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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

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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

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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.

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