Blockchain Gaming World

In this episode of Blockchain Gaming World Daily, Jon Jordan discusses the highly successful launch of Brave Frontier Hereos, which sold NFTs worth 2,850 ETH (+$500,000). https://medium.com/@missbitcoin_mai/brave-frontier-heroes-achieved-in-its-first-week-2-850eth-in-sales-414986f9af0a

In this episode, Jon Jordan discusses the 2nd of 5 planned LAND pre-sales from blockchain UGC universe The Sandbox.

And we're back... In this episode of Blockchain Gaming World Daily, I discuss F1 Delta Time's forthcoming crate sale. https://medium.com/@f1deltatime/announcing-the-f1-delta-time-crate-sale-2ff3f807ff5c

In this episode, I talk to Chris Clay, the new game director of much anticipated blockchain TCG Gods Unchained . Chris’ appointment was big news thanks to his previous work on Magic: The Gathering Arena at Wizards of the Coast. And, in this podcast, we drill down into the three reasons he was excited to join developer Immutable: team, community, and the game itself. Topics covered include: Chris’...

We’re into the second year of the Blockchain Gaming World podcast, and kicking off with US developer Lucid Sight. We talk to CEO Randy Saaf and CTO Fazri Zubair about their forthcoming space MMO Crypto Space Commander ( CSC ), which they describe as like ‘ EVE Online on the blockchain’. The game will be in Steam early access in late August, alongside a pre-sale of game items including the first sh...

In this episode, Jon discusses the ongoing development of blockchain strategy game CryptoWars with Experimental (aka e11.io) CEO Matias Nisenson. Development on CryptoWars started in mid-2018 and since the start of 2019, Experimental has been regularly testing various aspects of the game - from the blockchain infrastructure including Loom Network’s Layer 2 solution through to gameplay features.&nb...

In this episode, Jon discusses blockchain game sector trends with James McQuillan ( @BCGbiz ). Some blockchain game projects are now going live but few people seems to care. Similarly, it’s not clear when other high profile projects are going to go live. Certainly the sector seems much stronger when it comes to sizzle than it comes to actuality.  How big is this problem? How can we solve it?...

In this episode, Jon talks to 8 Circuit Studios’ president James Mayo about the US indie’s approach to combining games and the blockchain. Notably, in the case of its in-development PC space combat and FPS title Project Genesis - using Unreal Engine, Ethereum, and scheduled for release in 2020 - this means a heavy focus on building a strong community through an open development process and regular...

In this episode, Jon and co-founder Alex Casassovici ( @alexksso ) discuss the rise of the Azarus blockchain-based rewards platform for game streaming.  What’s significant about Azurus (which uses an EOS sidechain) is it doesn’t mention blockchain, onboards users through ther Twitch accounts, and can be retrofitted to any existing game. Also, its rewards urrency - AZA Credits - is locked to t...

In this episode, Jon and James ( @BCGbiz ) discuss the week’s blockchain games news, which could be viewed as the many small steps developers are taking to bring about the success of the entire sector.  Topics covered include: Gods Unchained and its open beta Blockchain Gamer Connects Hong Kong MakerDAO’s hook up with Axie Infinity Zilliqa launches smart contracts The ‘rise’ of TRON Bitizens...

In this episode, Jon Jordan talks to mobile game entrepreneur Tony Pearce about the formation and funding of Reality Clash developer Reality Gaming Group, and why he believes games will be the products that take blockchain tech mainstream. Topics covered include: Tony’s early years in mobile games Reality Clash’s 2017 ICO The UX pain points that need to be overcome Why Crypto Winter was horrible b...

In this episode, Jon Jordan and game/blockchain developer Gareth Jenkins (@garethjenkins) discuss what’s been going on and what will be going on in the world of blockchain games, including chewing the fat over the new Dapper wallet and Cheeze Wizards. Topics covered include: The current state of the industry The possible impact of Ethereum 2.0 and Cosmos  Whatever happened to EOS and TRON? Is...

In this episode, Jon Jordan and James ( @BCGbiz ) discuss the Enjin Multiverse, which is a growing blockchain gaming platform, spanning everything from the technology to make blockchain games to rules for item interoperability, the Enjin cryptocurrency, a mobile wallet, plus strong developer support and an active crypto community. Currently over 20 games are using the platform, with more being add...

In this episode, Jon Jordan and James ( @BCGbiz ) discuss what’s been going on in the world of CryptoKitties’ developer Dapper Labs, which has announced new Robotic Traits, launched the open beta for its new smart contract wallet Dapper, and is totally confusing everyone with its just-announced somewhat surreal Cheeze Wizards game (at least, we think it’s a game). Topics covered include: CryptoKit...

Following my presentation at, and various discussions during, the Crypto Games Conference in Minsk, I've been thinking about the state of the Blockchain Gaming, especially given we are now a third of the way through a year many hope will be a turning point for the sector. You can read the article version of this podcast (including some graphs) on Medium .  Follow Jon on Twitter Check out Bloc...

In this episode, I talk to Andy Colosimo, the driving force behind the Xaya blockchain games platform, about how he got into crypto with Bitcoin and Namecoin, experimented with blockchain and gaming with Huntercoin, and how that developed into Chimera, which was rebranded as Xaya in 2018. Topics covered include: How Andy got involved in Namecoin How Namecoin developed into the first blockchain gam...

 This week, Jon Jordan talks to Altitude Games’ creative director Luna Javier about the mobile game developer’s move into blockchain games. Its debut title Battle Racers will launch as one of the first partnerships with Decentraland in the coming months. Topics covered included: Why Altitude Games got interested in blockchain The happenstance that resulted in Battle Racers joining Decentralan...

This week, Jon Jordan talks to Animoca Brands’ CEO Robby Yung about the Hong Kong-based developer and publisher’s 2018 pivot from mobile games into blockchain products, notably blockchain gaming. Note: This interview happened prior to Animoca’s announcement it was acquiring German developer Stryking for $1 million, plus its investment raise of $3 million.  Topics covered included: Why Animoca...

This week, Jon Jordan ( @blockchaingmg ) and James McQuillan ( @BCGbiz ) talk about how three blockchain games are positioning themselves for mass market success, in terms of their use of licenses, marketing and community outreach. Topics covered included: Why MLB Crypto Baseball 2018 become MLB Champions and has removed blockchain from its onboarding. Neon District's Founders Sale. The announceme...

In this episode, I talk to Alexsander Larsen, the COO of Axie Infinity about the background to and future of the breeding-and-battling blockchain game, which is a great example of technological expertise and community focus.  Topics covered include: How Alexsander got into blockchain games and connected with Axie Infinity’s founders (Trung and Jeff) How the game was influenced by CryptoKittie...

In this week's podcast, Jon Jordan and James ( @BCGbiz ) discuss the announcement a $100 million game development fund to be managed by Ripple's Xpring outfit and new blockchain gaming startup Forte. We also delve into the expanding universe of new blockchains, which could be used for gaming including IOST, Cosmos etc, and think about why success in this space will be more than just technical exce...

Following the end of DGC Dubai 2019 (where we were both speaking), I caught up with Gabby Dizon , chairman of Alto.io , to talk about what's going on in the world of blockchain games, in particularly Gabby's love of Axie Infinity , and how that game has built a strong player community and economy. You can check out the video version of this podcast here Follow me on Twitter Check us out on YouTube

Following the Crypto Winter, it could be spring for blockchain games. Jon Jordan and James ( @BCGbiz ) discuss the surprising pop of Enjin Coin's USD value (up +150%) thanks to its Samsung S10 tie-in, also talking more generally about the BUIDLing not HODLing attitude from blockchain games companies ranging from Decentraland to Loom Network, as well as the difference between "blockchain games" and...

In this interview, I talk to Randy Saaf (CEO) and Fazri Zubair (CTO) of US developer Lucid Sight about its blockchain games MLB Crypto Baseball and CSC ( Crypto Space Commander ), including how it's finding balance between the decentralization needed for secure NFT ownership and the frictionless onboarding that a mass market license such as MLB requires, including fiat payments. Follow us on Twitt...

Non-Fungible Tokens are one of the key trends in blockchain games, so Jon Jordan and James ( @BCGbiz ) discuss what an NFT is, why they're becoming so important, and what some of the issues are, especially as NFTs are increasingly being spoken about as speculative investments.  Follow us on Twitter Watch us on YouTube , including a visual version of this podcast