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Blockchain Gaming World

By jon jordan

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BCGW #71: Gaming on Bitcoin SV?

Blockchain Gaming WorldJul 08, 2020

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160 | Building mech shooter MetalCore

160 | Building mech shooter MetalCore

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In episode 160, Jon Jordan talks to Studio 369's CTO Dan Nikolaides about the development process for F2P PC-based combined arms shooter MetalCore, which is currently in closed beta.

Mar 13, 202429:08
159 | Oh, the stories Yat Siu tells...

159 | Oh, the stories Yat Siu tells...

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In episode 159, Jon Jordan talks to Animoca Brands' chairman Yat Siu in a wide-ranging talk covering everything from:

  • John Locke and meme coins,
  • to how Mocaverse helped the growth of Pixels,
  • what is the Moca Foundation,
  • why web3 is fundamentally better for gamers than web2,
  • why Animoca Brands has invested in 450 web3 companies,
  • why DAOs need to be messy, and
  • why Yat thinks western gamer designers are "quite socialist"


Mar 06, 202448:47
158 | Gaming on Moonbeam

158 | Gaming on Moonbeam

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In episode 158, Jon Jordan talk to Moonbeam's head of ecosystem Sicco Naets about the opportunities arising from the Polkadot-based L1 and its cross-chain EVM-compatible design.

Feb 29, 202434:39
157 | Building the first web3 meta economy game

157 | Building the first web3 meta economy game

Check out Jon's daily Substack. In episode 157, Jon talks to Voya Games' Oli Loffler about his project Angry Dynomites Lab, which is currently playable on testnet as Craft World; something he describes as “the world’s first meta economy game”.

Feb 21, 202433:49
156 | Telling the tale of Nine Chronicles M

156 | Telling the tale of Nine Chronicles M

Check out Jon's daily Substack at https://gamestx.substack.com/ In episode 156, Jon Jordan talks to JC Kim, the CEO of South Korean web3 developer Planetarium about the story behind its idle RPG Nine Chronicles M, which is now out for PC and mobile, with around 100,000 MAUs.

Feb 14, 202437:36
155 | Why Mythical Games is bullish on web3 gaming via app stores

155 | Why Mythical Games is bullish on web3 gaming via app stores

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In episode 155, Jon Jordan talks to Mythical Games' CEO John Linden about its decision to build on Polkadot, the formation of the Mythos Foundation and why its games are all going to be distributed through Apple and Google's app stores.

Feb 07, 202439:04
154 | The ground-up rise of Pixels

154 | The ground-up rise of Pixels

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In Episode 154, Jon Jordan talks to Pixels CEO Luke Barwikoswki on the remarkable rise of the social RPG, which was triggered by its relaunch on Ronin in November 2023

Jan 31, 202434:09
153 | Autonomous worlds and godless games

153 | Autonomous worlds and godless games

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In episode 153, Jon Jordan talks to Playmint CEO David Amor about the rise of fully onchain blockchain games, including Downstream, its currently in-development title.

Jan 24, 202439:21
152 | How Kratos is building a global gaming community

152 | How Kratos is building a global gaming community

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In BCGW #152, Jon Jordan talks to the founder of Kratos Studios Manish Agarwal about how it's building out a global community of gamers. Starting in India, with the acquisition of IndiGG, but now in Indonesia, Brazil, Nigeria, Turkey etc, Kratos has over 1 million players, organized in 14,000 clans and has distributed >$1 million to players as they complete quests in both web2 and web3 mobile games. As Agarwal says it, Kratos is all about solving the LTV>CAC equation for every type of game.

Jan 17, 202437:44
151 | Blockchain games in 2024

151 | Blockchain games in 2024

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We kick off 2024 with a discussion between Jon and BlockchainGamer.biz editor Jenny on our predictions for blockchain gaming in 2024. Subjects covered include:

  • 2023 was a bad year for blockchain games 
  • Is the biggest threat external forces or get-rich-quick mentality? 
  • Remembering the Axie Infinity boom in late 2021
  • Will the hit games of 2024 be the ones we currently know
  • Shrapnel, Off The Grid, Pixels
  • Is UGC the future of blockchain gaming? 
  • Is mobile the future of blockchain gaming? 
  • Are fully onchain games the future of blockchain gaming? 
  • Should we even talk about "blockchain games"?
Jan 10, 202444:12
150 | 2023 review of blockchain gaming biz
Dec 27, 202301:07:06
149 | Making web3 games secure and accessible with Sequence (Peter Kieltyka)

149 | Making web3 games secure and accessible with Sequence (Peter Kieltyka)

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In BCGW #149, Jon Jordan talks to Horizon Blockchain Games CEO Peter Kieltyka about his love of open source coding, why Horizon developed TCG Skyweaver in order to build all-in-one web3 stack Sequence, and the difference between non-custodial and self-custodial wallets.

Dec 22, 202350:20
148 | State of web3 gaming in 2023 with Game7

148 | State of web3 gaming in 2023 with Game7

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In BCGW #148, Jon Jordan talks to Game7's head of research George Isichos about the State of Web3 Gaming report the DAO has released.

Dec 12, 202354:05
147 | From STEPN to Gas Hero w/ Shiti Manghani

147 | From STEPN to Gas Hero w/ Shiti Manghani

Check out Jon's daily Substack at https://gamestx.substack.com/ In BCGW #147, Jon Jordan talks to Find Satoshi Lab's COO Shiti Manghani about what it was like to experience the rapid success of move-to-earn game STEPN in early 2022, why the company has built out an ecosystem including a DEX and NFT marketplace, and what's next including new social mobile game Gas Hero.

Dec 12, 202335:53
Blocklords | Start as a farmer, become an NFT king

Blocklords | Start as a farmer, become an NFT king

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In BCGW #146, Jon Jordan talks to MetaKing Studios' CEO David Johansson about strategy PC MMOG Blocklords, which is now playable in open beta via Epic Games Store in its early iteration.


David talks about the vision for the game, which is a MMO with strategy elements and epic battles, where you start off as a farmer, gathering resources, but in which you can create a family dynasty and work your way up to become a king of your region. MMO game with strategy elements, epic battles but where you start off as a farmer but you can work your way up to be a king

Nov 07, 202339:33
BCGW #145 | Why Trophy is giving away 98% of its revenue

BCGW #145 | Why Trophy is giving away 98% of its revenue

Check out Jon's daily Substack at https://gamestx.substack.com/ In BCGW #145, Jon Jordan talks to Superlayer's Kevin Chou about his career in gaming (Kabam, Gen.G, Rally, Forte) and new launch Trophy, a games ID and discovery platform in which players can earn 98% of their ad revenue by sharing data with advertisers.


Oct 25, 202343:34
BCGW #144 | Proof of Play's 100% onchain gaming vision

BCGW #144 | Proof of Play's 100% onchain gaming vision

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In BCGW episode #144, Jon Jordan talks to Proof of Play CEO Amitt Mahajan about his career - as a co-creator of FarmVille etc - and why he's so excited about building fully onchain games - such as debut Pirate Nation - which are fully composable and unlock new experiences both for developers, players and their communities.

Oct 17, 202343:37
BCGW #143 | SKALE Network's new gaming chops

BCGW #143 | SKALE Network's new gaming chops

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In BCGW #143, Jon Jordan talks to SKALE Networks' Jack O'Holleran about the Ethereum-based scaling solution's recent rise as a blockchain for high performance games.

Oct 10, 202334:43
BCGW #142 | League of Kingdoms redux

BCGW #142 | League of Kingdoms redux

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In BCGW #142, Jon Jordan talks to NOD Games director of BD Dan Lee about the web3 veteran dev's expansion for its 4X game League of Kingdoms, and how it's moving also into publishing and advising other South Korean companies about web3 including NHN.


Oct 05, 202343:41
BCGW #141 | Reignition of Star Atlas

BCGW #141 | Reignition of Star Atlas

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In episode #141, Jon Jordan talks to ATMATA CEO Michael Wagner about Star Atlas; how he's dealt with the past 12 months of difficulties while maintaining his grand vision for the space combat and trading MMO, which is currently releasing multiple different experiences.

Sep 21, 202340:59
BCGW #140 | Wreck League is building the perfect esport mechs

BCGW #140 | Wreck League is building the perfect esport mechs

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Jon Jordan talks to nWay CEO Taehoon Kim about the company's background in real-time multiplayer fighting games, its first web3 experiment, and how it hooked up with Yuga Labs to launch season one of its mobile mech NFT builder-and-battler Wreck League, which goes live on 14th September.

Sep 05, 202338:55
BCGW #139 | Blockchain gaming offers huge upside despite slow adoption says Com2uS

BCGW #139 | Blockchain gaming offers huge upside despite slow adoption says Com2uS

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BCGW #139 | Jon Jordan talks to Com2uS' US president Kyu Lee about the South Korean game company's early experiments in blockchain games and why it's currently taking a very controlled approach to introducing these mechanics into games such as Summoners War: Chronicles.

Aug 09, 202340:33
BCGW #138 | Why Delabs is all-in on blockchain games

BCGW #138 | Why Delabs is all-in on blockchain games

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In BCGW #138, Jon Jordan talks to Delabs' head of web3 strategy Quinn Kwon about the South Korean developer's approach making high quality blockchain games.

Jul 27, 202331:24
BCGW #137 | No wallet, just stream: Ember Sword’s mass market plan
Jul 19, 202332:05
BCGW #136 | Extending blockchain game economies with Moonstream

BCGW #136 | Extending blockchain game economies with Moonstream

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In BCGW #136, Jon Jordan talks to Moonstream CEO Neeraj Kashyap about how the company helps blockchain game companies control and expand their economies, including reference to how Moonstream has worked with Crypto Unicorns.



Jul 13, 202335:06
BCGW #135 | Fableborne: the build-and raid mobile RPG

BCGW #135 | Fableborne: the build-and raid mobile RPG

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In BCGW #135, Jon Jordan talks to Pixion Games' CEO Kam Punia about Fableborne, its forthcoming mobile RPG in which players build and raid each others' bases for rewards and leaderboard placement.

Jun 29, 202332:40
BCGW #134 | Building Infinigods' interoperable gaming ecosystem

BCGW #134 | Building Infinigods' interoperable gaming ecosystem

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In BCGW #134, Jon Jordan talk to Infinigods' co-founder Owen O'Donaghue about how it's building out its interoperable ecosystem of games, which offer different gaming experiences but share NFTs, while also allowing players to earn tradeable assets through gameplay in a sustainable manner.

1:33 Owen talks through his previous career at Microsoft and Facebook/Meta 6:47 Axie Infinity, NBA Top Shot and CryptoKitties and the rise of blockchain games 9:00 The value of open economies in F2P games 11:41 The setting of Infinigods' games with respect to mythology, IP and scaling the universe 15:50 "We think shared NFT assets [between games] is really cool" 17:34 "We though about doing a larger Clash of Clans-type game" 21:50 Explaining InfiniMerge's play-to-earn element, using NFTs not ERC20 tokens 25:20 "People can consistently mint an Ark for $10 and sell them for $22" 29:24 Game release schedule in the coming months and the scaling strategy 33:02 Positive around using app stores to distribute web3 games 35:45 The browser-based market is not big enough. You need to be on app stores.

Jun 21, 202339:03
BCGW #133 | Ultra - building Steam on steroids for blockchain gaming

BCGW #133 | Ultra - building Steam on steroids for blockchain gaming

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In BCGW #133, Jon Jordan talks to Ultra co-CEO Nicolas Gilot about the long gestation and potential synergetic potential of the blockchain-based PC game distribution ecosystem, which also includes a streaming channel, NFT marketplace and esports tournament platform.

Jun 14, 202342:17
BCGW #132 | Crypto Unicorns - building for core, expanding via casual

BCGW #132 | Crypto Unicorns - building for core, expanding via casual

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In episode #132 Jon Jordan talks to Laguna Games' CEO Aron Beierschmitt about the first year of running its resource farming game Crypto Unicorns, including the launch of new more accessible mobile-first experiences such as Unicorn Party and the Fall Guys-esque Rainbow Rumble. Full article here

0:46 The first year of running Crypto Unicorns 2:00 Launching at the peak of the bull 4:00 We have runway until the end of 2024 6:21 The inspiration for those cute Crypto Unicorns 7:40 Why we pivoted from mobile F2P 10:40 We're seeing great success on Facebook marketing (c.5% CTR) 12:35 Average playtime is 1 hour a day across 5 sessions. DAU/MAU ratio is 67% 14:35 Success of the RBW marketplace for P2P trading: $10M in volume to-date from 2,300 MAUs 18:50 New game experiences in development 24:55 The transition to a non-profit org for the DAO, including the Crypto Unicorns' IP 27:08 New games in development -- Match-3 vs autobattler vote and Unicorn Party 30:12 Still uncertainty around app store distribution 31:24 Our focus has been to build extreme depth into our economy to monetize high LTV players 32:11 Our ARPU is +$400, our D7 retention is 75%, D180 is 38% 34:20 New game Rainbow Rumble -- Fall Guys with Unicorns 39:05 It's very hard to build a sustainable ecosystem in this space

Jun 07, 202343:41
BCGW #131 | Azra's Legions & Legends is a F2P mobile-first "web3-sensitive" game w/ Mark Otero

BCGW #131 | Azra's Legions & Legends is a F2P mobile-first "web3-sensitive" game w/ Mark Otero

In BCGW #131, Jon Jordan talks to Azra Games' CEO Mark Otero about Legions & Legends, his forthcoming 9th hero collection RPG; notably covering why Otero thinks blockchain and true ownership are important, and why he describes the game as being a "web3-sensitive" title, which will also have a "token of fun".

1:30 Legions & Legends will be your 9th RPG so what does blockchain add to the mix? 2:30 The value of true ownership of game assets 4:00 How can blockchain make the game experience stronger? 6:15 The influence of D&D in Mark's history 7:29 How blockchain plays into new features for collectible games 9:38 The vital important of camera system in a game with small and large characters 14:00 Why did you launch The Hopeful PFP collection? 16:33 Why Legions & Legends is a "web3-sensitive" game 18:50 We will never do anything within our game that corrupts the entertainment value 28:00 To-date we've seen some interesting but ultimately unsustainable business models 28:50 I think more people are now talking about fun in blockchain games 29:49 What are your thoughts about having an in-game token? 30:25 Explaining Legions & Legends' token of fun Read Jon's daily Substack at GamesTX.

May 17, 202334:12
BCGW #130 | Building Serum City

BCGW #130 | Building Serum City

Jon Jordan talks to Lior.eth from Mutant Cartel and Alex Paley from Faraway Games on their collaboration Serum City, a forthcoming citybuilding game that uses both Bored and Mutant Apes and Mutant Cartel's own NFTs to create new narratives and experiences. We particularly discuss the concept and actualities of NFT interoperability.

Apr 25, 202337:36
BCGW #129 | The blossoming of Ronin w/ Jeff Zirlin

BCGW #129 | The blossoming of Ronin w/ Jeff Zirlin

Jon Jordan talks to Sky Mavis co-founder Jeff Zirlin about the blossoming of the Ronin blockchain, both in terms of its decentralization, as well as the announcement of the first non-Sky Mavis games that will launch on it.

Apr 17, 202332:32
BCGW #128 | Immutable's future w/ Robbie Ferguson

BCGW #128 | Immutable's future w/ Robbie Ferguson

Jon Jordan talks to Immutable president and co-founder Robbie Ferguson about what its new partnership with Polygon means and how he sees the blockchain game sector developing in 2023.

Mar 28, 202327:56
BCGW #127 | Launching auto chess battler Mojo Melee

BCGW #127 | Launching auto chess battler Mojo Melee

Jon Jordan talks to Mystic Moose CEO Mike Levine about the forthcoming launch of auto chess battler game Mojo Melee, as well as its wider Planet Mojo ecosystem.

Mar 02, 202346:40
BCGW #126 | Why Japanese game companies are going blockchain w/ Oasys

BCGW #126 | Why Japanese game companies are going blockchain w/ Oasys

Jon Jordan talks to Daiki Moriyama and Ryo Matsubara from  Oasys about how the gaming blockchain is leveraging the growing interesting in web3 from Japanese game companies ranging from Sega and Square Enix to Gumi and Bandai Namco. 



Feb 13, 202328:51
BCGW #125 | How Magic Eden accelerates blockchain gaming w/ Chris Akhavan

BCGW #125 | How Magic Eden accelerates blockchain gaming w/ Chris Akhavan

Jon Jordan talks to Magic Eden's chief gaming officer Chris Akhavan about his journey into blockchain gaming and how he hopes Magic Eden will accelerate market adoption. 

Jan 30, 202326:13
BCGW #124 | Future for blockchain games with Yat Siu

BCGW #124 | Future for blockchain games with Yat Siu

We start the year in style as Jon Jordan talks to Animoca Brands' chairman Yat Siu about the aftermath of 2022's crypto crash and where the blockchain game sector goes next as we head into 2023. 

Jan 04, 202346:57
BCGW #123 | 2022 in review w/ David Amor & Will Luton

BCGW #123 | 2022 in review w/ David Amor & Will Luton

Jon Jordan discusses what happened in the blockchain game sector during 2022 with David Amor (Playmint) and Will Luton (Village Studio)

Dec 21, 202256:37
BCGW #122 | Guild of Guardians with Derek Lau

BCGW #122 | Guild of Guardians with Derek Lau

Jon Jordan talks to Immutable's game director Derek Lau about its mobile squad-RPG Guild of Guardians, which is currently in alpha testing, prior to its 2023 launch.

Dec 01, 202228:54
BCGW #121 | Building the Unioverse w/ Wyeth Ridgway

BCGW #121 | Building the Unioverse w/ Wyeth Ridgway

Jon Jordan talks to Random Games' CTO Wyeth Ridgway about Unioverse, its project to create a "Roblox for triple-A devs" via tools, royalty-free game assets ... and blockchain!

Nov 15, 202236:57
BCGW #120 | The future of NFTs w/ Alex 'Sillytuna' Amsel

BCGW #120 | The future of NFTs w/ Alex 'Sillytuna' Amsel

Jon Jordan talks to NFT OG Alex 'Sillytuna' Amsel about what's going on with creator royalties, as well as his two ongoing projects -- game Clodhoppers and NFT remix project Soulcast

Nov 01, 202254:55
BCGW #119 | Blockchain Brawlers & Tyranno Studios w/ David Kim

BCGW #119 | Blockchain Brawlers & Tyranno Studios w/ David Kim

Jon Jordan talks to David Kim about the rebranding of WAX Studios to Tyranno Studios and its games Blockchain Brawlers and the forthcoming Music Mogul.

Oct 21, 202238:12
BCGW #118 | Games + Community = Angry Dynomites Lab (w/ Oliver Loeffler)

BCGW #118 | Games + Community = Angry Dynomites Lab (w/ Oliver Loeffler)

Jon Jordan talks to ex-Kolibri Games co-founder Oliver Loeffler about his new web3 project Angry Dynomites Lab, which has just minted the second of its four elemental dynos NFTs.

Oct 13, 202229:28
BCGW #117 | How Habbo went web3 w/ Mika Timonnen

BCGW #117 | How Habbo went web3 w/ Mika Timonnen

Jon Jordan talks to Muumiopappa - aka Mika Timonnen, the NFT director at Azerion - about what happened when NFTs were introduced into the long-running online community Habbo (originally Habbo Hotel) and what's happening next.

Oct 10, 202231:05
BCGW #116 | MechaFightClub w/ Rahul Sood

BCGW #116 | MechaFightClub w/ Rahul Sood

Jon Jordan talks to Irrevelant Labs' CEO Rahul Sood about MechaFightClub, the Solana-based game that will pit AI-driven robotic chickens from the future (in the form of dynamic NFTs) against each other -- first in the Cockpit and then in the global Cocktagon tournament, something labelled as "The Metaverse's Craziest Battle Arena".

Oct 03, 202231:46
BCGW #115 | Talking Axie Infinity's future w/ Jeff Zirlin

BCGW #115 | Talking Axie Infinity's future w/ Jeff Zirlin

Apologises for the choppy video, but great content (as ever from) Sky Mavis' co-founder Jeff 'Jiho' Zirlin talking about the future of Axie Infinity

  • both in terms of the new F2P mobile game Axie Infinity: Origins
  • the new token reward system, 
  • the forthcoming Land game alpha, 
  • the esports strategy 
  • and the growing pains of being the co-founder of a fast-growing startup -- Sky Mavis is now 175 people, and still hiring
Sep 23, 202236:17
BCGW #114 | Bitcoin - gaming's global payment channel? (w/ Ben Cousens, Zebedee)

BCGW #114 | Bitcoin - gaming's global payment channel? (w/ Ben Cousens, Zebedee)

Jon Jordan talks to chief strategy officer Ben Cousens about how Zebedee's use of Bitcoin's Lightning Network is opening up new, more collaborative business models for games (and players), ranging from ad-share micropayments in hypercasual mobile games to MMORGPs and shooters. 

Sep 19, 202236:14
BCGW #113 | Jamie Jackson, CCO, Mythical Games

BCGW #113 | Jamie Jackson, CCO, Mythical Games

Jon Jordan talks to Mythical Games' chief creative officer Jamie Jackson about how he got into the industry (anyone else remember Colin McRae Rally 2?), his move into blockchain gaming with Blankos Block Party, and what's next with NFL Rivals and Nitro Nations: World Tour.

Sep 13, 202242:32
BCGW #112 | Mighty Action Heroes w/ Simon Davis

BCGW #112 | Mighty Action Heroes w/ Simon Davis

Jon Jordan talks to Mighty Bear Games CEO Simon Davis about its forthcoming battle royale web3 game Mighty Action Heroes, which is the first title in the MightyNet interoperable gaming universe. 

Jul 28, 202227:01
BCGW #111 | Life Beyond w/ Vincent Marty

BCGW #111 | Life Beyond w/ Vincent Marty

Jon Jordan talks to Darewise's Vincent Marty about its forthcoming open world MMOG Life Beyond, which is entering its first playable alpha. 

Jun 28, 202235:26