What’s New with Mythical Games?
In this issue, we explore the past, present, and future of Mythical Games’ strategy and games portfolio. We’ve also got some great podcasts and videos worth checking out.
Korea Blockchain Week: Top Takeaways
In this issue we share top takeaways about Korea Blockchain Week before jumping into last week’s top movers and deals.
What Can the Bitcoin Lightning Network Do for Web3 Gaming?
Just about every game that integrates blockchain technology in some way is either on Ethereum, most likely via a Layer 2 solution such as Polygon or Immutable X, or is building on a more scalable but less decentralized Layer 1 chain such as Solana or Binance Smart Chain. Bitcoin, the granddaddy of blockchains, has not…
Zynga Dives into Web3 with Sugartown
In this issue, we’re examining Zynga’s first fully-fledged web3 project, Sugartown, and discussing how the company’s ZW3 blockchain gaming division is building its first Ethereum and NFT-based project.
How Mythical Games is Balancing Web2 & Web3
Mythical Games is one of the busiest operators in the web3 ecosystem, with a finger in many pies. The company is the creator of the licensed mobile football game NFL Rivals, which crossed 1 million downloads just a couple of months after its launch earlier this year, and Blankos Block Party, a multiplayer universe available…
Google Play vs. App Store Blockchain Policies / New Game Development Models
In this week’s Roundtable, the squad discusses the latest news on how mobile platforms are enacting blockchain policies. In particular, we hit on Google Play’s new blockchain policy, how it differs from Apple’s App Store policy, how these rules affect mobile game design, and the overall current blockchain game development sentiment. Then we discuss how…
What Big Publishers Think of Blockchain Gaming
In this issue, we’re taking stock of major game publishers’ stances on web3 and blockchain gaming, as well as discussing how these positions have evolved over the past two years and what to expect going forward.
The Evolution of Fighting Games
In today’s issue, we’re analyzing the state of fighting games and discussing what’s on the horizon for the genre as it continues to grow, evolve, and make room for new players.
June 2023: Web3 Gaming Monthly Market Update
June marked yet another month of slow downward trends in many areas of web3 gaming, with a degree of resilience persisting within the sector. As a whole, Unique Active Wallets (UAWs) largely remained stable in June compared to May. More specifically, casual games continued to drive more significant increases, while more transaction-driven (and bot-heavy) games…
Building a Sustainable Web3 Game With Sorare
Most web3 game economies, even the most successful ones from the earliest days of the movement, have struggled in recent quarters, in part due to fundamentally unsustainable economics / tokenomics. But in this episode, we’re discussing one of the more notable exceptions: the France-based fantasy sports platform Sorare. Launched on Ethereum in 2019, the game…
