A new tabletop company is mired in an NFT controversy. Some are marketing stunts like Exploding Kittens' physical NFTs. Others are dubious grifts like Wonders of the First. Then there are conflicts…
June 19, 2024 | 03:53 EDT
Epic has revealed a change to the way Adults Only-rated games are distributed on the Epic Games Store, with particular reference to blockchain games. According to the storefront's new guidelines,…
December 20, 2023 | 08:16 EST
Korean developer WeMade revealed a new gameplay trailer of its upcoming MMORPG Legend of Ymir, showing some interesting and perhaps a bit quirky mechanics. We get to see plenty of Norse mythology-…
November 20, 2023 | 02:06 EST
PUBG, which was arguably once the biggest game in the world, is getting NFTs through Banger, a so-called "gaming hub" that plans on launching sometime in 2023. If you've never heard of Banger, you're…
December 28, 2022 | 11:36 EST
A round of GameStop layoffs has apparently begun, and this time, it seems to be the company's blockchain division that's in the crosshairs. Supposedly, six GameStop software engineers have been laid…
December 6, 2022 | 09:14 EST
Another day, another new developer convinced it can solve the impossible problem of making NFT games fun. Midnight is a new blockchain-based dev led by some of the industry's "most commercially…
November 30, 2022 | 10:41 EST
FIFA has announced that it's releasing four blockchain games based on the upcoming Qatar World Cup, because apparently, the world needs more blockchain games in it. The soccer giant describes the…
November 9, 2022 | 09:48 EST
If you were hoping for the Symbiogenesis trademark filed last week to be a Parasite Eve remake or sequel, then I've got bad news for you. It turns out that Symbiogenesis is, in fact, a new Square…
November 3, 2022 | 09:21 EDT
Minecraft may have made its stance on NFTs pretty clear, but that isn't stopping the release of a new Minecraft NFT game. Minecraft OP Prison is a collaboration between official partner Meraki and…
September 30, 2022 | 12:24 EDT
The Square Enix blockchain saga continues. The Japanese company has partnered with blockchain company Oasys to become a "node validator" on the latter's blockchain, joining companies like Sega,…
September 12, 2022 | 10:56 EDT
Atari has revealed that it's still very much on board the NFT bandwagon by announcing a new set. The Atari 50th anniversary NFT collection will be a collaboration with artist Butcher Billy and will…
August 25, 2022 | 10:11 EDT
The developers at Build A Rocket Boy are shooting down the Everywhere blockchain rumors. This rumor came about after a few people noticed the company posting job positions for blockchain programmers…
August 24, 2022 | 02:41 EDT
How would you like to play a Richard Garriott NFT MMO? No? Well, we probably should have told him that before he launched the new website for Iron and Magic, a blockchain game in which he apparently…
August 16, 2022 | 10:26 EDT
If you've seen some Coromon NFTs being advertised on social media in the last few days, you might think that publisher Freedom Games has joined the NFT grift. This isn't the case, however; it's all…
July 21, 2022 | 12:29 EDT
Ninja Gaiden producer Tomonobu Itagaki has announced a brand new development studio and game project, and it's bad news if you're not a fan of Web3 nonsense. Warrior is a play-to-earn game with (you…
July 12, 2022 | 12:10 EDT
Chroma Squad and Dungeonland designer and developer Mark Venturelli has struck out at NFTs, describing them as "a nightmare" and "not relevant" to the future of gaming. The talk in which Venturelli…
July 11, 2022 | 11:56 EDT
DrDisrespect's game studio Midnight Society has shared some details regarding the planned development cycle for its upcoming shooter Project Moon. Supposedly, the studio will commit to releasing "…
July 11, 2022 | 09:58 EDT
A Web3 platform has been found to have stolen assets in both its design and its content. W3itch.io claims it is a "free-as-freedom open marketplace" for games that emphasizes Web3 technology like…
June 30, 2022 | 10:27 EDT
Square Enix has confirmed that it currently has no plans to release Dragon Quest or Final Fantasy NFTs. Although the company does want to move further into blockchain tech, its president says it's "…
June 23, 2022 | 11:19 EDT
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has called Fortnite Token a "scam," further stating that there isn't any officially-sanctioned Fortnite cryptocurrency available on the market. Fortnite is one…
June 7, 2022 | 02:18 EDT
Netmarble has revealed that mobile RPG Ni no Kuni: Cross Worlds, which launched today in the West, will have NFTs and blockchain technology incorporated into it. Right now, you can exchange in-game…
May 26, 2022 | 09:31 EDT
The NFL, NFL Players Association (NFLPA), and Mythical Games have announced NFL Rivals, which is a play-and-own NFL NFT video game that allows players to compete against other GMs with their…
May 25, 2022 | 10:51 EDT
Longtime Mega Man artist and producer (and Mighty No. 9 creator) Keiji Inafune has revealed his next project: Beastroid, an NFT collection that will be minted in Q2 2022. Keiji Inafune…
May 17, 2022 | 04:21 EDT
We now have an idea of what a Square Enix NFT and blockchain world might look like. In a new financial report, Square Enix lays out its plans for both NFTs and the blockchain, detailing investments…
May 13, 2022 | 11:14 EDT
CCP Games CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson has said that there are "no plans" for EVE Online to implement blockchain technology, cryptocurrency, or NFTs anytime soon. EVE Online is an MMORPG…
April 11, 2022 | 02:45 EDT
If you're a fan of the classic Wizardry fantasy RPG series, you might be wondering what's happened to the franchise and where it's going next. Well, wonder no more, as a new Wizardry blockchain game…
March 30, 2022 | 10:57 EDT
Indie gaming distributor Plug In Digital has walked back on its partnership with the Winkyverse, an "education games metaverse". The studio had originally signed up to help Winkyverse creator Mainbot…
February 25, 2022 | 09:54 EST
The world of tabletop gaming has been brushing up against the convoluted crypto scams known as NFTs lately. Quirky tabletop developer Exploding Kittens turned heads with their printable NFT marketing…
February 16, 2022 | 02:14 EST
Krafton Inc, creators of the PUBG battle royale genre, has announced equity investments in Seoul Auction Blue (2.5 million USD) and XBYBLUE (4.1 million USD) and have signed a memorandum of…
February 8, 2022 | 09:40 EST
Indie gaming marketplace Itch.io has struck out against NFTs, calling them a "scam". The marketplace went after NFTs in no uncertain terms, saying that anyone who thinks NFTs are useful should "…
February 7, 2022 | 11:42 EST
A GameStop NFT marketplace is in the works. The marketplace will come about through a partnership with NFT solutions provider Immutable, with the partnership also yielding a $100m fund available for…
February 3, 2022 | 10:08 EST
Bang Jun-hyuk, the billionaire founder and chairmain of Netmarble, the biggest South Korean mobile game developer, has announced that 70% of their upcoming games will use blockchain and metaverse…
February 2, 2022 | 11:13 EST
Team17, the company known for the Worms franchise, has become the latest company to jump aboard the NFT train. It's teaming up with Reality Gaming Group to create "high quality, low energy consuming…
January 31, 2022 | 09:50 EST
Another day, another NFT scam. What a strange life we live in, eh? Well, another NFT promising the world has come and gone, taking millions of dollars worth of Ethereum with it. Basically, Blockverse…
January 26, 2022 | 10:30 EST
Outerverse publisher Freedom Games is warning of a scam blockchain game and crypto token called Outerverse Metaverse & Decentralized Platform -- and Freedom Games says it is violating the…
January 24, 2022 | 02:09 EST
The completely asinine concept of NFTs has made its way into the world of tabletop gaming. Board game developer, Exploding Kittens have officially announced that they are partnering with 3D laser…
January 18, 2022 | 04:43 EST
Hey don’t buy NFTs and Troy Baker getting into them is dumb, Take-Two spent $13 billion on mobile developer Zynga, people still play PUBG and a lot more are now that it’s free to play, and Australia’…
January 17, 2022 | 07:00 EST
Troy Baker, a voice actor known for his roles in games such as The Last of Us and many other games, has jumped aboard the NFT train. He announced on Twitter this morning that he's now partnered to…
January 14, 2022 | 09:15 EST
The Castlevania franchise had its 35th anniversary on September 26, 2021, but Konami is celebrating that anniversary a little bit late. Unfortunately, they're celebrating by auctioning off a series…
January 6, 2022 | 09:44 EST
Square Enix has announced it is to start selling Million Arthur NFTs (non-fungible tokens) starting in summer this year. It's part of a wider move towards NFT technology, with Square Enix aiming to "…
March 17, 2021 | 09:58 EDT