Nine Chronicles – A Web3 Game by Planetarium Labs
JC Kim is the CEO of Planetarium Labs, a community driven, Web3 gaming company founded in South Korea and backed by Animoca. They create games where users can create, share, own, and earn.
Portal Foundation – Web3 Gaming For Everyone
Dan Keene is the Chief Business Officer and on the Founding Team of Portal Foundation. Portal is the universal gaming ecosystem, powered by $Portal. Through market-leading tech products and a world-class network, Portal is bringing blockchain gaming to mainstream audiences.
Arcade fighting game Battle of Olympus to launch presale for GODLY token on Arbitrum on March 27
Battle of Olympus, an arcade street fighting game, is set to launch the first phase of its presale for its in-game currency $GODLY on Arbitrum on Monday, March 27.
Virtual Duo Babka and Nushi Honor Game Developers Worldwide at GDC
GDC 2023 is finally in full swing, and a mysterious Oscars-style red carpet and stage are piquing the interest of global game developers. Thanks to a gamer grandma and her robotic feline buddy, this year, for the first time, game-makers of all sizes will have the chance to share the limelight and promote their games on stage, live stream, and on social media.
Video games and conference tools: the tech benefiting from COVID-19
While global markets fall, some tech sectors are switching on. From critical business software to entertainment for quarantined citizens, these 'stay-at-home' technologies are surging as the coronavirus spreads.
Blockchain gaming shows promising signs
Game developers are warming up to the unique possibilities of blockchain. Blockchain tech can enable decentralization, transparency, and true ownership of non-fungible tokens and game items in virtual environments.
Japan has the second-highest number of crypto traders in the world
Japanese entertainment brand Avex Inc. will leverage blockchain in its gaming, music and content products. And a new report by DataLight that tracked the geographical distribution of crypto traders across the world, ranked Japan in second place, behind the United States.
Next generation Ethereum DApps — will the network cope?
A new generation of distributed application games have arrived on Ethereum — raising questions about the network's capacity to cope after December's CryptoKittie congestion
GameCredits releases GShare crypto mining app
GameCredits has announced a desktop application that enables gamers to harness idle hardware and unused processing power to mine crypto in return for GAME tokens.
Cryptocurrencies to takeover online gaming world
Cryptocurrencies and online gaming seem like a match made in digital heaven. The burgeoning popularity of online gaming and esports has led to the creation of in-game digital currencies which could be a valuable addition to the virtual economies of popular online games such as World of Warcraft.
Top Korean Gaming Companies Race to Integrate Cryptocurrencies
Korean gaming giant Nexon announced on Tuesday the acquisition of Korbit, Korea’s first ever Bitcoin Exchange, the second largest in volume behind Bithumb. Nexon’s holding company (NXC) announced its plans on Tuesday to acquire 125,000 shares of Korbit for 91.25 billion won (approximately US $80.3 million), giving it a 65.19 percent ownership stake in Korbit. The deal is being billed by Korea’s leading financial newspaper Hankyung as “the first large-scale merger & acquisition among domestic virtual currency-related companies.”
Gamecredits leveraging Ethereum smart contracts with MobileGo
Gamerscoin was a cryptocurrency launched in 2013, only to be abandoned by the developer six months later. The cryptocurrency was quickly revived by a small but enthusiastic community that hired new developers and changed the name to Gamecredits (GAME).
Cryptocurrency, blockchain, and online gaming
Alongside the Statue of Liberty the iconic yellow cabs of New York City are recognized worldwide as an emblem of the great metropolis. Today these hallmark fixtures of the city are facing an existential crisis and for the city’s residents and visitors alike, it’s a big win.
US election drives record bitcoin betting
The number of bitcoin bets made on the US presidential election has grown dramatically. “People were very passionate about betting during the US presidential election season,” a spokesperson for the BitBet website told BNC, “and were also very passionate during the whole Brexit affair.” Another betting site, Fairlay, told BNC that a single political bet attracted 4,356 predictions worth about $956,000 at current bitcoin exchange prices.
BitCrystals hits all-time high, as Spells of Genesis nears release
The price of BitCrystals (BCY) reached its highest market value since EverdreamSoft first launched a token sale last summer. BCY nudged $0.38 cents yesterday, or 0.00061915 bitcoin, its highest valuation to date. The currency started August at around 8 cents, posting a four fold increase for the month. The market capitalization of BitCrystals is about US $11 million, or roughly 17,781 BTC.
Spells of Genesis Additions Arriving Soon
Spells of Genesis (SoG) is a blockchain-based trading card game (TCG) being developed by Switzerland-based EverdreamSoft. The company recently announced a September 2016 launch date for the game’s full release. However, players won’t have to wait until fall to test some of the latest developments surfacing out of the company’s Geneva headquarters.
