Axie Infinity marked the beginning of Web3 gaming season. But since then, the industry has not seen anything that comes even close to matching the excitement, engagement or adoption of Axie. With Dookie Dash, has Yuga Labs, the team behind many of the biggest NFT projects on the planet, finally built the next hit Web3-native game, and potentially even the beginnings of a Web3 gaming ecosystem?
In a previous issue, we partnered with InvestGame to show that venture capital funding for startups has slowed considerably in 2022. In this issue, we take a look at various other tactics to build game studios and also tease two recent Naavik Pro deconstructions.
In this episode, your host Niko Vuori talks to Zhuoxun Yin, Co-founder & COO of Magic Eden and Tony Zhao, who leads gaming investments at Magic Eden about why Magic Eden is pushing so hard on gaming, where they see web3 gaming trends going and what the role of an NFT marketplace is as it relates to promoting and elevating games
In this Metacast Roundtable, Anil Das-Gupta and Aaron Bush join your host Maria Gillies to discuss Apple’s new NFT guidelines, and whether or not they spell the end for blockchain mobile games. The group also dives into Microsoft’s new cloud gaming storefront, and explores whats powering Netflix’s recent investments in cloud games themselves. The trio also talks games – including the news behind the recent revival of the Silent Hill franchise and the launch of Marvel Snap.
On this week’s Crypto Corner, Luda CEO and Cofounder Vijay Sundaram joins your host Nico Vereecke for a conversation about for a conversation about community driven IP creation and the current state of Web3 Games. The duo also discusses what Vijay is building at Luda, and how he envisions NFTs can be much more than just a collection of 10,000
In this Metacast episode, Anthony Pecorella, Tim Mannveille and Tom Kinniburgh join your host Maria Gillies to discuss why Magic Eden, Solana’s leading NFT marketplace, decided to make creator royalites optional. The group also discusses why Riot is acquiring Wargaming Sydney, if Xbox Game Pass’s addition to the Meta Quest is a major step for VR, and what role AI could play in the future of the video game voice acting business.
This week we dig into Apple’s new rules around NFTs, the impact of the Ethereum merge upgrade, and round up all the key market updates from last week.
On this week’s Crypto Corner, Luda CEO and Cofounder Vijay Sundaram joins your host Nico Vereecke for a conversation about for a conversation about community driven IP creation and the current state of Web3 Games. The duo also discusses what Vijay is building at Luda, and how he envisions NFTs can be much more than just a collection of 10,000
The past few weeks there have been a few articles written (and resurfaced) examining if gaming is indeed recession proof. We unpack the same idea for blockchain gaming, looking at them in context of current events in the crypto market.
Yuga’s history has been anything but uneventful. We write a deep dive examining the company — all its ups and downs, what it means to build a digital & crypto-native brand, and a about a path forward.
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