Blockchain Gaming World

Non-Fungible Tokens are one of the key trends in blockchain games, so Jon Jordan and James (@BCGbiz) discuss what an NFT is, why they're becoming so important, and what some of the issues are, especially as NFTs are increasingly being spoken about as speculative investments.  Follow us on Twitter Watch us on YouTube, including a visual version of this podcast

In this interview, I talk to the CTO of blockchain game marketplace OpenSea Devin Finzer about the importance of such thirdparty marketplaces in the open blockchain game ecosystem, especially in terms of offering pre-launch item sales for funding, game discoverability, and overall market liquidity. You can find Devin on Twitter Plus follow us on Twitter Watch us on YouTube And drop us an email - jon@blockchaingaming.world

Don’t get me started on the egregious attempts to shoehorn the words ‘Fortnite’ and ‘blockchain’ into the same headline... Follow us on Twitter Watch us on YouTube Or email jon@blockchaingaming.world

In this podcast, Jon Jordan and James (@BCGbiz) discuss the launch of Blockade Games' game Plasma Bears, which runs on Loom Network's Ethereum sidechain technology and doesn't require wallets, ETH, marketplaces or any of the other elements we've come to expect from blockchain games.  You can follow us on Twitter Watch us on YouTube And gift us Plasma Bear parts too!

The third edition of the Blockchain Gamer Connects conference ran in London from 21-22 January 2019, so event MC Jon and James (editor at @BCGbiz) discuss the key trends arising: including sector enthusiasm despite Crypto Winter, the growing importance of UX, the value of games for blockchain usage, and why many blockchain devs are going 'item-first'. Follow us on Twitter Watch on YouTube Read us on Medium

Why are blockchain game developers so bullish? Jon Jordan argues that the hard lessons of 2018 have forced the sector to focus on UX, not blockchain. Maybe, like Fight Club, the first rule of blockchain games will be no-one mentions blockchain games.  Follow us on Twitter Watch us on YouTube Read us on Medium

Do you have an opinion about blockchain games and how the sector will develop in 2019? If so, please answer our 10-question Blockchain Game Sentiment Survey for 2019. It will only take 3 minutes. And to whet your appetite, Jon Jordan takes a brief look at the answers collected so far. The survey will remain open until Friday 25 January. Follow us on Twitter Watch us on YouTube Read us on Medium

Interoperability is a concept much talked about in blockchain gaming. But despite the potential for using items from one game in another (and vice versa), we haven't actually seen many examples. Jon Jordan discusses how the deal between CryptoKitties and Gods Unchained ranks in this context, and why interoperability is so much harder to do in practice than in theory. Follow us on Twitter, YouTube and web. 

It's a new year so having reflected on how blockchain games progressed (or didn't) in 2018, it's time to consider our hopes and fears for 2019. Jon Jordan, together with James (@BCGbiz), welcome the decoupling of blockchain from cryptocurrency value and look forward to games ranging from Gods Unchained to Blankos Block Party, and discuss UX Maximalism (i.e. UX before decentralization). Follow us and comment at @blockchaingmg And find us at Blockchain Gamer Connects London 2019 on 21-22 January. 

The year is almost over so now it's time to consider the key trends that impacted the nascent blockchain gaming sector in 2018. Ranging from the general Crypto Winter, to migration from Ethereum to EOS and Tron (and sidechains), and the failure of blockchain games to improve on CryptoKitties' balance of simplicity and UX, Jon Jordan discusses the past 12 months, and what it all means for 2019.  Follow us at https://twitter.com/blockchaingmg