Dear game developers: Blockchain is not pure evil
Blockchain-based play-to-earn games stole the show in 2021, but there are still game developers who are not on board with blockchain. Blockchain-based play-to-earn (P2E) games stole the show in 2021, exploding from a fringe hobby into a major part of the decentralized space. They even helped people in developing economies put food on the table, as these games’ economic models do not shun things like farming in-game currency and items to re-sell to other players, which many non-blockchain massively multiplayer online games (MMOs) frown on, to say the least. The mainstream gaming industry....
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Most game developers in U.S. and U.K. are now using blockchain elements in their games, according to a study released this week. The study, commissioned by a company named Stratis, reveals that the popularity of blockchain, NFTs, and the new play-to-earn model in the crypto market is making game developers change the traditional ways in which games are produced, with the intention of enticing new players and accessing new markets.
Blockchain and NFTs Becoming Mainstream in Video Game Development
The trend of including blockchain elements and NFTs in video games is here to stay.....
The duality of evil and good are reconciled in a technology designed to acknowledge inherent human characteristics.
A couple of online games, namely Moonga and Spells of Genesis, have sought to integrate bitcoin payments in their features. Moonga is an online trading card game compatible with iOS and Android operating systems which was released in 2010 while Spells of Genesis is a trading arcade card game. Spells of Genesis is a pure crypto online gaming experience, and they are releasing crypto cards that will work like assets which can be traded at the Counterparty platform. The game has approximately 50,000 users and makes use of the similar gaming approach to the more popular Magic: The Gathering.....
Moonga is an online trading card game compatible with iOS and Android operating systems. Moonga was released in January 2010 by EverdreamSoft SA. In this game, users need to own their card decks to battle other user’s decks in a very similar approach of Magic the Gathering. With only five years, the game is already very popular counting with over 50k users. Since 2010, EverdreamSoft has been launching some new releases for the game. The latest saga to be released, Spells of Genesis (SoG), is a trading arcade card game, which will integrate Bitcoin and Blockchain technology in its game....
Andrew Barisser of Assembly Coins makes strong arguments for building on top of the pure Bitcoin blockchain, rather than creating alternatives. Recently he wrote an open letter to Reddit, where he argued that Reddit should stick to a pure Bitcoin blockchain approach to building their planned cryptocurrency initiative, rather than going sidewise with alternative approaches. Now, probably prompted from the recent news about the Medici stock exchange that is being developed with Counterparty technology, Barisser wrote a post to criticize Counterparty. Also read: Andrew Barisser's Open Letter....