GameStop NFT marketplace launches

GameStop is making a play into crypto and NFTs. Months after it was first announced, the GameStop NFT marketplace is now live. The nonfungible token marketplace is GameStop’s latest bid to expand its offerings beyond gaming, even as gamers express deep reservations about NFTs. CNBC reports: The platform, which is now open to the public for … Read more

PlayStation Stars is Sony’s answer to Microsoft Rewards

Sony announced PlayStation Stars today. It’s a new loyalty program to reward fans. Better late than never, right? Twelves years after Microsoft started the Microsoft Rewards program – which initially focused on Bing but has expanded to Xbox consoles – Sony is finally rolling out a similar program. Microsoft Rewards allows Xbox players to earn … Read more

Question of the Week: How do you feel about NFTs in video games?

NFTs divide a lot of gamers. Earlier this week, the National Football League and Mythical Games announced the NFT-based play-to-earn game NFL Rivals. It sounds a bit like fantasy football as you’ll play as a general manager against other GMs. RELATED STORY: Ubisoft Quartz is a new platform to unite NFTs in AAA video games … Read more

Hackers stole $615 million from crypto NFT game Axie Infinity

Axie Infinity is the latest in a string of crypto-related hacks. You may recall that last summer, we asked “Is Axie Infinity the next Pokémon?“ The game quickly became the largest crypto game on the market. It relies on NFTs with digital monsters selling for over a thousand dollars. In July, it was worth $1.5 … Read more

KB Pixel Art donating Ukraine flag NFT profits to Red Cross

KB Pixel Art is pledging to donate NFT profits to the International Committee of the Red Cross. As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine accelerates, KB Pixel Art is hoping to provide humanitarian aid to the Ukrainian people. Although NFTs have generated a lot of controversies, the KB Pixel Art NFTs are original and priced affordably. They … Read more

Yosuke Matsuda confirms Square Enix’s interest in NFTs and blockchain gaming

Square Enix joins the big video game companies that plan to bet on blockchain technology. Blockchain technology and the prospects it provides are piquing the interest of an increasing number of gaming firms. Although EA has been among the first to express interest, Ubisoft was the first to take the lead with Ghost Recon. Yesterday, … Read more

Race Team Rivals NFT Garage out now on iOS, coming soon to Android

Collect classics of the automotive and motorsport world. Supremacy Games announced today that its NFT mobile game project, Race Team Rivals NFT Garage, is now available for iOS and will be coming to Android in the future. In addition, the Finnish development team has announced that auctions for the NFT cards that will be used … Read more

Xbox boss Phil Spencer is not a fan of NFT games

Xbox executive Phil Spencer has given his opinion on the emerging NFT market in an exclusive interview. The non-fungible token (NFT) market is gaining popularity in gaming, and some of the industry’s major voices are speaking out. In an exclusive interview with Axios, Xbox CEO Phil Spencer reiterated his position on NFTs. A strong opinion … Read more

Zynga hires Matt Wolf as VP of blockchain gaming

Mobile publisher and developer Zynga, with the hiring of Matt Wolf as VP, seeks to reaffirm its intentions to enter blockchain gaming. Zynga has announced the hiring of Matt Wolf as Vice President of Blockchain Gaming. With experience in the world of video games, blockchain, and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), Matt Wolf’s inclusion looks to introduce … Read more

Doctor Who: Worlds Apart launches new NFT trading card game set

The NFT trading card game Doctor Who: Worlds Apart just launched a new card set. Time Lord Victorious includes two brand new packs of the cards themed around the transmedia series of the same name. The highly anticipated Time Lord Victorious card set for the Doctor Who: Worlds Apart NFT TCG for PC and Mac … Read more

Is Axie Infinity the next Pokémon?

Everyone has heard of Pokémon. But have you heard of Axie Infinity? No? You’d probably be surprised to hear that the blockchain-based game is currently worth $1.5 billion. Axie Infinity is an NFT-based online game that uses cryptocurrency. Vietnamese studio Sky Mavis developed the Ethereum-based game, which relies on two separate crypto assets: Axie Infinity … Read more