Big Tech Moves Reveal Divergent Approaches to Blockchain and Web3
2022 is shaping up to be a big year for big tech. Over recent weeks, Facebook has run into problems after the company’s fourth-quarter earnings call revealed its metaverse aspirations had caused a $10 billion hit to the bottom line. It’s hardly surprising given the lukewarm reception to its sanitized, centralized VR work meetings. Shareholders will no doubt be worried by the fact that the firm is squaring up to Microsoft, which has spent years dominating in office applications, including its Teams app, and is now intent on launching its own enterprise-capable metaverse features. However,....
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PRESS RELEASE. The blockchain game, built by GAMEDIA and published by Web3 industry leader Gala Games, is currently operating its final round of playtests before making preparations for the full October 31st launch. Spider Tanks is one of the first games powered by Web3 (blockchain) tech from Gala Games, with official release scheduled for Halloween 2022. The game is an arena style PvP brawler. Players customize their tanks in a garage that consists of player-owned upgradeable parts. These parts are also owned as transferable blockchain items, commonly known as NFTs. The launch of Spider....