Blockchain Gaming World

Blockchain Gaming World

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Blockchain Gaming World episodes

  • BCGW #140 | Wreck League is building the perfect esport mechs

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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.

    39 min
  • BCGW #134 | Building Infinigods' interoperable gaming ecosystem

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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.

    40 min
  • BCGW #133 | Ultra - building Steam on steroids for blockchain gaming

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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.

    43 min
  • BCGW #132 | Crypto Unicorns - building for core, expanding via casual

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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

    44 min
  • BCGW #131 | Azra's Legions & Legends is a F2P mobile-first "web3-sensitive" game w/ Mark Otero

    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
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    35 min

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