PokÉ To Axie
Philip La on moving from Pokémon GO to Axie Infinity
Player ownership, the strength of the Pokémon IP, and Axie Infinity's economy sustainability
Digital Dancing
The Sandbox and DanceFight partner to bring street dance battles to the metaverse
Featuring dance-move NFTs
Open Is Better
Is blockchain required for the metaverse?
Bunch CEO Selcuk Atli on why this is an exciting time to build
Bwah
The Sandbox and Ubisoft partner to bring Rabbids to the metaverse
Ubisoft will host interactive experiences and integrate voxel characters and items in The Sandbox metaverse
Not Just For Karl
Daniel Persson on Coffee Stain's new mobile-first studio, exploring old IP, and not looking at NFTs
Excitement about hybrid genres, including FPS and survival.
Snapping Up Staff
Shortround Games staff and tech acquired by blockchain outfit Mythical Games
Will begin working on an unannounced sports game
Grand Launch
Horizon Blockchain Games launches NFT trading card game Skyweaver
Available on iOS, Android and PC
Crypto Consultant
SuperGaming appoints crypto specialist Siddarth Menon as blockchain advisor
Will help the company build its crypto platform and design in-game economies
Appointment At Axie
Sky Mavis appoints former Pokémon Go product manager as Axie Infinity game product lead
Phillip La brings over 10 years of product management experience
Metaworms
Update: Team17 U-turns on NFT MetaWorms collections
Follows backlash from fans and partnered development studios
Milk And Honey
Newzoo: NFT companies will transform into luxury and lifestyle brands
Fashion brands will be "early winners" in the metaverse
Marbleverse
Netmarble unveils upcoming Metaverse and NFT projects
70% of upcoming games with utilise blockchain tech
Building On Blockchain
Learn the best practices of blockchain gaming at Pocket Gamer Connects London
Get insights into how crypto works with games at next month’s conference
Building Blockchain
Together Labs launches blockchain subsidiary MetaJuice
Starting out in the IMVU metaverse
Esports Expectations
Newzoo: Mobile esports will continue to grow in 2022
Top publishers are battling out for the top position in the mobile esports sector
Racing Rivalry
Supremacy Games to bring real car NFTs to upcoming P2E mobile racing game
Number of car NFTs will equal real world production figure
Social Distance
Kim Soares on the launch of Finnish social gaming studio Social First
PocketGamer.biz speaks with Kim Soares on forming a new social games studio, disruptive trends, and the return to live events
Look To The Future
Newzoo: Blockchain resistance, play-to-earn, and transmedia in the State of Gaming briefing
Blockchain applications in gaming "not yet realised"
On The Bandwagon
Gismart launches NFT collection BillionPeeps
Currently developing an upcoming blockchain project
Predictions
Mobile Mavens: expert predictions for the future of the mobile games industry
Web3, more acquisitions, and new working models
Growing Guilds
Infinity Force raises $5.5 million to grow blockchain and P2E games
Backed by key metaverse investor Animoca Brands
Another One
Nukebox Studios launches blockchain branch
Looking to invest in new evergreen franchises
Building Blockchain
Loop Games to invest $100 million to expand Pethereum.io blockchain metaverse
Initial coin offering coming soon
Boosting Blockchain
Forte acquires N3twork tech platform to boost blockchain growth
Will form new games focused studio, N3twork Studios
Making New Frens
OP Games launches indie publishing arm GM Frens
Aims to bring indie developers onto the blockchain
Mega City Metaverse
The Sandbox partners with Hong Kong companies to create Mega City metaverse
Including Adrian Cheng, PwC Hong Kong, and Times Capital
Gaze Into The Crystal Ball
PocketGamer.biz’s predictions for 2022 mobile gaming
NFTs, the metaverse, and hybrid monetisation
The Next Step
Jam City jumps into blockchain and NFTs
Will launch first blockchain game Champions: Ascension
Blockchainville
Zynga partners with Forte to develop blockchain games
Will leverage existing Zynga IP
Crypto Learning
Learn all about NFTs and Blockchain at PG Connects London 2022
Get ready to be in the know about NFTs and Blockchain with leadig experts at our upcoming conference, February 14-15
C2x Commences
Com2uS Holdings launches portal for C2X blockchain platform
Titles available will increase "exponentially" in coming months
Backing Blockchain
Voodoo to invest $200 million into blockchain games
Bringing blockchain to casual mobile users
Cyball Scores
Cyball raises $1.8 million for football-themed P2E NFT mobile game
Focused on reaching new audiences for blockchain gaming
Double Bogey
Neowiz to bring Golf Impact and Brave Nine to the blockchain
Golf Impact set to receive a big makeover
Gaze Into The Crystal Ball
Four trends to watch in 2022
Gamification and branding, the metaverse, and blockchain among others
P2e Mmorpg
Com2uS Holdings to add upcoming World of Zenonia to blockchain ecosystem
Scheduled for release in H2 2022
Blockchain Bridge
Affyn raises $7 million for F2P P2E AR metaverse mobile game
All in-game characters will be represented as NFTs
Sio2
Ubisoft launches Quartz NFT platform
Available from 9 December strictly for Ghost Recon Breakpoint on PC
Block Buster
Busting myths about blockchain, NFTs, and play-and-earn monetisation for games
David Kim, VP of Business Development and Marketing for wdny.io explores the facts, the fallacies and the phenomenon
Gotiva’s Got It
Sarajevo startup Gotiva Games raises $250,000 for NFT social puzzle games
Debut title scheduled for Q2 2022
Blockchain Branding
Gamevil rebrands as Com2uS Holdings to focus on blockchain and NFT projects
Solidifies shift towards play-to-earn games
Following Suit
Gamevil acquires Zenaad to build out NFT business
Taking steps to solidifying blockchain presence
More Metaverse
Azur Games invests $2 million into blockchain-based NFT metaverse Axes 2.0
$10 million reserved for future NFT projects
Bringing In Bitcoin
Viker partners with Zebedee to bring Bitcoin rewards to mobile games
Plans to support integration in 5 games by the end of 2021
Rpg+nft
Com2uS is bringing Summoners War: Chronicles to blockchain
Working on its own ecosystem with Terra
Minting
Majority of game developers considering using blockchain
New survey shows speed of change
Block On
Mobile game devs part of blockchain gaming platform Forte's $725 million raise
Sea Capital co-led the round
Minting
Zynga appoints its first VP of blockchain gaming
Matt Wolf will lead the charge
The New Meta
The Sandbox raises $93 million to grow open NFT Metaverse
Already over 500,000 connected wallets
Rewarded
Animoca-backed Gamee launches Arc8, its blockchain mobile gaming platform
Play and win crypto