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Rise Online World, a faction-based PvP MMORPG developed by Turkish studio Rokosoft, will officially be launching on April 15th. The game will be free-to-play and will come with all the trappings of a traditional MMORPG with one unsurprising addition, NFTs. Rise Online World - Official Cinematic TrailerWatch this video on YouTube According to Rokosoft, players will be able to convert [...]
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Netmarble has updated A3: Still Alive with the new Inetrium Refinery feature as part of their efforts to introduce play-to-earn mechanics in the multi-platform MMORPG. The Inetrium Refinery will now allow players to convert Inetrion Ore that they’ve saved up from the new crypto dungeon into Inetrium which can then be stored in their MarbleX Wallet. According to the studio, [...]
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Last month, South Korean video game developer XLGames revealed plans to create an open-world blockchain MMO set in the ArcheAge universe, called ArcheWorld. The game’s official website is now live with more information on how they plan to use NFTs and blockchain technology give in-game items real-world values. “ArcheWorld is the first seamless, open-world MMORPG that utilizes NFT (Non-Fungible Token) [...]
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Netmarble is quickly moving forward with their plans to integrate blockchain technology into their games with the creation of a new blockchain ecosystem called Marblex (MBX). The South Korean mobile game development studio announced the new cryptocurrency token in an official press release earlier this week: “MBX, a Klaytn mainnet-based blockchain ecosystem, is focused on elevating the excitement of Netmarble [...]
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Back in December, Citadel Studios announced its plans to incorporate blockchain technology into their moddable sandbox MMORPG Legends of Aria. Blockchain integration was supposed to be done with the help of NFT game developer Blue Monster Games who planned to fully-acquire the studio and its flagship game. Unfortunately, that deal has apparently fallen through and Citadel Studios is now teaming [...]
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Earlier this month, Netmarble revealed their plans to jump into the cryptocurrency bandwagon with 14 out of its 20 in-development games set to include some sort of NFT or play-to-earn mechanic. One of those games is A3: Still Alive, which will officially be launching next month with a new dungeon that will reward players with a new cryptocurrency called Inetrium. [...]
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2021 was a good year for Pearl Abyss despite shrinking revenues from its core IPs as the company reveals in their Q4 2021 financial report. Operating revenues for the last fiscal quarter of 2021 amounted to ₩118 billion KRW, or roughly $98.6 million USD, which translates to a 22.4% increase quarter-over-quarter and 11.7% increase year-over-year. Pearly Abyss’ main IPs, Black [...]
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Another week and another major gaming studio announces a blockchain project. This time its Netmarble, which announced 'Golden Bros', a 3v3 real time shooter for PC and mobile. The game bills itself as 'free to play' and 'play to earn', but the value of the game's currency and its utility isn't known yet. While there's no concrete release date yet, [...]
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Neowiz, the South Korean game developer and publisher best known for Bless Online, announced their 1st blockchain game this last week titled Siege Royale. Siege Royale is a battle royale game with 'Play to Earn' and 'NFT' elements built on Unreal Engine 5. The game is scheduled to launch sometime later this year in 2022. Siege Royale - 2022 Alpha [...]
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Late last year, blockchain company Blue Monster Games bought out Citadel Studios along with their flagship game Legends of Aria and its proprietary game engine. Naturally, this brought up concerns on the future of the game and whether or not it will have blockchain mechanics built-in. The time for speculation is over as Reaper Games (formerly Blue Monster) CEO Joseph [...]
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