Meet us at Gamescom 2026, August 26-27th 
Meet us at Gamescom 2026, August 26-27th
Together with Windwalk, one of our Open Gaming Research Initiative partners, we’re diving into the topic of community building within game building. The reason for talking about all things community is simple: not only has community building always been important, but it has never been more important, especially when thinking about where the industry is moving from a…
This quarterly web3 report emerges in the middle of the crypto winter that began in early 2022. There are still a number of first generation web3 games hanging on with a mix of bots and die-hards, but there have been very few impactful game releases for some time. We’ve also seen a pull-back in venture funding, and many ambitious games are still expectedly taking a long time to see the light of day.
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.
In this issue we share top takeaways about Korea Blockchain Week before jumping into last week’s top movers and deals.
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…
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.
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…
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…
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.
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.
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