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Multiplayer CCG Storybook Brawl hit with player backlash after crypto company tries to ram in NFTs
Don't look now, but another cryptocurrency company is trying to make NFTs and gaming come together despite a vast majority of players not wanting...
GDC 2022: Blockchain, NFTs, and play-to-earn scams go mainstream
It's GDC again, guys, and it's... woof, a rough-looking year. While we had some really interesting panels during COVID, the first in-person event (which...
Rise Online gets ready for an April 15 launch with all the NFTs you can handle
Last year we reported that there was a spiritual successor to an old MMORPG known as Knight Online that was in the works. Rise...
XLGAMES’ NFT-filled ArcheWorld opens for pre-registration and maps out content plans
At the top of February we caught wind of ArcheWorld, a version of XLGAMES' MMORPG ArcheAge that is filled with a gaggle of NFTs...
Netmarble creates its Marblex blockchain ecosystem in preparation for its arrival to A3 Still Alive
If you were hoping that Netmarble would have read the room and come to its senses regarding cryptocurrency, blockchain, and play-to-earn in the mobile...
Cornucopias’ The Island is an upcoming MMO brimming with blockchain babble
Imagine if an MMO developer decided to rake up every NFT and blockchain buzzword and system, then pigeonholed and sewed them together to make...
Steam’s Gabe Newell cautions players against ‘sketchy’ NFT operators
The raging debate over NFTs and their place in video gaming doesn't look like it's going away anytime soon. And while some studios are...
EVE Online and Black Desert studio Pearl Abyss believes it can ‘create a stable blockchain ecosystem’
Pearl Abyss' Q4 2021 financials are a rollercoaster, my friends. The company is fine, so no panic there; in fact, it's operating revenue is...
Legends of Aria’s new owner discusses the revamp, Classic, and blockchain implementation
Just before Christmas, we learned that Citadel Studios and Legends of Aria, originally Kickstarted as Shards Online, were being bought out, along with the...
Krafton and Bluehole announce a partnership to create NFT avatars to sell in a future metaverse
The classic set of questions for journalists, investigators, and general critical thinkers to ask is the Five Ws: who, what, when, where, and why....
ArcheAge developer XLGames unveils an NFT-filled game launching in July called ArcheWorld
At a media event for Bora, a blockchain and NFT "ecosystem" (isn't that an ironic use of that word), ArcheAge developer XLGames unveiled plans...
Netmarble promises a bunch of blockchain titles despite their being banned in its home country
Just an FYI if you were starting to forget this or something, Netmarble is a garbage company. There's plenty of reasons to think that,...
Ubisoft’s Singapore studio cleared of wrongdoing, Ubisoft exec claims users ‘don’t get’ its Quartz NFTs
Least we forget, Ubisoft is a studio that is mired in its own controversies, with a sexual harassment scandal that broke in 2020 that...
SoulWorker’s original developer threatens play-to-earn copycat MMO with legal action
Not quite a year ago, Gameforge sunsetted the western version of SoulWorker, and the game reverted back to the game's original Korean developer, Lion...
Sega will stop chasing the NFT dragon if it is ‘perceived’ as a ‘simple money-making’ scheme
With so many major studios and game publishers looking to join in on the blockchain and NFT racket, it'd be easy to believe that...
GameStop plans to create an NFT and crypto marketplace this year
If you've ever wondered how GameStop manages to keep making the worst decisions and losing money with a zeal and intensity usually reserved for...
RF Online developer unveils plans for a ‘battle coin server’ that will reward cryptocurrencies
It has been a significant length of time since we heard any major peeps out of RF Online, though the game itself has been...
Wisdom of Nym: Final Fantasy XIV and the problem with the Matsuda NFT letter
What I really wanted to kick the year off right in the Wisdom of Nym column was to have to push my plans back...
Square Enix president lauds blockchain for play-to-earn and ‘self-sustaining game growth’ potential
If you've been anywhere near gaming social media or news feeds, you've no doubt been exposed to the loud, trumpety fart of a letter...
CCP Games CEO voices support for NFTs and play-to-earn schemes but won’t link EVE Online to a blockchain
If you're an EVE Online fan, you might have been a bit concerned that the internet spaceship sandbox started dipping its toes into the...
