡆 🡆 🡆 Read more
19 Companies Join The Sandbox Partnership
The third land sale for the upcoming virtual world of The Sandbox has 19 companies joining the platform in a partnership. Among them are game studios like Horizon Games and Paladin Studios, art platform KnownOrigin, browser wallet Metamask, privacy-oriented chat application Status and game company Atari. 🡆 🡆 🡆 Read more
Somnium Space Parcels Sold for $14.000 in Auction
Somnium Space has sold 25 land parcels for its virtual world in an auction for a total of $14.000, or 110 ETH. 🡆 🡆 🡆 Read more
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ICYMI
Battle Racers Dev Update - Parts trading relaunch, parts progression, competitive races and more things are being worked on. Read it!
Hire Blockade Games - Game studio Blockade Games is now available for third-party development. Forced by the results of the Corona virus. Make them work!
Brave Frontier Heroes - They will start selling their first digital land on March 30th. Read more!
New Cuties Coming - Blockchain Cuties Universe has announced a third season, Easter Events and new cuties. Probably rabbits, rights?
F1 Delta Time update - Time Trial is coming next week. They tweeted.
Carpenter Brut - Synthwave artist Carpenter Brut adds three songs to Light Trail Rush. Wishlist game on Steam
Chainbreakers Auction Delayed - The auction for the Chainbreakers franchise has been postponed. It’s the Corona virus again. Now April 15th, they said.
Taurion Dev Update - The team behind Taurion did a video update on their game. Watch it.
New multiverse items - Minted by Enjin: Starbow, Pegasoid Steed and Tramyarus Quarter. Check them out!
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