Check out ⁠⁠⁠Jon's daily email at GamesTX⁠⁠ In episode 178, Jon Jordan talks to Stone Blade Entertainment CEO Justin Gary about his career making deck builders and TCGs and why he's adding blockchain into recent PC release SolForge Fusion.

⁠Jon Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlockchainGamer.biz editor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jenny Jordan talk through the news for the week ending 27th September 2024 including: Line is getting blockchain integration. Ragnarok: Monster World goes live on 1st October. Why developers should build live. How to fix The Sandbox. Axie Pals will get genAI.…

In episode 110 of Web3 Warriors, Krome connects with Tim Dierckxsens, CEO of Venly.io, a blockchain API platform that is focused on making web3 easier for businesses to integrate. The episode takes a look at the techy side of blockchain development and the pain-points that many businesses face when wanting to offer a web3 component to their custome…

⁠Jon Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlockchainGamer.biz editor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jenny Jordan talk through the news for the week ending 20th September 2024 including: The return of Flappy Bird New games for Ronin Are there too many blockchain games? Ex-Zynga team announce blockchain poker game…

Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jon's daily email at GamesTX⁠⁠⁠⁠ In episode 180, ⁠⁠Jon Jordan⁠⁠ talks to Foonie Magus CEO Frank Cheng about Apeiron, its hybrid roguelite dungeon crawler with deck elements - out now on PC and coming to mobile in late 2024 - plus a god metagame due in 2025.

⁠Jon Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlockchainGamer.biz editor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jenny Jordan talk through the news for the week ending 13th September 2024 including: CCP's announcement of blockchain-enabled EVE Frontier Dookey Dash: Unclogged is live 1 million downloads for Guild of Guardians Axie Infinity: Origins is 2 Gameloft is making a Clayn…

Check out ⁠⁠⁠⁠Jon's daily email at GamesTX⁠⁠⁠ In episode 179, ⁠Jon Jordan⁠ talks to Cartridge CEO Tarrence van As about the advantages of building fully onchain games using its Starknet-based development tools.

Jon Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlockchainGamer.biz editor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jenny Jordan talk through the news for the week ending 6th September 2024.

In episode 109 of Web3 Warriors, Krome connects with Zoe Osborne, 3D Spatial Designer and Founder of Mahogany Design Commune, to discuss her web3 journey and thoughts on the future of on-chain 3D spaces. Zoe lives in Toronto and has experience exhibiting NFTs in Barbados, where she was born and raised. The conversation covers her journey into NFTs …

Jon Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlockchainGamer.biz editor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jenny Jordan talk through the news for the week ending 30th August 2024.

Jon Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlockchainGamer.biz editor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jenny Jordan talk through the news for the week ending 23rd August 2024.

Check out ⁠⁠Jon's daily email at GamesTX⁠ In episode 177, Jon Jordan talks to MetaKing Studios' CEO David Johansson about the launch of fully onchain companion game Blocklords Dynasty, as well as the long term plans for PC strategy game Blocklords, including the launch of the battle mode, NFT permadeath and family lineage. The thinking behind fully…

Jon Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlockchainGamer.biz editor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jenny Jordan talk through the news for the week ending 16th August 2024, including: Three months post-launch, is Guild of Guardians a success or failure? Scaling web3 games through the app stores is really hard. Autoverse Studios has raised $8 million for its drag racing game on Immu…

In episode 108 of Web3 Warriors, Krome reconnects with Hakim Draper, CEO of Artist Intelligence Labs, Managing Partner of Link Media Partners and Chief Strategy Officer for DataToLeads, to discuss his views on the future of web3 music, given his background in the music industry. The conversation covers his new on-chain copyright platform, SongSecur…

Jon Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlockchainGamer.biz editor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jenny Jordan talk through the news for the week ending 8th August 2024, including:The most popular games for July: Pixels, Blocklords Dynasty, Catizen.Blockchain game sector investment trends, 2024 YTD is down 33% compared to 2023. Drake Star's Global Gaming Report Q2 2024 has some fund…

Check out ⁠Jon's daily email at GamesTX⁠ In episode 176, Jon Jordan talks to Gamee chairman Bozena Rezab about why the casual gaming network is returning to Telegram with its WAT Protocol, 8 years on from when it was a launch partner for gaming on the messaging platform. Reasons include viral scaling of audience, its Star monetization network and n…

Jon Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlockchainGamer.biz editor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jenny Jordan talk through the news for the week ending 2nd August 2024, including: Cosmic Bomber has launched, exclusively for Moca ID users at the moment. Manchester United has launched a fantasy soccer game on Tezos. New rewards campaigns from Earn Alliance, HyperPlay, Gamer7 and MetaCen…

Check out Jon's daily email at GamesTX In episode 175, Jon Jordan talks to Mighty Bear Games' CEO Simon Davis about its competitive reward gaming ecosystem Goat Gaming, which is leveraging channels such as Telegram.

In episode 107 of Web3 Warriors, Krome connects with Justin Gary, CEO of Stoneblade Entertainment and Co-Creator of SolForge, to discuss his new web3 game SolForge Fusion and the future of onchain gaming. The episode takes a look at some of the hurdles facing blockchain gaming, as well as how Justin is teaming up with Richard Garfield (creator of M…

Jon Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BlockchainGamer.biz editor⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jenny Jordan talk through the news for the week ending 26th July 2024, including: Our Game of the Week is Splinterlands' TD game SoulKeep. Animoca announces a $20 million strategic partnership with TON. Studio 369 announces idle companion game Metalcore Arena and vehicle NFT sale. Boomland an…

In episode 106 of Web3 Warriors, Krome connects with Jonny and Brandon from NFT Energy, to discuss their innovative energy drink business and building your brand in web3. The episode takes a look at the issue of marketing web3 projects and specifically how to appeal to people who are not active in the crypto space. The interview covers a wide range…

Jon Jordan⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠BlockchainGamer.biz editor⁠⁠⁠⁠ Jenny Jordan talk through the news for the week ending 19th July 2024, including: BCGbiz Mavens discussion on how to choose a blockchain -- grants, community, tech? Immutable was the fastest growing blockchain in terms of new titles in Q2 2024. Wemix changes its blockchain strategy to fewer, hig…

Jon Jordan⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠BlockchainGamer.biz editor⁠⁠⁠ Jenny Jordan talk through the news for the week ending 12th July 2024, including: Launch of Mocaverse's MOCA token Soccerverse raises $3 million from Square Enix Forgotten Runiverse is moving from Arbitrum to Ronin. Smilegate's MMORPG Nine Lords will be going live on Line's DOSI platform, plus Jon …

Check out Jon's daily email at ⁠GamesTX.Substack.com⁠ In episode 174, ⁠Jon Jordan⁠ talks to ArenaX's Wei Xei about how the company is looking to apply its AI technology - reinforced machine learning - for blockchain games such as AI Arena, as well as onboarding people to the AI sector more generally.…

In episode 105 of Web3 Warriors, Krome reconnects with Kane Mayfield, a hip-hop artist and blockchain music innovator, to discuss his latest drop on Bitcoin and his thoughts on the future of on-chain music. The episode takes a look at Kane's latest album, DUST, and the phygital combination of on-chain NFTs with real-life merchandise including a vin…

Jon Jordan⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠BlockchainGamer.biz editor⁠⁠ Jenny Jordan talk through the news for the week ending 5th July 2024, including: Immutable has seen a 30% rise in daily active wallets during June up to 300,000 DAUWs. Hunters On-Chain and Guild of Guardians are the most popular games on Immutable zkEVM. Discussing 69% of Pixels' peak DAUWs being bots…

Jon Jordan⁠ and ⁠BlockchainGamer.biz editor⁠ Jenny Jordan talk through the news for the week ending 28th June 2024, including: Talking to Sky Mavis' Jeff Zirlin about whether web3 gaming is dead. Pixels' DAUWs are down a lot since Chapter 2 launched. Is Sky Mavis' support for Axie Infinity now flogging a dead horse? How do you reinvent an IP c.f. R…

In episode 104 of Web3 Warriors, Krome connects with Joe Mangrum aka Sandman, a visual artist who uses colorful sand to make beautiful artwork - discussing his inspiring artistic career and experiences in the web3 space. The episode takes a look at the concept of taking temporary physical art and making it digitally permanent through blockchain tec…

Jon Jordan and BlockchainGamer.biz editor Jenny Jordan talk through the news for the week ending 21st June 2024, including: Rise of games on TON Are there now too many blockchains? L2s? L3s? What's happening with Heroes of Mavia? Boomland's 250 million BOOM token play-to-airdrop Immutable zkEVM data -- MAUWs vs DAUWs…

Check out Jon's daily email at GamesTX.Substack.com In episode 173, Jon Jordan talks to Saga CEO Rebecca Liao about the blockchain's vision to be the "L1 for launching L1s", in particular its focus on games.

Join Jon and Jenny from BlockchainGamer.biz as they round up the news from the week ending 14th June 2024, including: Is web3 gaming dead? Or just degen crypto gaming that's dead? Sustainable blockchain-based game economies Launch of PIRATE token Gamee's Telegram-based Wat Protocol

Check out Jon's daily email at https://gamestx.substack.com/ In episode 172, Jon Jordan talks to Pixels' CEO Luke Barwikowski about the game's growth in 2024, and how the launch of its chapter 2 sets the scene for the game to continue its trajectory into 2025.

In episode 103 of Web3 Warriors, Krome connects with GINGERPOTTER, an amazing artist and animator with an impressive catalogue of NFT art projects on the Ethereum blockchain. The episode takes a look at Ginger's unique trajectory starting as a Lebanon-based artist with a growing Instagram following and evolving into an established NFT artist with a…

Check out Jon's daily email on Substack In episode 171, Jon Jordan talks to Stardust CEO Canaan Linder about how he got into the industry 6 years ago, how Stardust is helping game developers build on the blockchain and scale (eventually) to one billion players. He says it's a question of when, not if.…

Get Jon's daily GamesTX email via Substack. In episode 170, Jon Jordan talks to Mike O'Connor about Today The Game, which is mixing generative AI NPC creation with sim-style gameplay, resource trading and user generated content.

In episode 102 of Web3 Warriors, Krome connects with Canaan Linder, CEO of Stardust, a web3 gaming company that offers wallets-as-a-service across different blockchains and user acquisition services. The episode covers a wide range of best practices and knowledgeable perspectives on the web3 gaming industry. The interview looks at how blockchain ca…

Check out Jon's daily email at Substack.In episode 169, Jon Jordan talks to Helika CEO Anton Umnov about how the company is moving from web3 analytics into 'doing everything except making web3 games'.

Check out Jon's daily email on Substack. In episode 168, Jon Jordan talks to Guild of Guardians' game director Chris Clay about the global launch of the mobile RPG through app stores, also discussing future plans as it moves into liveops.

In episode 101 of Web3 Warriors, Krome connects with YUNICE, a talented artist and DJ with a growing catalogue of music NFTs, to discuss the state of web3 music and the benefits for artists who embrace the new technology. The interview looks at blockchain innovation from a global perspective and the freedom that it provides to musicians who want to…

In episode 100 of Web3 Warriors, Krome reconnects with Tipi and Marco Santini, two artists with connections to the traditional art industry, to discuss the state of Art on the Blockchain and where we see the market going from here. The discussion hits on important advantages that web3 technology provides artists, including new provenance, direct-to…

Check out Jon's daily GamesTX email via Substack. In episode 167, Jon Jordan talks to YGG co-founder Gabby Dizon and LongHash VC Shi Khai Wei about the future of guilds in blockchain gaming.

In episode 99 of Web3 Warriors, Krome connects with Crux and Stonez the Organic, co-founders of Forbidden Fruit - a creative hub for creating immersive experiences, to discuss their web3 journey and the future of music NFTs. This couple has been active in web3 since 2021 and they are always holding space for creators in a healthy way that focuses o…

Read Jon's daily GamesTX email at Substack. In episode 166, Jon Jordan talks to Steve Wade, the CEO of Midnight about Evergreen, something he describes a gaming multiverse, which will start releasing its first games in Q4 2024 and hopes to build out an interoperable platform for items and trading.

In episode 98 of Web3 Warriors, Krome reconnects with Lianna Adams, One Montes and MetaDre to reflect on NFT.NYC 2024 and all of the events that everyone took part in. The discussion covers a wide range of feedback regarding the actual conference, as well as the many satellite events that highlight the grassroots of the NFT Community. With One and …

Check out Jon's daily email via Substack. In episode 165, Jon Jordan talks to Sebastien Borget and Nicola Sebastiani from The Sandbox to discuss what's going on with the UGC metaverse platform, which is due to transition from alpha to beta in 2024.

Check out Jon's daily email at GamesTX. In episode 164, Jon Jordan talks to Shrapnel's head of studio Don Norbury about feedback from the extraction shooter's early access, the future introduction of item crafting and UGC, whether web2 gamers are playing Shrapnel, game dev sentiment around blockchain, how Shrapnel can become a console game, and why…

Check out Jon's daily email via Substack. In episode 163, Jon Jordan talks to Sequence's head of strategy and partnerships Sam Barberie about the shift from thirdparty NFT marketplace such as OpenSea to in-game marketplaces, and why this is vital for developers to make the most of the opportunities provided by player-owned economies.…

In episode 97 of Web3 Warriors, Krome connects with Jeff Zavala aka ZCreative, Founder of the Coralverse. to discuss his web3 journey and how he's using blockchain and the metaverse to support ocean conservation. The two discuss how the Coralverse is gamifying conservation and how blockchain technology can help with tracking data around important s…

Check out Jon's GamesTX Substack here. In episode 162, Jon Jordan talks to ArkDev about the history of what was originally called NFTWorlds and is now called Hytopia and its Hychain blockchain.

Check out Jon's daily Substack: GamesTX. In Episode 161, Jon Jordan talks to Jacobc.eth about HyperPlay, a game distribution store for web3 games, as well as an aggregator of other game stores, about competing with Steam, Apple and Google and how the disruptive power of web3 in this sector has been underestimated.…