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When Valofe introduced play-to-earn mechanics in Riders of Icarus a few months ago, the studio also changed the way that players were able to purchase premium currency called GCoin. Instead of using real-world money, players needed to use cryptocurrency tokens called Karma Koin to buy GCoins that they can then use for in-game microtransactions. That’s now changed as the studio [...]
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Blockchain metaverse MMORPG Ragnarok Meta, not to be confused with the classic MMORPG of the same name, has reported huge losses even before the game has fully launched. According to its project head, Fanfaron, the game has suffered losses amounting to $1.83 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) after selling its position multiple times as cryptocurrency prices continued to drop all [...]
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Bloxmith, a crypto gaming company formed earlier this year, has begun Playtest 2 registrations for their first mobile game title, codenamed Project R. Project R is described as a mobile e-sports game with fast paced gameplay. Players build unique groups of fighters who then auto-battle on dynamic battlefields. Bloxmith promises Project R and future titles will not require an upfront [...]
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Despite the 'Bless' IP failing with Bless Online and Bless Unleashed the franchise seems to continue to expand. This time around the IP is being used to build a blockchain mobile MMO called Bless Global by the South Korean gaming firm Tigon Mobile, a subsidiary of Longtu Korea (which has developed Bless Eternal, Blast M, Mighty Arena, Kairos, Shout, and [...]
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While Valve has a strict policy against blockchain and play-to-earn games on Steam, Epic Games has no qualms about letting them in and its even giving them money. The American video game developer and publisher recently awarded blockchain racing game Torque Drift 2 with additional funding as part of its Epic MegaGrants program which could range anywhere from $5000 to [...]
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Mir 4 is easily the most popular blockchain based 'play to earn' MMO out there. It's also one of the only blockchain games that actually resembles a game. Many of the play to earn titles on the market right now are throwaway browser games with little to no actual gameplay, which is why Mir 4 has been so successful. Mir [...]
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Untamed Isles, a blockchain crypto MMORPG that raised NZ$ 840,994 (~$525,000) on Kickstarter, announced that the game is on "hiatus" after funds ran out. This bit of news arrives as the game was scheduled to begin early access on Steam on October 6th. That is no longer happening. Refunds are also not happening. While the developer's behind Untamed Isles didn't [...]
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The web3 blockchain MMO Blocklords announced that they're accepting pre-registrations. No word on an actual release date yet, but given the ambitious nature of the game it's likely far into the future. Blocklords bills itself as an MMO grand strategy game with play 2 earn and NFT elements. “What we’re trying to do is have the first MMO grand strategy [...]
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Richard Gariott's newest NFT MMO project finally has a name and it's 'Iron and Magic' and it bills itself as a 'Web 3.0 open world sandbox MMORPG' according to its sparse website. There's practically zero information about the gameplay and given the state of other crypto NFT games, there likely won't be any actual gameplay for years to come. Like [...]
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APB Reloaded developer Little Orbit will be taking a tentative step into the world of blockchain gaming in its upcoming online sci-fi first-person shooter Ships That Fight Underground, commonly referred to as STFU. The studio acknowledges the gaming community’s negative sentiments on Web3 and anything remotely related to blockchain or NFTs which is why they’ll be going with a hybrid [...]
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