There has been lots of speculation that blockchain games are the future of gaming, but what does that future look like? And more specifically, what does the future of blockchain gaming look like? This week on the Mastering Retention Podcast, Daniel Paez (Director of Monetization and Game Economy at Worldspark Studios) joins Tom to try and get to the bottom of these questions. The two of them dive deep into the world of blockchain gaming and all the things that it encompasses.

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0:35 How did Daniel Paez get into the video game industry?

5:57 Are blockchain games the future of gaming?

11:23 Monetization and game economy within blockchain games.

14:28 1st Generation blockchain games and why they failed.

16:48 Traditional game economies vs blockchain game economies.

21:28 The future of blockchain LiveOps and monetization.

35:20 The flow of money within blockchain gaming.

44:51 Building games with the community.

48:01 How to keep more players around longer.