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NFT MMO ArcheWorld plans testing of an AlphaPass and opens an ad sharing contest in Asian regions

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We're once again reporting on ArcheWorld, the NFT-filled version of ArcheAge that was first announced in February 2022. The last report we did on...
AUGH

Game dev flips a panel into an anti-crypto attack, earning applause from attendees and ire from NFT sponsors

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Many folks may not have heard of Mark Venturelli, a designer for the turn-based strategy title Chroma Squad and founder of developers Critical Studio...
What you are chasing and will not get.

Perfect Ten: MMOs that have fallen to the dark side of cryptocurrency

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Here's an interesting point that's worth considering: For all the talk about cryptocurrencies, NFTs, the metaverse, and other Web3 buzzwords being the future of...

Blockchain-linked survival sandbox Life Beyond begins its first open alpha testing phases

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Back in April, we reported on the unfortunate news that survival sandbox Life Beyond is angling towards blockchain and NFT integration thanks to developer...
Oh, hey.

BitCraft affirms it will not integrate cryptocurrencies, calling the scheme a FOMO ‘black hole’

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With a name like BitCraft, it was probably easy for NFT and crypto speculators to believe the game would be angling to their side...
Are you going to HIT me?

Riders of Icarus forges deeper into NFT territory

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It seems like just yesterday that all we had to worry about in patch notes was whether or not our favorite class was getting...
aw hell

The Daily Grind: Is there any dead MMO you’d play if it were resurrected by blockchain schemers?

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Earlier this month, Justin and I jawed on the MassivelyOP podcast about the revival of Kritika Online, which turned out to be an exploitative...

Newly relaunched Kritika Online’s cash shop is just as gross as you’d assume

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Normally around these parts we would be cheering on the resurrection of an MMORPG. But in the case of Kritika Online, which has returned...
lol, no

E3 plans to return next year as Gamescom 2022 tickets go on sale

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The ESA is apparently not willing to let its E3 trade show-cum-games hype dispensary go into that good night. While this year's event has...
Sol Badguy comparisons seem apt.

Kritika Global will resurrect as a play-to-win NFT monstrosity next week

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So you guys remember Kritika Online, right? It was published here by En Masse but shut down back in 2019, although it continued running...

Pokemon Go’s Niantic might be exploring NFT and crypto-infused AR games

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We've noted before that Niantic leadership is heroically awful at reading the freaking room on a number of matters, so perhaps it should come...

Richard Garriott is building a blockchain MMO following the failure of Shroud of the Avatar

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Richard Garriott is working on a new MMORPG, and yes, it's filled with NFTs. Garriott, who is probably best known to mainstream gamers as the...

Star Trek announces plans for starship NFTs and a new pay-to-earn game called Star Trek Continuum

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You read that headline correctly: Paramount Global is getting into bed with RECUR, a company in the business of creating "innovative NFT experiences with the biggest brands in film, TV, sports, and pop culture," to create starship NFTs based on the Star Trek IP, which in turn will be used in an upcoming pay-to-earn game known as Star Trek: Continuum.

Ubisoft maintenance-modes Ghost Recon Breakpoint following failed NFT scheme

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Let us take a moment to chronicle the brief history of Ubisoft's Ghost Recon Breakpoint. The game actually launched back in 2019, though it...
Glorbo?

GDC 2022: Blockchain, NFTs, and play-to-earn scams go mainstream

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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...

XLGAMES’ NFT-filled ArcheWorld opens for pre-registration and maps out content plans

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At the top of February we caught wind of ArcheWorld, a version of XLGAMES' MMORPG ArcheAge that is filled with a gaggle of NFTs...

Ubisoft’s Singapore studio cleared of wrongdoing, Ubisoft exec claims users ‘don’t get’ its Quartz NFTs

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Least we forget, Ubisoft is a studio that is mired in its own controversies, with a sexual harassment scandal that broke in 2020 that...

Gamers, along with everyone else, are apparently avoiding Ubisoft’s Ghost Recon NFTs

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If this blossoming world of cryptocurrency and NFTs is making you long for a simpler and less stupid era of gaming history, you're not...

Ubisoft made good on its NFT scheme promise with ‘Ubisoft Quartz’

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File this one under "who asked for this": Ubisoft is going all in on the crypto dystopia with a new NFT-driven implementation in Ghost...
You are bad and you should feel bad.

Vague Patch Notes: NFTs in gaming are a bad, dumb idea

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This is going to be a little more ranty than usual. Apologies for that in advance, but... well, we're talking about NFTs. NFTs are...

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