
Unified digital identity can enable true interoperability in Web3 gaming.
Opinion by: Yukai Tu, chief technology officer of CARV
Delivering interoperability across blockchain gaming remains a white whale. It’s great on paper but frustratingly out of reach in practice. Ironically, despite promising to break down the walls built by traditional gaming, Web3 is recreating similar silos by locking assets, achievements, and indeed identities within standalone platforms.
As we move into and through the new year — which is full of reasons to be bullish about blockchain gaming, from improving gameplay to invisible onboarding — we need to deliver on this long-promised yet unfulfilled vision. How? Through connecting identity with interoperability once and for all.
A gaming blockchain built over Ethereum (ETH) is joining forces with a crypto conversion service to streamline how traders purchase non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and digital assets. According to a new press release, play-to-earn gaming platform Ronin (RON) is inking a partnership with Transak, a platform that lets investors purchase NFTs and the ecosystem’s tokens using […]
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Illuvium says the partnership with AI agent protocol Virtuals will allow its in-game NPCs to adapt quests, dialogue and challenges based on the player’s actions.
Blockchain-based gaming franchise Illuvium is set to upgrade its in-game non-playable characters (NPCs) through a new partnership with Virtuals — the protocol behind viral social AI agents on X, including AIXBT.
The collaboration will see Virtual’s G.A.M.E AI model framework power NPCs within Illuvium’s trio of games (still in beta), giving them the ability to dynamically change up dialogue, quests or challenges depending on a player’s actions.
“Imagine this: You walk into a bar. The bartender agent dreams of being the most devoted husband. In a traditional game, your options might be to buy a drink or play a song. In an agent-driven world, you could insult his wife, sparking his anger, leading him to attack you,” the team behind the Virtuals Protocol wrote in a Jan. 7 X post.
Blockchain Gaming Association’s fourth annual survey showed growth in the C-suite, but other demographics appear to be slipping.
The blockchain-based gaming sector is becoming increasingly top-heavy as it moves further into the mainstream, according to data from the Blockchain Gaming Association’s fourth annual survey.
Marking the association’s largest effort to date, the 2024 survey aggregated and analyzed data provided by 623 survey respondents from the Web3 gaming industry. Those surveyed included industry professionals ranging from C-suite executives to professional e-sports players.
While much has remained the same since the annual survey began in 2021, including the notion that both trust and user experience issues are the primary factors holding adoption back, the 2024 survey indicates pivotal growth in the C-suite and an influx of talent with gaming industry experience prior.
The French gaming company developed the title in partnership with the Arbitrum Foundation.
The Arbitrum Foundation and French gaming giant Ubisoft have announced Dec. 18 as the official launch date for “Captain Laserhawk: The G.A.M.E.” a web3-enabled top-down shooter.
The game is set in the Ubisoft gaming universe and features a cast of characters from titles including Far Cry: Blood Dragon, Rayman, Assassin’s Creed, Beyond Good and Evil, The Crew, Rainbow Six, Splinter Cell and Watch Dogs.
Captain Laserhawk’s gameplay combines classic top-down shooter mechanics with competitive leaderboards and Web3 features. Story-wise, it’s a media spinoff of the 2023 Netflix-based television show “Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix.” The title is among the slate of Ubisoft games exploring Web3, blockchain, and non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
Beam Ventures will launch in 2025, providing funding and acceleration for blockchain gaming startups in the United Arab Emirates.
The Beam Foundation has disclosed plans for an upcoming venture fund in Abu Dhabi targeting blockchain gaming projects.
According to a Dec. 11 announcement, the fund will launch in the first half of 2025 and manage $150 million in capital backed by local investors.
The fund’s investment thesis is primarily focused on blockchain-based games and gaming infrastructure, but capital will also be deployed for startups working on solutions tied to artificial intelligence, augmented reality and user-generated content.
The initiative could significantly boost the gaming ecosystem on messaging platforms, driving innovation and new revenue streams in the industry.
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The rapid decline in Hamster Kombat's user base highlights the volatile nature of the gaming market and the impact of emerging competitors.
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