Former Nintendo President Believes Gaming Experiences Could Benefit From Blockchain And ‘Play to Earn’ Models

May 3, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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Reggie Fils-Aimé, the former president of Nintendo of America, has offered his take on blockchain and play to earn models when applied to the gaming industry. The executive declared that he was a big believer in blockchain technology, and that players investing their time in games should be able to monetize whatever items they had […]

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Square Enix Sells Off Game Studios and IP to Focus on Blockchain

May 2, 2022 The Crypto Briefing

Square Enix said in a press release today that it is selling several of its IPs and game studios in order to focus on blockchain. Sale Amounts to $300 Million...

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Square Enix Insists on Integrating Blockchain Elements Into Its Games

April 21, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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Square Enix, the Japanese gaming company, is pressing on with its vision of integrating blockchain elements into its games. In a recent interview, president Yosuke Matsuda talked about the importance of user-generated content and the advantages that allowing this kind of development, as well as introducing blockchain-based self-sustained economies, might bring to the future of […]

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Japanese Software Giant Line Plans to Launch NFT Market Next Month

March 24, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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The Japanese social media and messenger software firm Line Corporation has announced the company is introducing a non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace on April 13. Line detailed on Wednesday that the market will be called “LINE NFT” and it will showcase “more than 100 types of NFTs.” Japan’s Line Corporation to Launch LINE NFT Marketplace In […]

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Gaming Giant Square Enix Dives Into Crypto Metaverse, Partners With Ethereum-Based Altcoin Project

March 3, 2022 The Daily Hodl

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Japanese role-playing game (RPG) industry giant Square Enix is teaming up with Ethereum-based metaverse altcoin The Sandbox (SAND) to revive a dormant medieval-themed RPG franchise. In a new blog post, The Sandbox says that they are partnering up with Square Enix to bring Dungeon Siege, an IP that follows a farmer and his companions on […]

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Square Enix to Bring Dungeon Siege IP to The Sandbox

March 3, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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Square Enix, the Japanese game publishing and developing company, has announced a new deal with The Sandbox to allow one of its IPs to be featured in the metaverse-based platform. The company will bring elements of Dungeon Siege — one of its oldest intellectual properties — to The Sandbox, allowing players to include these elements […]

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Bandai Namco to Invest $130 Million in Building Its Own IP Metaverse

February 12, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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Bandai Namco, a game development and publishing company, has announced its intention of creating its own metaverse to increase the engagement fans have with the brand. The strategy was announced during the reveal of its new mid-term plan, which outlines the roadmap of the company for the next three years. The company expects to spend […]

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Farmville Creator Zynga to Launch NFT Games, Says Gaming Firm’s Blockchain Lead

February 11, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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American social game developer Zynga has plans to launch non-fungible token (NFT) games in the near future. Zynga’s vice president of blockchain, Matt Wolf, told the press that the company is looking at the cycle right now and “figuring out where we want to jump in.” Farmville and Words With Friends Game Developer Zynga Details […]

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Ubisoft Executive Thinks Players Reject NFTs Because They Don’t Understand Benefits

January 31, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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Nicolas Pouard, an executive at Ubisoft, one of the leading videogame companies in the entertainment world, has issued his take on the backlash from gamers regarding the inclusion of NFTs in traditional franchises. The VP at Ubisoft’s Strategic Innovations Lab stated that this reaction could be due to a lack of awareness of the benefits […]

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Konami’s Castlevania Anniversary NFT Sale Raises Over $160K

January 17, 2022 Bitcoin.com

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Konami, a Japanese game developer and software publisher, raised more than $160K in its first foray into the non-fungible token (NFT) scene. This was the result of an NFT auction related to the 35th anniversary of Castlevania, one of its most popular franchises. The end result contrasts with what other companies have experienced so far, […]

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