Gaming Financial News
13.10 / 14:08
06.10 / 06:33
05.10 / 17:55
business
Gaming
Funding
Sky Mavis
Skyweaver's parent company secures $40M in Series A funding
Horizon Blockchain Games, the developer behind the Skyweaver game, has raised $40 million in Series A funding, the company disclosed on Oct. 4. The round was led by Brevan Howard Digital and Morgan Creek Digital, with additional participation from Polygon, Take-Two Interactive, Ubisoft, Xsolla, The Sandbox’s co-founder Sebastien Borget, Sky Mavis and Axie Infinity co-founder Aleks Larsen, among other investors.
04.10 / 17:07
Blockchain
Gaming
augmented reality
play
Big partnership unveiled for ecosystem focused on NFTs, play-to-earn games and the Metaverse
A blockchain project that's building an ecosystem for the future of NFTs, gaming and the Metaverse has unveiled an exciting new partnership.
01.10 / 03:41
Law
defi
Gaming
The feds are coming for the metaverse — from Axie Infinity to Bored Apes
The metaverse is a futuristic iteration of the internet, featuring a digital economy and an immersive virtual environment alongside other interactive features. This relatively nascent space has gained so much traction in recent years that conservative estimates suggest that by 2024, its total valuation could top $800 billion. Meta (the parent body behind Facebook and Instagram), Google, Microsoft, Nvidia, Nike and others have made Fortune-100-sized metaverse splashes.
30.09 / 09:05
Blockchain
Gaming
Mobile Games
Blockchain gamers surge as users attempt 'stacking crypto,' says DappRadar
User activity on blockchain gaming decentralized applications (DApps) surged in September, with a host of games posting significant increases in the number of active users.
29.09 / 04:05
business
Blockchain
Gaming
Illuvium
Illuvium co-founder shares plans for new ‘interoperable blockchain game’ model
Kieran Warwick, co-founder of the blockchain role-playing game Illuvium has lifted the curtain on a gaming concept he says has never been done before — the interoperable blockchain game (IBG).
28.09 / 09:45
Television
Gaming
Streaming
Nifty News: Napoleon Dynamite cast reunites in Web3 animated series, Sega's blockchain game and more...
The main cast from the cult-classic film Napoleon Dynamite are reuniting for an animated series which will be released through blockchain technology.
28.09 / 03:09
business
Blockchain
Gaming
3 'blockbuster' titles that could save GameFi — ABGA President
Kevin Shao, Executive President of the Asia Blockchain Gaming Alliance (ABGA) says he’s holding out hope for three “triple-A” blockchain gaming titles that could help propel GameFi into the mainstream and rescue it from the bear market.
27.09 / 09:07
Blockchain
Gaming
Yat Siu: Asia GameFi opportunity huge as gamers don’t hate NFTs
Animoca Brands co-founder Yat Siu thinks that GameFi has the biggest opportunity for growth in Asia, as gamers there don’t hold the same vitriol towards nonfungible tokens (NFTs) as they do in the West.
27.09 / 09:07
business
Blockchain
Gaming
Walmart
Nifty News: Walmart steps into the Metaverse, @NFT founder hacked and more
American retail giant Walmart has taken its first steps into the Metaverse with the launch of Walmart Land and Walmart's Universe of Play on Roblox.
24.09 / 10:53
Blockchain
NFT
Gaming
Blockchain Game
NFTs bring in-game ownership to a new level, says Blokhaus founder
Nonfungible tokens (NFTs) have taken the gaming world by storm. Whether it’s through limited edition collectibles, avatar enhancement or play-to-earn incentivization, digital assets have given in-game ownership a new meaning.
23.09 / 19:49
defi
Gaming
Mobile Games
Crypto gaming sucks — but devs can fix it
What we have today in terms of Web3 gaming is not working. Play-to-earn has not worked and neither will play-to-earn or any X-to/and-earn. On top of that, traditional gamers view nonfungible tokens (NFTs) with suspicion. They dunk on expensive apes and are skeptical of large game publishers applying the lipstick of NFTs for further monetization.
23.09 / 09:07
NFT
Gaming
Metaverse
partnerships
Warner Bros
Nifty News: Zilliqa teases Web3 gaming console, Funko teams up with Warner Bros. and more…
Blockchain company Zilliqa is launching a Web3 focused console with a cryptocurrency wallet and mining capabilities, along with featuring gaming titles from the company.
22.09 / 16:15
business
Facebook
Art
Gaming
AIM
Accessibility
NOT
Metaverse graphics aim for community and accessibility — Not realism
Some may argue that the Metaverse has been around for years, as demonstrated by early gaming platforms, yet virtual ecosystems are now being embraced by almost every industry. A recent report from consulting firm McKinsey & Company believes that the Metaverse has the potential to generate at least $5 billion in value by 2030. McKinsey also found that investments exceeding $120 billion have been put toward Metaverse platforms this year, indicating that major growth is underway.
21.09 / 23:39
NFT
Web3
Gaming
Metaverse
Bandai Namco, SEGA eyeing blockchain gaming: Nifty Newsletter, Sept. 14–20
In this week’s newsletter, read about how a science fiction comic book uses nonfungible tokens (NFTs) to make the reading experience more interactive and how Web3 musicians view NFTs. Check out how big names like Bandai Namco, Sega and Square Enix are eyeing blockchain gaming. In other news, find out how a metaverse-focused fir- integrated NFTs within Minecraft despite its ban on NFTs. And, don’t forget this week’s Nifty News featuring the first metaverse wedding at The Sandbox.
20.09 / 07:25
Blockchain
Gaming
Yield Guild Games: Web3 gaming adoption needs a local touch
The blockchain-based gaming industry will need to look at localized strategies to attract Web3 gamers, says decentralized gaming guild Yield Guild Games (YGG).
20.09 / 03:41
Blockchain
Gaming
Taxes
Koinly
NOT
P2E gamers, minors not any safer from the tax man, says Koinly
Modern parents are going to need to keep an even closer eye on their kids’ gaming habits, as some of them may be accumulating a hefty tax bill, according to a crypto tax specialist.
19.09 / 16:59
Adoption
Gaming
eSports
Bitcoin
Solitaire, Counter-Strike, Snake: How casual gaming could be a ‘huge’ Bitcoin on-ramp
You can now play Solitaire, Snake and even Counter-Strike to earn Satoshis, tiny fractions of Bitcoin (BTC). Cointelegraph spoke to executives at Thndr Games, a play-to-earn (P2E) company built around Bitcoin and Zebedee, a gaming platform that will “Transform gaming with the power of Bitcoin.”
19.09 / 15:11
NFT
Gaming
Minecraft
Metaverse firm implements NFTs into its Minecraft and GTA 5 servers
Despite Minecraft creator Mojang Studios being against the integration of nonfungible tokens (NFT), a Metaverse-focused firm managed to introduce NFTs into several games including its own Minecraft server.
19.09 / 05:55
business
Blockchain
Gaming
Bandai Namco, SEGA among gaming giants eyeing blockchain gaming
Japanese gaming giants are positioning for mainstream blockchain game adoption, and will not be swayed by the section of gamers that are against crypto and nonfungible tokens (NFTs), an exec from the Oasys blockchain project told Cointelegraph.
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