Alien Worlds is blockchain-based economy simulation game running on Ethereum, WAX, and BSC. It launched in late 2020 and is a poster child for the early blockchain games. This deconstruction digs into the game’s economic systems and shares thoughts about the game’s future.
We round up some of this week’s best news stories with bite-sized analyses, and share links from around the industry.
In this issue, we revisit our old piece on Stillfront with some updated learnings. We also preview InvestGames’ retrospective on a monumental industry quarter and our game deconstruction of Everdale.
In this essay, we explore the blockchain gaming trends that took place in April, including notable activity around daily active wallets, transaction volumes, fundraising, and more.
Embracer’s acquisition of Square Enix’s Western studios signals a doubling-down on each company’s new priorities: Square Enix in new tech like blockchain and Embracer for AAA. We also preview a premium piece on Sports NFTs.
This week we analyse Rovio’s Q1 2022 results, best practices to increase ATT opt-in rates, and the mobile launches of Catalyst Black, Honkai: Star Rail and Rainbow Six. We also round up all the key market updates.
We dive into how Roblox is becoming gaming’s bridge for legacy IP to reach new audiences. We also preview our Naavik Pro deconstruction of Loot, the well-known NFT project that is paving the for games composability in the world of crypto
This week we explore the downsides of BAYC’s recent hack, Axie Infinity’s final competitive season, and round up all the key market updates from last week.
We breakdown Xbox’s recent earnings report in context of the Activision acquisition. What does it mean moving forward? And also tease our CookieRun: Kingdom deconstruction
We dive deep into the recent launch of Panic’s Playdate, the rumors surrounding a Ubisoft/PE buyout, and Playstation’s announcement of a new games preservation team.
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