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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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BCGW #51: Sizzle vs Actuality Jul 12, 2019

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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

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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

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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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