Polyient Games, the NFT-focused investment firm, is launching a new online tournament to introduce mainstream gamers to the crypto space. It has been reported that Polyient Games said that it would be partnering with esports tournament platform Community Gaming for a $100,000 series featuring games using NFTs. However, the esports games will reportedly “function as a method of introducing mainstream gamers to the world of cryptocurrency and blockchain assets” by allowing play

SBI esports, a subsidiary of SBI Group, the Japanese financial services conglomerate, announced that its esports players would receive salaries in Ripple (XRP), which going forward as part of a sponsorship deal with venture capital firm, VC Trade. It has been reported according to the official announcement that player salaries will be paid through crypto instead of fiat in order to strengthen the company’s presence among esports players who also use digital currencies. Ripple

Minecraft, a best-selling game, has planned to debut in the non-fungible token (NFT) business due to the efforts of two players in the blockchain industry. It has been reported that Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck‘s upcoming NFT marketplace will feature NFTs backed by a plugin from the blockchain firm, EnjinCraft, which are playable in select Minecraft servers. However, Coincheck stated that they had previously been looking for a blockchain firm to help them develop their

An expert said that gamers may not even know they’re using cryptos before they understand the decentralized nature of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). It has been reported that Mac Ocampo, the head of growth at blockchain entertainment studio Virtually Human Studio (VHS), said that NFTs and gaming platforms complement each other well, as there are “good NFT products out there like Sorare and Dapper Labs’ NBA Top Shot which introduces more mainstream users to the world of NFTs.” Ho

The Pavillion Hub games platform has integrated with Steam to enable the easy issue of tradable non-fungible tokens (NFTs), as blockchain’s inexorable push into the world of gaming is occurring simultaneously on a number of fronts. It has been reported that GOATi Entertainment is taking a dual-headed approach of its own with its Pavillion Hub offering by targeting both the developers and players on one of the largest gaming platforms Steam. However, powered by Phantasma block

New research by Flipside Crypto has studied that in some cases, blockchain gamers are earning more than the game companies. It has been reported by data from Flipside Crypto that the overwhelming majority of revenue was earned by just one, very famous, game. However, no one could have envisioned that cat breeding could become such a lucrative business, as CryptoKitties generated $27 million in revenue in the first year with $7 million going to the company and $20 million to t

Atari, the age-old gaming giant and video game producer, has partnered with Litecoin Foundation to take advantage of the overlap between the crypto and gaming communities. It has been reported that Atari has raised 74.19 Bitcoin (BTC), worth around $514,000, over the course of the presale stage of its initial coin offering up to now, as the funds came mostly from partners. However, Atari will not only accept investments in Litecoin (LTC), Bitcoin and Ether (ETH), but gamers w

Game developers can now easily apply a blockchain-based revenue stream into Unity games, which incentivizes players and removes the need for in-game advertising. It has been reported that without a marketing budget, many have to give away their work for free, as their only hope is to regain some of the development cost through in-game advertisements or micro-transactions, both of which are putting too many potential players. However, Blockbastards, the blockchain development

GameTalkTalk, a major social gaming app of South Korea, has rolled out a blockchain project for gamers, which will offer three new features, including rewards. Trent Partridge #globalcoin #facebook #crypto currency https://t.co/7zEmimWsng — Libra Coin News – Trent Partridge (@LibraCoinNews) April 21, 2020 On April 20, it has been reported that Vinetree Corporation, the company behind GameTalkTalk, announced the Ludena Protocol by saying that, in the second quarter of 2020, u

Blockchain startup Enjin launched its gaming and digital collectibles creation platform on the Ethereum mainnet. The new initiative was made on Feb. 18 while aiming to make game creation and creative projects on the blockchain simpler for a wider community. For more than two years, we've been building an integrated ecosystem to help blur the line between the imaginary and real. Today, we are thrilled to announce that a key element of this ecosystem—the Enjin Platform—is now

Assasin’s Creed game developer, Ubisoft partners with EOS-based game distribution platform Ultra to validate transactions for gamers. On Nov. 21 a press release was shared stating that Ubisoft will be a corporate block producer on the testnet version of Ultra’s EOS sidechain, dubbed as UOS. Ubisoft becomes the first #Ultra Corporate Block Producer. Joining Bitfinex, EOS NY and EOS Rio in our journey to create the video game industry blockchain gold standard. More: https://t

Online gaming platform, Donnerlab lets gamers hunt for Bitcoin (BTC) and pick-up “Satoshi cubes.” The announcement was made on Nov. 19 by Donnerlab for the launch of its latest project, titled Bitcoin Bounty Hunt, a fully lightning-native multiplayer first-person shooter (FPS) game. Our newest project, Bitcoin Bounty Hunt: a fully lightning-native multiplayer FPS. Featuring: ⚡ Integrated neutrino wallet 💰 Hodl-auctions for adspace 🎮Players fight for sat bounties 🤖Channel