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

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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

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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

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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

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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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Some interesting games using Enjin

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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