Blockchain Gaming World

From STEPN to Gas Hero w/ Shiti Manghani Nov 22, 2023

Check out Jon's daily Substack at https://gamestx.substack.com/ In BCGW #147, Jon Jordan talks to Find Satoshi Lab's COO Shiti Manghani about what it was like to experience the rapid success of move-to-earn game STEPN in early 2022, why the company has built out an ecosystem including a DEX and NFT marketplace, and what's next including new social mobile game Gas Hero.

Blocklords | Start as a farmer, become an NFT king Nov 07, 2023

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In BCGW #146, Jon Jordan talks to MetaKing Studios' CEO David Johansson about strategy PC MMOG Blocklords, which is now playable in open beta via Epic Games Store in its early iteration.

David talks about the vision for the game, which is a MMO with strategy elements and epic battles, where you start off as a farmer, gathering resources, but in which you can create a family dynasty and work your way up to become a king of your region. MMO game with strategy elements, epic battles but where you start off as a farmer but you can work your way up to be a king

BCGW #145 | Why Trophy is giving away 98% of its revenue Oct 25, 2023

Check out Jon's daily Substack at https://gamestx.substack.com/ In BCGW #145, Jon Jordan talks to Superlayer's Kevin Chou about his career in gaming (Kabam, Gen.G, Rally, Forte) and new launch Trophy, a games ID and discovery platform in which players can earn 98% of their ad revenue by sharing data with advertisers.

BCGW #144 | Proof of Play's 100% onchain gaming vision Oct 17, 2023

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In BCGW episode #144, Jon Jordan talks to Proof of Play CEO Amitt Mahajan about his career - as a co-creator of FarmVille etc - and why he's so excited about building fully onchain games - such as debut Pirate Nation - which are fully composable and unlock new experiences both for developers, players and their communities.

BCGW #143 | SKALE Network's new gaming chops Oct 10, 2023

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In BCGW #143, Jon Jordan talks to SKALE Networks' Jack O'Holleran about the Ethereum-based scaling solution's recent rise as a blockchain for high performance games.

BCGW #142 | League of Kingdoms redux Oct 05, 2023

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In BCGW #142, Jon Jordan talks to NOD Games director of BD Dan Lee about the web3 veteran dev's expansion for its 4X game League of Kingdoms, and how it's moving also into publishing and advising other South Korean companies about web3 including NHN.

BCGW #141 | Reignition of Star Atlas Sep 21, 2023

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In episode #141, Jon Jordan talks to ATMATA CEO Michael Wagner about Star Atlas; how he's dealt with the past 12 months of difficulties while maintaining his grand vision for the space combat and trading MMO, which is currently releasing multiple different experiences.

BCGW #140 | Wreck League is building the perfect esport mechs Sep 05, 2023

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Jon Jordan talks to nWay CEO Taehoon Kim about the company's background in real-time multiplayer fighting games, its first web3 experiment, and how it hooked up with Yuga Labs to launch season one of its mobile mech NFT builder-and-battler Wreck League, which goes live on 14th September.

BCGW #139 | Blockchain gaming offers huge upside despite slow adoption says Com2uS Aug 09, 2023

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BCGW #139 | Jon Jordan talks to Com2uS' US president Kyu Lee about the South Korean game company's early experiments in blockchain games and why it's currently taking a very controlled approach to introducing these mechanics into games such as Summoners War: Chronicles.

BCGW #138 | Why Delabs is all-in on blockchain games Jul 27, 2023

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In BCGW #138, Jon Jordan talks to Delabs' head of web3 strategy Quinn Kwon about the South Korean developer's approach making high quality blockchain games.

BCGW #137 | No wallet, just stream: Ember Sword’s mass market plan Jul 19, 2023

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In BCGW #137, Jon Jordan talks to Mark Laursen, the CEO of Bright Star Studios about its forthcoming MMORPG Ember Sword.

BCGW #136 | Extending blockchain game economies with Moonstream Jul 13, 2023

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In BCGW #136, Jon Jordan talks to Moonstream CEO Neeraj Kashyap about how the company helps blockchain game companies control and expand their economies, including reference to how Moonstream has worked with Crypto Unicorns.

BCGW #135 | Fableborne: the build-and raid mobile RPG Jun 29, 2023

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In BCGW #135, Jon Jordan talks to Pixion Games' CEO Kam Punia about Fableborne, its forthcoming mobile RPG in which players build and raid each others' bases for rewards and leaderboard placement.

BCGW #134 | Building Infinigods' interoperable gaming ecosystem Jun 21, 2023

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In BCGW #134, Jon Jordan talk to Infinigods' co-founder Owen O'Donaghue about how it's building out its interoperable ecosystem of games, which offer different gaming experiences but share NFTs, while also allowing players to earn tradeable assets through gameplay in a sustainable manner.

1:33 Owen talks through his previous career at Microsoft and Facebook/Meta 6:47 Axie Infinity, NBA Top Shot and CryptoKitties and the rise of blockchain games 9:00 The value of open economies in F2P games 11:41 The setting of Infinigods' games with respect to mythology, IP and scaling the universe 15:50 "We think shared NFT assets [between games] is really cool" 17:34 "We though about doing a larger Clash of Clans-type game" 21:50 Explaining InfiniMerge's play-to-earn element, using NFTs not ERC20 tokens 25:20 "People can consistently mint an Ark for $10 and sell them for $22" 29:24 Game release schedule in the coming months and the scaling strategy 33:02 Positive around using app stores to distribute web3 games 35:45 The browser-based market is not big enough. You need to be on app stores.

BCGW #133 | Ultra - building Steam on steroids for blockchain gaming Jun 14, 2023

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In BCGW #133, Jon Jordan talks to Ultra co-CEO Nicolas Gilot about the long gestation and potential synergetic potential of the blockchain-based PC game distribution ecosystem, which also includes a streaming channel, NFT marketplace and esports tournament platform.

BCGW #132 | Crypto Unicorns - building for core, expanding via casual Jun 07, 2023

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In episode #132 Jon Jordan talks to Laguna Games' CEO Aron Beierschmitt about the first year of running its resource farming game Crypto Unicorns, including the launch of new more accessible mobile-first experiences such as Unicorn Party and the Fall Guys-esque Rainbow Rumble. Full article here

0:46 The first year of running Crypto Unicorns 2:00 Launching at the peak of the bull 4:00 We have runway until the end of 2024 6:21 The inspiration for those cute Crypto Unicorns 7:40 Why we pivoted from mobile F2P 10:40 We're seeing great success on Facebook marketing (c.5% CTR) 12:35 Average playtime is 1 hour a day across 5 sessions. DAU/MAU ratio is 67% 14:35 Success of the RBW marketplace for P2P trading: $10M in volume to-date from 2,300 MAUs 18:50 New game experiences in development 24:55 The transition to a non-profit org for the DAO, including the Crypto Unicorns' IP 27:08 New games in development -- Match-3 vs autobattler vote and Unicorn Party 30:12 Still uncertainty around app store distribution 31:24 Our focus has been to build extreme depth into our economy to monetize high LTV players 32:11 Our ARPU is +$400, our D7 retention is 75%, D180 is 38% 34:20 New game Rainbow Rumble -- Fall Guys with Unicorns 39:05 It's very hard to build a sustainable ecosystem in this space

BCGW #131 | Azra's Legions & Legends is a F2P mobile-first "web3-sensitive" game w/ Mark Otero May 17, 2023

In BCGW #131, Jon Jordan talks to Azra Games' CEO Mark Otero about Legions & Legends, his forthcoming 9th hero collection RPG; notably covering why Otero thinks blockchain and true ownership are important, and why he describes the game as being a "web3-sensitive" title, which will also have a "token of fun".

1:30 Legions & Legends will be your 9th RPG so what does blockchain add to the mix? 2:30 The value of true ownership of game assets 4:00 How can blockchain make the game experience stronger? 6:15 The influence of D&D in Mark's history 7:29 How blockchain plays into new features for collectible games 9:38 The vital important of camera system in a game with small and large characters 14:00 Why did you launch The Hopeful PFP collection? 16:33 Why Legions & Legends is a "web3-sensitive" game 18:50 We will never do anything within our game that corrupts the entertainment value 28:00 To-date we've seen some interesting but ultimately unsustainable business models 28:50 I think more people are now talking about fun in blockchain games 29:49 What are your thoughts about having an in-game token? 30:25 Explaining Legions & Legends' token of fun Read Jon's daily Substack at GamesTX.

BCGW #130 | Building Serum City Apr 25, 2023

Jon Jordan talks to Lior.eth from Mutant Cartel and Alex Paley from Faraway Games on their collaboration Serum City, a forthcoming citybuilding game that uses both Bored and Mutant Apes and Mutant Cartel's own NFTs to create new narratives and experiences. We particularly discuss the concept and actualities of NFT interoperability.

BCGW #129 | The blossoming of Ronin w/ Jeff Zirlin Apr 17, 2023

Jon Jordan talks to Sky Mavis co-founder Jeff Zirlin about the blossoming of the Ronin blockchain, both in terms of its decentralization, as well as the announcement of the first non-Sky Mavis games that will launch on it.

BCGW #128 | Immutable's future w/ Robbie Ferguson Mar 28, 2023

Jon Jordan talks to Immutable president and co-founder Robbie Ferguson about what its new partnership with Polygon means and how he sees the blockchain game sector developing in 2023.

BCGW #127 | Launching auto chess battler Mojo Melee Mar 02, 2023

Jon Jordan talks to Mystic Moose CEO Mike Levine about the forthcoming launch of auto chess battler game Mojo Melee, as well as its wider Planet Mojo ecosystem.

BCGW #126 | Why Japanese game companies are going blockchain w/ Oasys Feb 13, 2023

Jon Jordan talks to Daiki Moriyama and Ryo Matsubara from Oasys about how the gaming blockchain is leveraging the growing interesting in web3 from Japanese game companies ranging from Sega and Square Enix to Gumi and Bandai Namco.

BCGW #125 | How Magic Eden accelerates blockchain gaming w/ Chris Akhavan Jan 30, 2023

Jon Jordan talks to Magic Eden's chief gaming officer Chris Akhavan about his journey into blockchain gaming and how he hopes Magic Eden will accelerate market adoption.

BCGW #124 | Future for blockchain games with Yat Siu Jan 04, 2023

We start the year in style as Jon Jordan talks to Animoca Brands' chairman Yat Siu about the aftermath of 2022's crypto crash and where the blockchain game sector goes next as we head into 2023.

BCGW #123 | 2022 in review w/ David Amor & Will Luton Dec 21, 2022

Jon Jordan discusses what happened in the blockchain game sector during 2022 with David Amor (Playmint) and Will Luton (Village Studio)

BCGW #122 | Guild of Guardians with Derek Lau Dec 01, 2022

Jon Jordan talks to Immutable's game director Derek Lau about its mobile squad-RPG Guild of Guardians, which is currently in alpha testing, prior to its 2023 launch.

BCGW #121 | Building the Unioverse w/ Wyeth Ridgway Nov 15, 2022

Jon Jordan talks to Random Games' CTO Wyeth Ridgway about Unioverse, its project to create a "Roblox for triple-A devs" via tools, royalty-free game assets ... and blockchain!

BCGW #120 | The future of NFTs w/ Alex 'Sillytuna' Amsel Nov 01, 2022

Jon Jordan talks to NFT OG Alex 'Sillytuna' Amsel about what's going on with creator royalties, as well as his two ongoing projects -- game Clodhoppers and NFT remix project Soulcast.

BCGW #119 | Blockchain Brawlers & Tyranno Studios w/ David Kim Oct 21, 2022

Jon Jordan talks to David Kim about the rebranding of WAX Studios to Tyranno Studios and its games Blockchain Brawlers and the forthcoming Music Mogul.

BCGW #118 | Games + Community = Angry Dynomites Lab (w/ Oliver Loeffler) Oct 13, 2022

Jon Jordan talks to ex-Kolibri Games co-founder Oliver Loeffler about his new web3 project Angry Dynomites Lab, which has just minted the second of its four elemental dynos NFTs.

BCGW #117 | How Habbo went web3 w/ Mika Timonnen Oct 10, 2022

Jon Jordan talks to Muumiopappa - aka Mika Timonnen, the NFT director at Azerion - about what happened when NFTs were introduced into the long-running online community Habbo (originally Habbo Hotel) and what's happening next.

BCGW #116 | MechaFightClub w/ Rahul Sood Oct 03, 2022

Jon Jordan talks to Irrevelant Labs' CEO Rahul Sood about MechaFightClub, the Solana-based game that will pit AI-driven robotic chickens from the future (in the form of dynamic NFTs) against each other -- first in the Cockpit and then in the global Cocktagon tournament, something labelled as "The Metaverse's Craziest Battle Arena".

BCGW #115 | Talking Axie Infinity's future w/ Jeff Zirlin Sep 23, 2022

Apologises for the choppy video, but great content (as ever from) Sky Mavis' co-founder Jeff 'Jiho' Zirlin talking about the future of Axie Infinity,

both in terms of the new F2P mobile game Axie Infinity: Origins,
the new token reward system,
the forthcoming Land game alpha,
the esports strategy
and the growing pains of being the co-founder of a fast-growing startup -- Sky Mavis is now 175 people, and still hiring.

BCGW #114 | Bitcoin - gaming's global payment channel? (w/ Ben Cousens, Zebedee) Sep 19, 2022

Jon Jordan talks to chief strategy officer Ben Cousens about how Zebedee's use of Bitcoin's Lightning Network is opening up new, more collaborative business models for games (and players), ranging from ad-share micropayments in hypercasual mobile games to MMORGPs and shooters.

BCGW #113 | Jamie Jackson, CCO, Mythical Games Sep 13, 2022

Jon Jordan talks to Mythical Games' chief creative officer Jamie Jackson about how he got into the industry (anyone else remember Colin McRae Rally 2?), his move into blockchain gaming with Blankos Block Party, and what's next with NFL Rivals and Nitro Nations: World Tour.

BCGW #112 | Mighty Action Heroes w/ Simon Davis Jul 28, 2022

Jon Jordan talks to Mighty Bear Games CEO Simon Davis about its forthcoming battle royale web3 game Mighty Action Heroes, which is the first title in the MightyNet interoperable gaming universe.

BCGW #111 | Life Beyond w/ Vincent Marty Jun 28, 2022

Jon Jordan talks to Darewise's Vincent Marty about its forthcoming open world MMOG Life Beyond, which is entering its first playable alpha.

BCGW #110 | Splinterlands and what's next? w/ Jesse Reich Jun 14, 2022

Jon Jordan talks to Splinterlands' CEO Jesse Reich about recent changes to the TCG's reward structure -- to better reward NFT ownership and skilled play -- and new imminent features including the launch of validator nodes, as well as discussing new games including a licensed sports game and a collaboration with Warners Music.

BCGW #109 | Talking Eternal World Online w/ Core Loop May 17, 2022

Jon Jordan talks to US developer Core Loop's co-founders Dan Chou and Vincenzo Alagna about their previous experience in web2 F2P mobile gaming and how that led them to start Core Loop to make MMORPG Eternal World Online, which is currently in development, aiming for a closed Alpha in summer 2022.

BCGW #108 | ARC8's mobile blockchain gaming platform w/ GAMEE's Bozena Rezab Apr 05, 2022

Apologies for my audio quality in this episode ... Jon Jordan talks to GAMEE CEO Bozena Rezab about why it decide to take its traditional mobile game platform and add blockchain -- launching it as ARC8, which is now live with 12 games, its GMEE token on Polygon and G-Bot NFTs. And how GAMEE plans to make ARC8 more decentralized over time with third party developers launching their own games with the platform.

More at https://www.gamee.com/arc8

BCGW #107 | Talking moddable FPS Shrapnel w/ Don Norbury Mar 23, 2022

Jon Jordan talks to Neon Machine's head of studio Don Norbury about its moddable, competitive FPS Shrapnel, which is launching on the Avalanche blockchain.

BCGW #106 | Hypercasual games get blockchain on Infinite Arcade (w/ Şekip Can Gökalp) Mar 04, 2022

Jon Jordan talks to Şekip Can Gökalp (CEO, Coda Games) about Infinite Arcade, the first platform to bring the hypercasual mobile sector into blockchain by using NFTs as a paid entry ticket for earning in-game tokens.

BCGW #105 | All things blockchain games with Koh Kim (Mysten Labs) Feb 08, 2022

Jon Jordan talks to Koh Kim (ex-Google Play, beauty products entrepreneur, Panzerdogs advisor etc) about all things blockchain games, including why she decided to formally rejoin the industry as head of ecosystem at Mysten Labs.

BCGW #104 | Talking Mini Royale: Nations w/ Alex Paley (Faraway) Jan 21, 2022

Jon Jordan talks to Faraway Games CEO Alex Paley about Mini Royale: Nations, the first live multiplayer game using the Solana blockchain. The browser-based shooter currently enables the use of NFT avatars, with deeper social features backed by its two tokens planned later in 2022.

BCGW #103 | Why STALKER 2's NFT U-turn is irrelevant (w/ DMarket's Vlad Panchenko) Dec 28, 2021

Jon Jordan talks to DMarket CEO Vlad Panchenko about why STALKER 2's rejection of NFTs (which would have launched on DMarket) is irrelevant to the overall growth of blockchain gaming. By the end of 2022, Vlad expects to have 100 games live with NFTs on the marketplace.

BCGW #102 | How the metaverse turns ads into valuable NFTs (w/ Sam Huber, Admix) Dec 20, 2021

Jon Jordan talks to Admix CEO Sam Huber about how it's launched advertising into the metaverse (auctioning NFTs in Somnium Space) in a way that allows creators to make money, and how this process will eventually invert the whole advertising business, with NFTs turning intrusive advertising into valuable brand engagement (valuable for brands and users).

BCGW #101 | Space-bound with Influence and Jean-Paul Faraj Nov 23, 2021

Jon Jordan talks to Jean-Paul Faraj about Influence, an ambitious space game, which is being built on Ethereum; indeed various NFTs are already live with tokens and missions to follow soon. Find out more at https://www.influenceth.io/

BCGW #100 | Talking blockchain games with Will Luton & David Amor Nov 19, 2021

Jon Jordan has a lovely chat about the future of blockchain games with his old chums Will Luton (Department of Play) and David Amor (Playmint), who have also made the jump from gaming to blockchain games.

BCGW #99 | Blockchain as gaming's next cycle w/ SuperJoost Oct 14, 2021

Jon Jordan talks to games industry data head and consultant SuperJoost about blockchain gaming; notably about how it fits into the ongoing digital goods revolution of the past 10 years, and the immediate challenges that need to be overcome. Get Joost's insightful email via Substack.

BCGW #98 | How blockchain games go mainstream w/ Mythical CEO John Linden Sep 20, 2021

Jon Jordan talks to CEO John Linden about how Mythical Games is taking blockchain games mainstream, both with internal titles such as Blankos Block Party and its own Mythical platform, which allows traditional PC, console and mobile developers to get up and running on blockchain in an easy, accessible and regulatory-secure manner.

BCGW #97 | Why The Walking Dead is invading The Sandbox Aug 24, 2021

Jon Jordan talks to Skybound's Dan Murray and The Sandbox's Sebastian Borget about the companies' partnership which will see The Walking Dead hosting experiences within The Sandboxblockchain metaverse, as well as allowing players to own and trade The Walking Dead characters and items as NFTs. The first NFT sales starts Thursday 26 August at 1pm UTC. Find out more at The Sandbox's Medium.

BCGW #96 | Guild of Guardians w/ Derek Lau Aug 17, 2021

Jon Jordan talks to Guild of Guardians game director Derek Lau about the mobile RPG, which is currently in development at Immutable and going through various NFT pre-sales, as it prepares for a Q2 2022 alpha launch. Check out more detail at https://www.guildofguardians.com/

BCGW #95 | Skyweaver and its novel use of NFTs w/ Michael Sanders Aug 09, 2021

Jon Jordan talks to Horizon Blockchain Games co-founder and chief storyteller Michael Sanders about Skyweaver, its F2P TCG, which will mint aesthetic collectibles NFTs as a reward for in-game success, with trading happening on a token-style DEX, and Sequence, its suite of blockchain game tools. NB Horizon is hiring

BCGW #94: Talking Axies and esports with Chief Jun 28, 2021

Jon Jordan talks to Chief about how he got into blockchain gaming with Axie Infinity, how he's promoting Axie as an esports with his team Axiegg, and the launch of physical/digital merc outfit E1337.

BCGW #93 | Talking Star Atlas with Michael Wagner May 19, 2021

Jon Jordan talks to Michael Wagner about Star Atlas, the space exploration and combat game currently in development on the Solana blockchain.

BCGW #92: Deploying $88,888,888 to take blockchain gaming mainstream with Animoca's Yat Siu May 18, 2021

Jon Jordan talks to Animoca Brands' chairman Yat Siu about its $88,888,888 "meme VC raise" and its plans to aggressive deploy this new capital to take blockchain gaming truly mass market for the first time in 2021.

BCGW #91 | Scaling blockchain gaming with Immutable X (w/ Robbie Ferguson) Apr 13, 2021

Jon Jordan talks to Immutable co-founder Robbie Ferguson about how he got into crypto, why Immutable decided to built Immutable X, its own L2 scaling solution for Ethereum, and why he thinks Immutable X will take Gods Unchained to 500,000 players in 2021. Find out more at https://market.x.immutable.com/

BCGW #90 | Pocketful of Quarters' vision for a universal gaming currency Mar 26, 2021

Jon Jordan talks to CEO Michael Weiksner about Pocketful of Quarter's vision to create a universal currency that will work in all games. More at https://pocketfulofquarters.com/

BCGW #89 | Talking ILLUVIUM w/ Warwick bros Mar 17, 2021

Jon Jordan talks to Kieran and Aaron Warwick about ILLUVIUM, their new blockchain game, which mixes elements of Pokemon and Teamfight Tactics with DeFi and DAOs. Find out more details at https://www.illuvium.io/

BCGW #88 | How Yield Guild is disrupting the global economy Mar 11, 2021

Jon Jordan talks to Gabby Dizon about Yield Guild, a guild of gamers who play blockchain games to earn real-world and crypto value, which is evolving into a key element of the sector as it allows crypto-rich individuals to pool their NFTs, hence allowing gamers to borrow those NFTs to earn yield, as well as enabling these gamers to eventually become owners - owning a stake in the organisation through governance tokens.

BCGW #87: Crypto mining for gamers w/ Salad's Bob Miles Feb 05, 2021

Jon Jordan talks to Salad CEO Bob Miles about his vision to his vision to building a community of gamers who convert their idle PC resources into rewards. Check it out at https://www.salad.io/

BCGW #86: Polyient Games and the rise of NFTs w/ Craig Russo Jan 15, 2021

This podcast is sponsored by DeFi-NFT mash-up Aavegotchi --- Jon Jordan talks to Craig Russo from Polyient Games about the rise of game NFTs as an investment asset, building out a platform to kickstart this movement, and why Polyient acquired the banking infrastructure of forthcoming game Mirandus for $800,000; the highest price yet paid for an NFT.

BCGW #85: Revving up F1 Delta Time w/ Robby Yung Dec 22, 2020

Jon Jordan talks to Animoca Brands' CEO Robby Young about the rise of F1 Delta Time in 2020 - which generated +$2 million in NFT sales, including the most expensive NFT to-date - and well as the failure of the wider games industry to embrace blockchain.

BCGW #84: NFTs in 2020 w/ Andrew Steinwold Dec 15, 2020

Jon Jordan talks to Andrew Steinwold, the creator of the Zima Red podcast, about how our views of NFTs - games, art, etc - have changed during 2020.

BCGW #83: Axie Infinity's stellar 2020 with Jeff 'Jiho' Zirlin Dec 09, 2020

Jon Jordan talks with Axie Infinity Growth Lead Jeff 'Jiho' Zirlin about the incredible growth the game experienced in 2020 and its plans for 2021.

BCGW #82: Revealing F1 Delta Time's 1-1-1 NFT owner Nov 11, 2020

Jon Jordan talks to MetaKovan, the owner of F1 Delta Time’s 1-1-1 car NFT, which was purchased for 415.9 ETH (c.$111,111.11) in May 2019 - still one of the most expensive NFTs ever sold - and the subject of much speculation ever since. We also talk to Yat Siu, chairman of the game’s developer Animoca Brands, and Alex Atallah, CTO of OpenSea, the marketplace on which the auction was run, about 1-1-1 and the future of NFTs.

BCGW #81: Splinterlands' Land expansion w/ Jesse 'Aggroed' Reich Oct 26, 2020

Jon Jordan talks to Splinterlands' CEO Jesse 'Aggroed' Reich about the planned Land expansion, which will bring land-based mining, crafting and strategy to the card battler in 2021. The first land sale kicks off on 7 November. Read more about it on Medium, and use my affiliate code to support the podcast https://splinterlands.com?ref=semperaugustx

BCGW #80: Talking Wombat with Adrian Krion Oct 14, 2020

Jon Jordan talks to Spielworks MD Adrian Krion about his vision to making blockchain gaming mass market via Wombat, the 'one-stop' EOS wallet, which has recently expanded to the Womplay rewards platform, which supports both blockchain and non-blockchain games.

BCGW #79: Dapper Labs on Flow and NBA Top Shot Oct 01, 2020

Jon Jordan talks to Dapper Labs' CEO Roham Gharegozlou and VP Caty Tedman about why the company decided to create Flow, its own high performance blockchain for games and dapps, and why its first release is collectibles dapp NBA Top Shot.

BCGW #78: Talking Blankos Block Party with Rudy Koch Sep 30, 2020

After the longest wait, Blankos Block Party is finally launching its Founder sale, which will unlock the first open beta during October. Jon Jordan talks to company co-founder Rudy Koch about how he got into blockchain and what the vision is for blockchain games in general and Blankos in particular. You can reserve your Blankos account at https://blankos.com/register

BCGW #77: Talking Sorare with Nicolas Julia Sep 22, 2020

Jon Jordan talks to Sorare CEO Nicolas Julia about its eponymous (and fast-growing) blockchain fantasy football game, which is part of the Ubisoft incubation program and also recently raised $4 million. Find out more at https://sorare.com/

BCGW #76: LiteBringer - the first game on Litecoin Sep 15, 2020

Jon Jordan talks to CipSoft MD Stephan Vogler about its PC RPG LiteBringer, which is now live on the Litecoin mainnet. Check it out at https://www.litebringer.com/

BCGW #75: Talking crypto art, sharded Axies and Aavegotchi with Gabby Dizon Aug 21, 2020

Jon Jordan and Gabby Dizon talk about blockchain games in the era of high gas prices, yield farming and DeFi pumps; covering our growing interest in crypto art, sharding high value Axie Infinity NFTs on Niftex, and Aavegtochi - the first of what we think will be a fascinating mashup between DeFi value and gaming community.

BCGW #74: Talking League of Kingdoms Aug 17, 2020

Jon Jordan talks to Nod Games' Han Yoo about its new 4X strategy game League of Kingdoms, which includes NFT Land ownership and tokenization of in-game resources. The game is also now available on Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

BCGW #73: Talking Axie Infinity growth with Jihoz Jul 23, 2020

Jon Jordan talks to Axie Infinity co-founder Jeff 'Jihoz' Zirlin about what it felt like to be on the inside track of a crypto token pump as the game's SLP token spiked 100-fold; and what he hopes the longterm implications of the experience will be for a project that has ambitious plans to become the leading blockchain MMOG.

BCGW #72: Talking Upland with Idan Zuckerman Jul 09, 2020

Jon Jordan talks to Upland co-founder Idan Zuckerman about how he got into blockchain, the vision for Upland - a mobile-first game running on the EOS blockchain - and how the team plan to build on their initial success - currently Upland is the #2 blockchain game by daily activity - by launching the ability to run businesses within the game.

You can use this link to get a sign-up bonus of 6,000 UPX, worth 2 entry-level buildings. https://discover.upland.me/blockchaingamingworld

BCGW #71: Gaming on Bitcoin SV? Jul 08, 2020

Jon Jordan talks to Kronoverse CEO Adam Kling about CryptoFights, its PVP esports game that was originally built on Ethereum but which has switched to the Bitcoin SV blockchain.

BCGW #70: Gaming and Skale Labs' elastic sidechains w/ Jack O'Holleran Jun 03, 2020

Jon Jordan talks to Skale Labs' co-founder and Jack O'Holleran about its Ethereum-based 'elastic sidechain' scaling solution (which is about to launch its mainnet) and why it's important for blockchain gaming. Find out more about Skale Labs and its Innovator Program.

BCGW #69: Talking Metaboss with Alex Amsel May 26, 2020

Jon Jordan and Alex Amsel talk about Metaboss: a game - now live on Ethereum - that only could work using blockchain technology. Read the 2 Starter Guide articles about Recruitment and Combat.

BCGW #68: Talking Splinterlands: blockchain gaming's secret success May 13, 2020

Auto card battler Splinterlands has a good claim to being the most popular and successful blockchain game, but doesn't get the same attention of other titles as it runs on the Steem blockchain. In this episode, Jon Jordan talk to project lead Jesse 'Aggroed' Reich about the game's genesis, its future vision, how it deals with bots, and how the Steem community has been impacted by the Hive hard fork.

BCGW #67: Talking Blockchain Cuties with Vlad Tomko May 06, 2020

It's two years since Blockchain Cuties launched, so a great opportunity to talk to CEO Vlad Tomko about how he got into blockchain games, the inspiration for Blockchain Cuties, the opportunities and challenges of multi-chain deployment, and the longterm vision for the game now better known as Blockchain Cuties Universe. And, as ever, you can contact me - jon jordan - via Twitter at blockchaingmg.

BCGW #66: Talking VC with Venrock's David Pakman Apr 16, 2020

In this episode, Jon Jordan talks to Venrock partner David Pakman about investing in blockchain startups (he's notably invested in Dapper Labs), as well as the Seven Things That Need To Happen Before Blockchain Goes Mainstream.

BCGW #65: Talking The Sandbox with Sebastian Borget Mar 30, 2020

Jon Jordan talks to Sebastian Borget about the vision behind 'Roblox meets the Blockchain' user-generated content platform The Sandbox.

BCGW #64: Bitcoin micropayments with Zebedee Mar 18, 2020

Should game developers consider using Bitcoin's Lightning network to enable Bitcoin micropayments in their games, tournaments and community building? Jon Jordan talks to Simon Cowell and Chris 'Mandelduck' Moss from UK startup Zebedee, which has just launched its SDK.

BCGW #63: Stryking's white paper Mar 11, 2020

German blockchain gaming platform Skryking has released its white paper, explaining how its first fantasy soccer game will work. Read more here

BCGW #62: What blockchain can learn from New York Mar 05, 2020

Musings following a couple of days spent in Manhattan following NFT.NYC 2020

BCGW #61: Talking Theta Labs with Mitch Liu Mar 03, 2020

What's the vision for Theta.tv? Jon Jordan talks to Theta Labs' CEO Mitch Liu about how he got into blockchain and the goal for its decentralized CDN, starting off with esports game streaming. Find out more at Theta Labs and Theta.tv

BCGW #60: Dapper Labs & UFC Feb 26, 2020

CryptoKitties developer Dapper Labs is working on a blockchain collectible and gaming experience with UFC. Read more here

BCGW #59: Is BRAVE FRONTIER HEROES cannabalizing MY CRYPTO HEROES? Feb 24, 2020

Jon Jordan discusses active wallet data on the first 2 months of BRAVE FRONTIER HEROES to check if it's taking audience away from MY CRYPTO HEROES. You can check out the video version here: https://youtu.be/qxFcUEMJSSc

BCGW #58.1: Life Beyond integrates Dmarket Feb 18, 2020

French startup Darewise is using blockchain marketplace Dmarket in its forthcoming MMOG Life Beyond to enable item trading. Interestingly, the word 'blockchain' does not appear once in the announcement! https://dmarket.com/blog/darewise-partners-dmarket/

BCGW #58: Litcoin RPG Litebringer now live (alpha) Feb 13, 2020

There's a blockchain game running on Litecoin! CipSoft's RPG Litebringer is now freely available in Alpha version running on the Litecoin testnet. https://www.litebringer.com/

BCGW #57: Brave Frontier Heroes' +$500,000 launch Feb 12, 2020

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

BCGW #56: The Sandbox's 2nd LAND presale is live Feb 11, 2020

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

BCGW #55: F1 Delta Time's crate sale Feb 10, 2020

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

BCGW #54: Fulfilling Gods Unchained’s potential with Chris Clay Sep 12, 2019

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’ previous experience working on Magic
His first impressions of blockchain and why it’s important for gaming
How he already improved the UX of Gods Unchained and what’s to come
Why community is so important for games
How Gods Unchained compares to other TCGs
What’s next for Gods Unchained?

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BCGW #53: Crypto Space Commander prepares for lift-off Aug 09, 2019

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 ships from CSC’s recent licensing deal with Star Trek.

Topics covered include:

Why Lucid Sight wanted to make a complex MMO such as CSC on the blockchain
Why blockchain is an important feature of the game, not the entirety of the game
How the development process has progressed (currently Alpha)
How CSC will onboard gamers without requiring access to crypto or private keys/wallet etc
Why Lucid Sight thinks item ownership is so important for blockchain game adoption
The importance of building a community early in a game’s development, including Discord and streaming
And how the financial opportunities of NFT trading encourages a deeper community

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BCGW #52: Talking CryptoWars with e11.io’s Matias Nisenson Jul 22, 2019

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.

The game is currently expected to be live in early 2020.

Topics covered include:

Matias’ history prior to launching Experimental
Why Experimental decided to make a strategy blockchain game
Why he (still) rates Ethereum over other blockchains
The strengths (and weaknesses) of using a sidechain like Loom, especially for UX
Why games will be the gateway for mass adoption of blockchain
Why CryptoWars’ economy is much more sophisticated than NFT sales
The challenges of raising investment
What’s next in terms of CryptoWars’ development

Episode links

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BCGW #51: Sizzle vs Actuality Jul 12, 2019

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? How can projects gain scale?

Topics covered include:

Is it too early to be talking about cross-chain interoperability?
Blockchain game projects are now going live but does anyone care?
WAX & Theta mainnet are live
Robot Cache is open in Early Access
When will Relentless, Decentraland, Gods Unchained, F1 Delta Time launch?
Why are some many blockchain games/projects failing to attract users?
& what can we learn from the games like My Crypto Heroes that have...

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BCGW #50: Why 8 Circuit Studios focuses on game not blockchain Jun 28, 2019

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 playtests.

Topics covered include:

James’ early experience in games with Nintendo and Microsoft
Why he’s interested in blockchain for games
8 Circuit’s first blockchain experiment with a mobile game
Why it then decided to make PC space combat/shooter Project Genesis
Its open model of development, which encourages community building
That neither gamers or publishers currently care about blockchain or NFT ownership
Which is why 8 Circuit is game-focused

Also a shoutout for James’ use of the term “transaction viscosity”...

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BCGW #49: Azarus’ Alex Casassovici on taking blockchain gaming mainstream Jun 24, 2019

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 the platform and can’t be exported to crypto exchanges.

Basically then Azarus uses blockchain tech where it’s needed on the backend, but enables scale by using the traditional web services in ways that users are accustomed to.

Topics covered include:

How Alex got into blockchain
The spark behind Azarus
Thinking beyond NFTs
Azarus’ advantage in terms of the ease for game developers to retrofit it
How the AZA Credit works
Why most traditional game companies aren’t interested in cryptocurrencies
What’s next for Azarus?
When will blockchain gaming take-off?

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BCGW #48: Many small steps towards success Jun 18, 2019

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 repays its pre-sales
Decentraland’s Frame interoperability for NFTs
The bet between people Jon couldn’t remember

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BCGW #47: Tony Pearce on why games will take blockchain mass market Jun 10, 2019

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 but necessary
Why games and NFTs will drive blockchain adoption
Why the big game companies aren’t interested in blockchain yet
Why boom times are ahead… eventually

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BCGW #46: Talking the future of blockchain games with Gareth Jenkins May 24, 2019

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?
Issues around the integration blockchain, games and brands
Dapper Labs’ new Dapper wallet and UX challenges
Cheeze Wizards - the good and the bad
The future of blockchain games

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BCGW #45: Enjin’s Multiverse - strengths & weaknesses May 17, 2019

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 added as Enjin rolls out its latest Enjin Sparks program.

Topics covered include:

What is the Enjin Multiverse?
How well does it chime with broader blockchain sentiments?
Which games are using Enjin?
How does the interoperability of assets work?
Will it be a mass market or a niche product?

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BCGW #44: CryptoKitties’ new robotic traits, the Dapper wallet & Cheeze Wizards!? May 03, 2019

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:

CryptoKitties’ new RoboKitty Purrstige Traits, which will “unlock new features in other dapps”
A wider discussion on the approaches to blockchain game item interoperability, including Enjin’s Multiverse
The open beta launch of the Dapper wallet, which offers free gas and exclusive drops from games such as Etheremon and My Crypto Heroes, and tries to solve the onboard issues of wallets such as MetaMask, and
Cheeze Wizards? What is Cheeze Wizards???

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BCGW #43: What have we learned in 2019 so far? Apr 30, 2019

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.

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BCGW #42: Talking fully decentralized games with Xaya’s Andy Colosimo Apr 18, 2019

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 game - Huntercoin
The vision for a fully decentralized blockchain game platform - Xaya
A comparison with the sector trend towards Ethereum and dapps
Explaining how Soccer Manager Elite will work
Introducing Xaya’s new game, RTS Taurion

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BCGW #41: Talking Battle Racers with Altitude’s Luna Javier Apr 10, 2019

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 Decentraland
How the game has been designed to be accessible for everyone
And how it integrates the Ethereum blockchain for more committed players, notably via the metagame provided by its vehicle NFTs, which can be levelled up as well as deconstructed back to their constituent parts

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BCGW#40: Talking F1, brands and NFT value with Animoca Brand's Robby Yung Apr 05, 2019

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 moved from mobile to blockchain
The value of the true ownership of digital items
How big brands such as F1 think about blockchain, especially how it changes in their level of control
How the F1 Delta Time game will link into the real F1 season
User generated content and The Sandbox game
Animoca Brand’s acquisition strategy
Why Robby is bullish about blockchain gaming in 2019

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BCGW#39: Why MLB Crypto Baseball became MLB Champions Mar 29, 2019

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 announcement of the F1 Delta Time blockchain game from Animoca Brands.

Links

MLB Champions website

Neon District website

F1 Delta Time website

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BCGW#38: Talking Axie Infinity with COO Alexsander Larsen Mar 25, 2019

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 CryptoKitties, notably in terms of creating item value
Axie Infinity’s recent Land sale and the vision for the Lunacia open world in future years
Funding and dealing with the CryptoWinter
The road to mainstream adoption of blockchain games
Axie Infinity’s goal to move from an Ethereum and Metamask-gated game to a more open meta-chain experience
And how the blockchain gaming sector is likely to fare in 2019

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BCGW#37: Is Ripple the next gaming blockchain? Mar 15, 2019

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 excellence .

You can check out the video version of the podcast here.

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BCGW#36: Talking blockchain games with Gabby Dizon Mar 08, 2019

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.

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BCGW#35: Springtime for blockchain games Mar 01, 2019

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 games with some blockchain features.

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BCGW#34: Talking MLB Crypto Baseball with Lucid Sight Feb 27, 2019

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.

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BCGW#33: NFTs - challenges and opportunities Feb 22, 2019

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.

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BCGW#32: Talking OpenSea with Devin Finzer Feb 13, 2019

In this interview, I talk to the CTO of blockchain game marketplace OpenSea Devin Finzer about the importance of such thirdparty marketplaces in the open blockchain game ecosystem, especially in terms of offering pre-launch item sales for funding, game discoverability, and overall market liquidity.

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BCGW#31: We don’t need no heroes (or Fortnite) Feb 12, 2019

Don’t get me started on the egregious attempts to shoehorn the words ‘Fortnite’ and ‘blockchain’ into the same headline...

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BCGW#30: Plasma Bears - the good and the bad Feb 08, 2019

In this podcast, Jon Jordan and James (@BCGbiz) discuss the launch of Blockade Games' game Plasma Bears, which runs on Loom Network's Ethereum sidechain technology and doesn't require wallets, ETH, marketplaces or any of the other elements we've come to expect from blockchain games.

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BCGW#29: Recap of Blockchain Gamer Connects London 2019 Jan 25, 2019

The third edition of the Blockchain Gamer Connects conference ran in London from 21-22 January 2019, so event MC Jon and James (editor at @BCGbiz) discuss the key trends arising: including sector enthusiasm despite Crypto Winter, the growing importance of UX, the value of games for blockchain usage, and why many blockchain devs are going 'item-first'.

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BCGW#28: Why 2019 will be different Jan 23, 2019

Why are blockchain game developers so bullish? Jon Jordan argues that the hard lessons of 2018 have forced the sector to focus on UX, not blockchain. Maybe, like Fight Club, the first rule of blockchain games will be no-one mentions blockchain games.

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BCGW#27: Blockchain Game Sentiment Survey 2019 Jan 18, 2019

Do you have an opinion about blockchain games and how the sector will develop in 2019? If so, please answer our 10-question Blockchain Game Sentiment Survey for 2019. It will only take 3 minutes.

And to whet your appetite, Jon Jordan takes a brief look at the answers collected so far. The survey will remain open until Friday 25 January.

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BCGW#26: CryptoKitties x Gods Unchained Jan 11, 2019

Interoperability is a concept much talked about in blockchain gaming. But despite the potential for using items from one game in another (and vice versa), we haven't actually seen many examples. Jon Jordan discusses how the deal between CryptoKitties and Gods Unchained ranks in this context, and why interoperability is so much harder to do in practice than in theory.

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BCGW#25: Our hopes for 2019 Jan 04, 2019

It's a new year so having reflected on how blockchain games progressed (or didn't) in 2018, it's time to consider our hopes and fears for 2019. Jon Jordan, together with James (@BCGbiz), welcome the decoupling of blockchain from cryptocurrency value and look forward to games ranging from Gods Unchained to Blankos Block Party, and discuss UX Maximalism (i.e. UX before decentralization).

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And find us at Blockchain Gamer Connects London 2019 on 21-22 January.

BCGW#24: Key 2018 Trends in Blockchain Gaming Dec 28, 2018

The year is almost over so now it's time to consider the key trends that impacted the nascent blockchain gaming sector in 2018. Ranging from the general Crypto Winter, to migration from Ethereum to EOS and Tron (and sidechains), and the failure of blockchain games to improve on CryptoKitties' balance of simplicity and UX, Jon Jordan discusses the past 12 months, and what it all means for 2019.

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BCGW#23: Most Anticipated Blockchain Games for 2019 Dec 21, 2018

2019 is going to be a breakout year for blockchain games - that's what we're hoping . But for this to happen, there will have to be some excellent games, so in this podcast Jon Jordan and James (@BCGbiz) discuss 10 upcoming games.

1. Gods Unchained, https://twitter.com/GodsUnchained

2. Zombie Battleground, https://twitter.com/ZBCardGame

3. Reality Clash, https://twitter.com/reality_clash

4. Hash Rush, https://twitter.com/PlayHashRush

5. CSC, https://twitter.com/CS_Commander

6. Cryptic Conjure, https://twitter.com/CrypticConjure

7. MLB Crypto Baseball 2019, https://twitter.com/MLBCrypto

8. Neon District, https://twitter.com/neondistrictRPG

9. Bitizens, https://twitter.com/BitGuildPLAT

10. The Sandbox, https://twitter.com/TheSandboxGame

(+bonus item: War Riders, https://twitter.com/warriders)

BCGW #16: Blockchain Game of the Year 2018 Dec 14, 2018

Yes, it's that time of the year when we look back and consider which blockchain game released in 2018 gains the title Game of the Year. But - as Jon Jordan argues - this year he doesn't think any blockchain game deserves the accolade (although he is happy to award the Best Worst Blockchain Game of the Year). Follow us on https://twitter.com/blockchaingmg And on Medium at https://medium.com/blockchaingamingworld

BCGW #15: Blockchain Games vs the Crypto Crisis Dec 07, 2018

Cryptocurrencies prices are tanking but what does that mean for blockchain games? With James (@bcgbiz), Jon Jordan discusses why the death of crypto as an investment asset is actually a great thing for the longterm success of blockchain gaming. Follow us at @blockchaingmg And laugh at my portfolio at https://my.delta.app/Ojyd Note: Not investment advice, purely skin in the game... !

BCGW #14: Blockchain's UX dilemma Nov 30, 2018

By definition, blockchains are highly decentralized, which creates lots of issues in terms of onboarding and user experience, especially for new users. In this podcast Jon Jordan talks to blockchain expert Gareth Jenkins (Deckbound/ @garethjenkins) about how game projects should balance of making their game accessible while still taking full advantage of the features using a blockchain offers, notably item ownership. Follow us on Twitter @blockchaingmg Check out Deckbound - https://www.deckbound.com/

BCGW #13: The significance of Mythical Games Nov 16, 2018

LA blockchain games platform Mythical Games decloaked this week with a $16 million Series A funding round. Jon Jordan explains why it is an interesting company and what its arrival tells us about the fast maturing blockchain gaming sector in terms of how it's now highlighting user experience over the technology of blockchain. Follow us at https://twitter.com/blockchaingmg Check out Mythical Games at http://mythical.games/

BCGW #12: AppCoins and the rise of blockchain app stores Nov 09, 2018

Can blockchain disrupt app stores? That's the discussion this week as Jon and James (@BGCbiz) talk about the recent App Store Foundation conference in Portugal, and the AppCoins project which is already in testing via the Aptoide Android app store and has the potential to connect advertisers with unbanked users, giving them the opportunity to accumulate tokens they then can spend on IAPs. Follow us on https://twitter.com/blockchaingmg More details about AppCoins at: https://appcoins.io/ More details about Aptoide at: https://en.aptoide.com/

BGCW #11: CryptoKitties, Dapper Labs and $30m Nov 02, 2018

CryptoKitties dev Dapper Labs has just raised $15m, taking its total to almost $30m so Jon and James (from @BCGbiz) discuss what it will do with all that cash, including its new project Dapper (which Jon mistakenly calls Dapps!), as well as talking more generally about changes in funding for blockchain projects. Follow at https://twitter.com/blockchaingmg Find out more about Dapper and sign up at https://www.whatisdapper.xyz

BCGW Special - Reality Clash; the first blockchain mobile shooter Nov 01, 2018

As well as blockchain, mobile shooter Reality Clash uses AR/VR and location-based technologies so it's certainly an ambitious project. So, as it begins its beta testing, we talk to community manager Jake and marketing manager Sam to find out more about how the game and how its blockchain ownership model for guns fits into the bigger picture. Follow us on https://twitter.com/blockchaingmg & find out more about Reality Clash at https://realityclash.com/

BCGW #10: Enjin's Multiverse and struggles with EOS Oct 26, 2018

We talk about Enjin's Multiverse, Jon's struggles setting up an EOS wallet, the launch of Beyond The Void, and trying to find the 'blockchain bit' of Lordmancer II. Follow us on https://twitter.com/blockchaingmg

BCGW Special: Hedgie - how to make an accessible blockchain game Oct 23, 2018

We talk Hedgie, the forthcoming casual strategy blockchain game, which combines ERC721 hedgehog characters, the game's ERC20 Curio token, a real-world payment system, and a strong focus on onboarding players without requiring any crypto payment or wallet registration. Jon Jordan talks to Stas Zlobinski and Madeleine Cruickshank from developer Hedgie Inc. You can find out more about Hedgie at https://www.hedgie.io/ The Hedgehog in the Fog cartoon at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedgehog_in_the_Fog And contact us at https://twitter.com/blockchaingmg

Blockchain Gaming World #9: The F2P Challenge Oct 19, 2018

Axie Infinity launches but Jon doesn't want to spend $20 to try it, James finds his retro gaming skills challenged in nTitle's Fury demo, Jon adds to his collection of wallets when he tries to play DopeRaider, (which now runs on the POA Network), and we compare our faux coin haul in our ongoing obsession with BitGuild's airdrop jumblesale app GuildChat.

Blockchain Gaming World #8 - GuildChat's Skinner Box Oct 12, 2018

BitGuild starts airdropping TRX (and less useful tokens) into its new mobile messaging GuildChat app to much confusion, Jon buys a big shiny gun in Reality Clash, and HyperDragons and Ethermon beat out CryptoKitties' DAUs. Jon Jordan (@blockchaingmg) and BlockchainGamer.biz (@BCGbiz) James discuss the state of blockchain gaming.

Blockchain Gaming World #7: Game over for Ethereum? Oct 05, 2018

Are game devs now moving away from Ethereum? In this week's episode Jon Jordan talks to blockchain game developer Gareth Jenkins (Deckbound) about the various blockchains available - Ethereum, EOS, TRON etc - not to ignore all the various layer 2 Ethereum sidechain options such as Loom, POA, Tenfold etc, nor more custom options such as XAYA and Gareth's own DLOX tech. (NB: apols for small child interruption... towards the end!)

The significant trajectory of blockchain games in 2018 Oct 01, 2018

Ups and downs: Jon Jordan considers what he's learned about the blockchain game sector in 2018 so far.

BCGW Special: Gareth Jenkins, Deckbound Sep 27, 2018

Live from the Blockchain Game Summit in Lyon, Jon talks to blockchain/gaming veteran Gareth Jenkins (Deckbound) about the current state of the sector.

Blockchain Gaming World #6 Sep 21, 2018

This week, we discuss Enjin's 'Multiverse', Stick Cricket, the top performing blockchain games of August, and Blockchain Gamer Connects Helsinki. Host Jon Jordan is joined by James from BlockchainGamer.biz.

BCGW Special: Alto's Crypto Game Challenge Sep 13, 2018

In this episode, we talk to Alto.io's Gabby Dizon about the Crypto Game Challenge and its 'Item First' approach to blockchain gaming.

Blockchain Gaming World #5 Sep 07, 2018

In this week's news roundup, Jon and James discuss: Did someone mean to spend 600 ETH on a Gen 9 CryptoKitty? Is the falling price of crypto good or bad? The launch of MLB Crypto Baseball And will Apple and Google play nice with blockchain games?

Blockchain Gaming World episode 4 Aug 24, 2018

This week, we talk with James from BlockchainGamer.biz about: The ambition of mobile, AR/VR, location-based shooter Reality Clash Hash Rush's 10,000-strong beta War Rider's item pre-sale PC blockchain game distribution platforms Robot Cache and Korrobox Blockchain Waves and games platform Alto.io hook up Plus why blockchain gaming may be great for indies

Blockchain Gaming World #3 Aug 17, 2018

In this week's episode, we're joined by James from BlockchainGamer.biz, and we discuss: Zombie Battleground's $350k Kickstarter Gods Unchained $1.2m pre-sale MLB Crypto Baseball's launch plus Mythereum going live on Bitguild, KamaGames' token sale and Alto and FlowPlay's partnership.

BGW: Talking to Soccer Manager Crypto & XAYA Aug 16, 2018

In this special edition podcast, we talk to Andrew Colosimo (CEO, XAYA) and Andy Gore (Soccer Manager Crypto) about how they started working together and why SMC is being released on the XAYA blockchain games platform.

Blockchain Gaming Week #2 Aug 10, 2018

In this week's episode, we're joined by BlockchainGamer.biz editor James, and we talk about: Blockchain games including ETH.TOWN, Axie Infinity, Hash Rush, Zombie Battleground and Gods Unchained, Various AR/VR blockchain projects, and new blockchain technoology Hedera Hashgraph

Blockchain Gaming Week #1 Aug 03, 2018

Hello and welcome to the first episode of Blockchain Gaming Week, in which we cover: Zombie Battleground's $300k Kickstarter Cryptic Conjure's pre-item sale ETH.Town's launch Various blockchain game companies' esports deals Partnerships between WAX & CryCash, OpenSea & ECOMI New ERC proposed standards 988 and 1155 and Hedera Hashgraph's $20 million hard cap public ICO.

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