Valve removes blockchain games, tells users not to publish content on crypto or NFTs

“Steam's point of view is that items have value and they don't allow items that can have real-world value on their platform,” claimed one game developer. Video game corporation Valve has informed users no content related to cryptocurrencies or nonfungible tokens will be allowed through its Steam marketplace.As reported by game developer SpacePirate on Oct.

Half of unique active crypto wallets played a blockchain game in Q3

In-game NFTs have generated $2.3 billion in sales over the past three months and Axies are the top sellers.

Chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen awarded NFT trophy after tournament win

Following the competition, a replica of Carlsen's NFT trophy was auctioned off to a fan for 6.88 ETH. For the first time in chess history, grandmaster Magnus Carlsen has been awarded a nonfungible token (NFT) trophy for winning an international chess tournament, Meltwater Champions Chess Tour (MCCT).

The Metaverse, play-to-earn and the new economic model of gaming

The gaming industry is rapidly growing, and the emerging play-to-earn model coupled with blockchain and the Metaverse is the future. The gaming industry, which has always been synonymous with fun, has grown massively in recent times, and a lot of money is now being mentioned when gaming comes up.

Blockchain Game Launchpad Partners With Enjin for Accelerated Ecosystem Development

PRESS RELEASE. SINGAPORE — EnjinStarter, a launchpad for blockchain games, has announced a strategic partnership with Enjin to accelerate growth of the Enjin ecosystem.

Esports Organization TSM FTX Partners With Solana and Serum-Powered NFT Game Aurory

On October 1, the global esports firm TSM FTX announced the launch of the organization’s first-ever non-fungible token (NFT) collection in partnership with the Solana blockchain-based NFT game Aurory.

GNO City Play-to-Earn Game Created the Biggest and Most Diverse WAX Blockchain Game

GNO City features an already playable trading card game on the WAX blockchain.

Axie Infinity Co-Founder Says Blockchain Game Plans to Launch a Decentralized Exchange

Sky Mavis, the team that created the Ethereum-powered non-fungible token (NFT) game Axie Infinity, revealed the project plans to launch a decentralized exchange (dex), according to the company’s co-founder Jeff Zirlin during a podcast with Frank Chaparro.

Massive airdrop and AXS staking catapult Axie Infinity to a new all-time high

Axie Infinity's price surged to a record high above $118 following the release of a huge airdrop to early supporters and the launch of staking for AXS token. Airdrops have become the cryptocurrency ecosystem’s equivalent of stimulus checks over the past couple of years and further proof of this can be evidenced from popular protocols like Uniswap and dYdX which rewarded their early adopters with token drops that are now worth $30,000 to $2 million.The latest protocol to surprise its userbase with a wallet fattening airdrop was Axie Infinity (AXS), a blockchain-based battle game that has risen in prominence over the course of 2021 as users embrace its play-to-earn (P2E) gaming model.

Altcoins take the next leg up after Bitcoin price holds $47.5K

ROSE, AXS and ICX notched 20% gains after bulls took control of the market and sent BTC price above $47,500.

The Three Kingdoms: The New Era of Play-to-Earn Games

CryptoKitties was the first to bring blockchain gaming to life, and games such as Axie Infinity defined how a good blockchain game should be.

Blockchain Game Axie Infinity Updates Fees as Token Hits All-Time Low

s fee structure.Or in their words, the growth has slowed down “due to concerns over an imbalance in the amount of SLP minted versus burned per day.” The announcement added that volatility in both SLP and the game’s governance token,

Altcoins see a 35% bounce after Bitcoin reclaims $43,000

LPT, COTI and AXS lead altcoins higher after ETH hits $3,000 and Bitcoin bulls take control of $43,000. The sharp correction that threatened to pull Bitcoin and altcoin prices back toward their sing lows appears to have dissipated now that Evergrande informed investors that it intends to make an on-time payment on its debt.

Splinterlands Now the Most Frequently Played Blockchain Game

The blockchain card game has soared in popularity over the past two months, taking advantage of NFTs and their in-game cryptocurrency to retain their player base.

NFT gaming company Animoca Brands acquires majority stake in Bondly

The blockchain game developer is looking to improve cross-chain utilization of nonfungible token assets via its investment in Bondly. Animoca Brands, a nonfungible token (NFT) game developer, has announced a substantial investment in the NFT platform Bondly.According to a release issued on Friday, Animoca will own a majority stake in Bondly following the investment.Commenting on the rationale behind its investment in Bondly, Animoca chairman and co-founder Yat Siu told Cointelegraph:“We acquired a majority stake in Bondly because it will significantly assist us to drive true digital ownership via NFTs, and we see this as crucial to the future of gaming and the emergence of the open metaverse.”As part of the investment, Bondly’s NFT technology, including launchpad and cross-chain bridges, will be incorporated into Animoca’s gaming products.Per the announcement, Animoca is looking to utilize Bondly’s suite of NFT tech solutions to enable gamers to move in-game NFT assets across different blockchain networks.The Animoca chief also told Cointelegraph that the company considers Bondly’s products to be highly relevant to the blockchain game developer and its subsidiaries.“We see excellent potential applications of Bondly’s NFT swap protocol, marketplace, and cross-chain NFT minting and bridges,” Siu told Cointelegraph.The Bondly investment is the latest in Animoca’s spending spree following a successful capital raise back in May that pushed the company to a $1billion valuation.Related: Animoca Targets Non-Crypto Gamers by Developing Big Brand GamesAccording to Siu, Animoca is on the lookout for even more NFT tech companies as it seeks to expand its footprint in the sector.Animoca currently holds investments in over 100 companies, including prominent names in the NFT space such as OpenSea and Dapper Labs.The Animoca acquisition comes after Bondly suffered a security issue back in July.

IOST Partners Rising Play2Earn Project Zodium to Boost NFTs & Blockchain Game Growth

m.NFT Expansion on IOST ContinuesIn the third quarter of 2021, the IOST community has witnessed compelling growth in its NFT ecosystem.The first milestone of the IOST-empowered global NFT Marketplace Revival launch was a hit in July.

GameStation Incubator and Launchpad Flips the Blockchain Game Development Paradigm

Play-to-earn gaming is one of the hottest trends in crypto these days.

Illuvium hits new highs as interest in NFT-based blockchain gaming skyrockets

Attractive staking options, gameplay teasers and the overall strength of the NFT sector back the massive rally seen in ILV price. The world of nonfungible tokens and blockchain gaming has seen immense growth and progress towards mainstream adoption in 2021.

Blockchain Gaming 'May be Key to Mass Adoption', Outpacing DeFi, NFTs - Report

Play-to-earn games have become more than relevant for the blockchain industry, with the number of users increasing exponentially, according to a recent report released by the Blockchain Game Alliance (BGA) and dapp information provider DappRadar.

Ready Player Earn: Where NFT gaming and the virtual economy coincide

The surging popularity of NFTs is pushing play-to-earn NFT games to experience even greater adoption.

Play-to-earn games are the catalyst for this bullish period in the markets

The gaming industry is going through a massive growth phase, and the play-to-earn model opens new opportunities for blockchain gaming. If you're conversant with the cryptocurrency space and you keep tabs regularly on the happenings going on in the ecosystem, then you felt the excitement during Bitcoin's (BTC) rally to $63,000 in mid-April.

Ethereum Gaming Token Axie Infinity Taps Another All-Time Price High

On Friday, the game token utilized within the Axie Infinity gaming realm has once again captured another all-time price high at $32.17 per unit.

Axie Infinity Down 40% Since Last Week’s Price High, Protocol Revenue Outshines Competitors

Last week, the game token leveraged within the Axie Infinity gaming universe skyrocketed to all-time highs, while other crypto markets remained extremely lackluster.

Axie Infinity Game Tokens Skyrocket in Value, AXS and SLP Capture All-Time Price Highs

While most digital currency markets are down in value, a token called axie infinity, the native coin tethered to the blockchain-based trading and battle game of the same title, has reached new price highs jumping to $21.55 on Tuesday.

USD 150,000 In Prizes for Alpha Inaugural Event in “REVV Racing” Blockchain Game

Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com. Mid level REVV Racing car NFTs.

USD150K in Prizes for “REVV Racing” Blockchain Game by Animoca Brands

Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com. 9 July 2021 — HONG KONG — Animoca Brands announced today the public alpha launch of REVV Racing on 11 August 2021, which will include the Alpha Inaugural, a racing event with prizes worth USD150,000.

Gaming giant Ubisoft joins Aleph.im as core channel node operator

As Cointelegraph previously reported, Aleph.im was the only blockchain company to participate in Ubisoft's sixth annual Entrepreneurs Lab that began in May.

Sci-fi or blockchain reality? The ‘Ready Player One’ OASIS can be built

Enter the OASIS: The economy of the liveable arcade in the science fiction film could only be built using blockchain technology. Distributed ledgers, in the form of blockchain technology, are jostling their way into financial markets, healthcare systems and the global supply chain, but perhaps the most significant disruption has yet to come.

Yield Guild Games doubles down on play-to-earn model with $4M funding round

The Series A funding round was led by BITKRAFT Ventures, an esports-focused venture capital firm.

Guild of Guardians pre-game registrations hit 133K as NFT sales surge

Guild of Guardians was developed by Stepico Games, a Ukraine-based game developer, and published by the Australian-based marketplace Immutable.

Leading Blockchain Game Splinterlands Completes Digital Land Sale of 150K Plots

June 9, 2021 – Media, Pennsylvania Today the hit blockchain-based trading card game Splinterlands completed the sale of its final claims to plots of virtual land in the game’s upcoming land expansion.

Leading Blockchain Game Splinterlands Completes Digital Land Sale of 150k Plots

[PRESS RELEASE – Media, PA, USA, 9th June 2021] Today the hit blockchain-based trading card game completed the sale of its final claims to Plots of virtual land in the game’s upcoming land expansion.

Bitcoin.com exchange lists first AAA blockchain game Illuvium’s ILV token

Blockchain gaming is taking the industry by storm.

Double jump.tokyo signs up to layer-two scaling solution for NFTs

The alpha release will launch this month for Gods Unchained, opening up to double jump.tokyo and several other developers. Double jump.tokyo, the developer of popular blockchain game My Crypto Heroes, announced on March 25 that it will use the Immutable X platform to mint and trade nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, across all its games. Immutable X is a layer-two solution for the Ethereum blockchain, created by Immutable — the team behind the Gods Unchained trading card game.

Number two gaming Dapp raises $2 million in private utility token sale

Player interest in Alien Worlds has propelled it into the most used Dapps within just weeks of launching. Gaming decentralized application Alien Worlds announced on March 22 that it had successfully raised $2 million in a sale of its utility token, Trilium, to selected private investors. Alien Worlds is currently the number two ranked gaming Dapp by number of users according to DappRadar.

Unpopular opinion? The problem with blockchain gaming is blockchain

Predicting the direction of Bitcoin price is not gonna cut it with the world's 2.7 billion gamers. The use of blockchain in crypto-based games could be a hinderance to the adoption as well as an exciting unique selling point.

Ultra (UOS) hits a new all-time high as blockchain gaming and NFTs boom

Ultra gains momentum as the popularity of NFTs and cross-chain interoperability help propel UOS token to new highs. Video games and online gaming have become some of the largest industries on the planet over the past thirty years as digital technology and the internet have interconnected people from around the world and transformed us into a global society.  Decentralization and blockchain technology are gathering steam as a transformative new way to operate and build an ecosystem, and Ultra (UOS) is one gaming-focused project that has been gaining momentum in recent months.

Spike in digital land and NFT sales push Axie Infinity (AXS) price to new highs

Axie Infinity price rallied 125% to a new all-time high as investor interest in blockchain gaming, digital land and NFT collectibles increases.

IOI gaming platform applying NFT family starts the token public sale soon

IOI corporation, a blockchain game developer, is announcing the launch of their public DEX token offering (IDO) coming soon. IOI is behind the blockchain solution for gamers, traders, and crypto The post IOI gaming platform applying NFT family starts the token public sale soon appeared first on AMBCrypto.

REVV motorsports ecosystem shifts to Polygon due to Ethereum gas fees

F1 Delta Time will be the first title deployed on the layer-two network to alleviate the problem. The publisher of F1 Delta Time, Animoca Brands, announced a partnership with Ethereum layer-two solution, Polygon, on Feb.

Alien Worlds Becomes the World’s Leading Blockchain Game

Blockchain-based games promise many benefits that aren’t available in traditional video games, providing tangible monetary value to gamers and allowing them to earn playing titles they enjoy.

Biggest Ever NFT Sale Made as 'Axie Land’ Goes for $1.5 Million

The cutesy blockchain game has seen a bump in popularity over the past year.

FunFair (FUN) gains 183% as the blockchain-based gaming industry grows

Increasing interest and growth in the blockchain-based multiplayer gaming industry are the key factors pushing the price of FunFair (FUN) higher. Many DApps and blockchain-based games are designed with casino-style and RPG features that allow players to use cryptocurrency for gambling.  FunFair is essentially a white-label, turnkey blockchain-based casino and the platform aims to provide services with zero set-up fees and no monthly minimums. The platform’s native FUN token is the fuel behind every function on the FunFair platform and players need to use it to place bets, and winnings are also paid out in the same way.

Axie Infinity escapes Ethereum gas fees as Ronin sidechain goes live

The increasingly popular blockchain game will encourage users to migrate land and items early with a limited edition NFT gift. Pokemon-inspired blockchain game Axie Infinity has announced that its long-touted Ethereum sidechain, Ronin, has gone live. Developer Sky Mavis developed the sidechain to ease the pressure of Ethereum network congestion and gas fees on players. The Axie community has grown exponentially over the past year, and Sky Mavis described operating on the Ethereum mainnet as “a bit like training inside the hyperbolic time chamber”; a reference to the popular DragonBall universe. The explosion of decentralized finance, or DeFi, last year saw the Ethereum blockchain struggle to scale, causing delays to transactions and sky-high gas fees.

Gamified yield farming with nonfungible tokens

Game developers are now trying to use the foundational premise put forth by NFTs and to marry the idea with that of yield farming. The concept of yield farming has gained a lot of traction over the past year or so particularly because it enables crypto owners to stake their assets in return for tangible returns within short time windows.