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Blockchain Firm Animoca Brands Raises $358 Million to Enhance Web3 and the Metaverse
18.1.2022
Animoca Brands has announced the blockchain and cryptocurrency-focused firm has raised $358.8 million to bolster the non-fungible token (NFT) industry and “build the open metaverse.” The capital raise follows the firm’s previous $65 million and $138.88 million raises last year...
P2E game Nyan Heroes aims to save 1 billion sheltered cats
7.1.2022
“We need to realize that building a game is not only about the game play, but about the economic system and how sustainable everything is,” said co-founder Wendy Huang
Fractal: 110K join Discord of Twitch founder’s new NFT gaming marketplace
31.12.2021
After launching the Fractal NFT gaming marketplace, Twitch co-founder Justin Kan labeled NFTs as the "future of gaming."
NFT-collateralized loan platform Arcade raises $15M in funding round
22.12.2021
Pantera Capital's Lauren Stephanian said the platform’s collateralization of NFTs could incentivize participation from institutional investors
Gamer-hate: Ubisoft's new NFT project vid gets 96% dislike ratio
10.12.2021
The top comment on Ubisoft’s YouTube video introducing its NFTs has more likes than the actual video, and slams the firm for “milking” money from its customers
Edward Snowden says gamers could be vulnerable to exploitation using NFTs
3.12.2021
"I think the community should very much be trying to bend the arc of development away from injecting artificial, unnecessary scarcity entirely for the benefit of some investor class," said Edward Snowden
NFTs and play-to-earn are future of gaming industry, says EA boss
4.11.2021
Major video game publisher Electronic Arts sees NFTs and blockchain-based games as the future of the industry
Monster-battle NFT game Axie Infinity soars in popularity among developing nations
3.11.2021
One way to earn money on the platform is to breed in-game creatures called Axies using crypto, mint them as NFTs, and sell them to other players
100 Person Mega-Battles: Former Midway, Disney, Activision Game Devs Announce Mechanized-Combat NFT Game
2.11.2021
At the non-fungible token (NFT)-focused conference, NFT.NYC, developers from the Metalcore Foundation and Studio 369 revealed an NFT-powered mechanized combat video game. The game’s creators have worked on projects for Activision, Disney, Lucas Films, Midway, and the Mechwarrior, Mortal...
Valve removes blockchain games, tells users not to publish content on crypto or NFTs
15.10.2021
“Steam's point of view is that items have value and they don't allow items that can have real-world value on their platform,” claimed one game developer
Sports NFT gold rush as projects raise $930 million in a week
23.9.2021
Following the $250 million funding round, Dapper Labs intends to launch more licensed collectibles in music, entertainment and other sports codes
Crypto Twitter cries foul after noticing NBA star John Wall’s NFT has a Fortnite background
22.9.2021
"Celebs really think they can come into an industry they know nothing about, never interact with the community, then launch a scam project they’ll abandon in 3 months?” questioned Twitter user 0x_fxnction
Nifty News: Vogue tokenizes magazine covers, autographed Tesla and more…
26.8.2021
Vogue Singapore has tokenized its front covers, Animoca Brands expanded its investment portfolio, and acclaimed producer Rob Weiss has signed up to direct a crypto series
Nifty News: Mike Tyson’s ear-biting tokens, the NFT that makes you a TV star, and more…
20.8.2021
An Australian TV show is auctioning off an NFT that will see the winning bidder become part of the show next season, while sporting icons Mike Tyson and Lionel Messi have entered the NFT arena
Sci-fi or blockchain reality? The ‘Ready Player One’ OASIS can be built
4.7.2021
Enter the OASIS: The economy of the liveable arcade in the science fiction film could only be built using blockchain technology
Yield Guild Games doubles down on play-to-earn model with $4M funding round
16.6.2021
The Series A funding round was led by BITKRAFT Ventures, an esports-focused venture capital firm. A.Capital Ventures, IDEO, CoLab, Mechanism Capital and ParaFi Capital also participated in the raise, as did several angel investors
Guild of Guardians pre-game registrations hit 133K as NFT sales surge
10.6.2021
Guild of Guardians was developed by Stepico Games, a Ukraine-based game developer, and published by the Australian-based marketplace Immutable
Nifty News: Olympic NFT pins and games, world's first intelligent NFT and more
4.6.2021
Sotheby's has revealed the world’s first “intelligent” NFT, Playboy is auctioning off a tokenized boarding pass to the “bunny jet”, and Olympic-themed NFT collectibles are dropping this month