201 | Why John Smedley's making a blockchain game

In the latest episode of the Blockchain Gaming World podcast, editor-in-chief Jon Jordan talks to MMOG legend John Smedley about his new studio Distinct Possibility and its forthcoming persistent extraction shooter Reaper Actual, which will be released on Steam and Epic Games Store as a pure web2 game, with the web3 version only available via its own website.

• [2:33] Reaper Actual is a mix between a MMO and a FPS: an "open world persistent shooter".
• [4:18] It's like Escape from Tarkov in an open world and had a baby with Rainbow Six Siege.
• [6:00] How Reaper Actual is different to the likes of Delta Force and Arena Breakout.
• [9:20] The game's persistence is around bases but also a player affinity system.
• [11:40] How the game is using genAI ethically in terms of paying voice actors.
• [14:40] Why is it a blockchain game?
• [18:56] Why there will be a separate web2 version for Steam and EGS.
• [21:50] We are not a pay-to-win game. We never will be.
• [28:14] The game will sell bases, which in the web3 version of the game, will be NFTs.
• [33:07] Why Reaper Actual is building on Tezos' Etherlink EVM L2.
• [34:55] The first playable version will be released on Steam and web3 in late September.