Medieval Empires is an elaborate, multi-player online strategy game set in what is now modern-day Turkey during the late 13th century. Featuring internationally acclaimed actor, Engin Altan Düzyatan as Kayi Tribe leader Ertuğrul Gazi, the game aims to provide a state-of-the-art Web 3.0 experience to the fans of the character/actor, gamers as well as blockchain and crypto enthusiasts.
The game is set in a passive PvE area and starts with players building towns while trading, fighting, and forging alliances.Medieval Empires offers several outstanding features,including multiplayer online strategy,play-to-own gameplay,persistent online world,community battles,physical & digital NFTs with utility and massive historic battles.
The land will play an integral part in the gameplay and the game economy, with numerous benefits for landowners.There are 6 tiers of land.They launched a land sale in September 2022. This exclusive feature allows users the first opportunity to enter the immersive world of Medieval Empires.
Recently, Medieval Empires raised $2.1 million in the first seed round. Led by some of the key opinion leaders in the space such as Evan Luthra, James Crypto Guru, Satoshi Stacker, Crypto King, and Davinci Jeremie,the successful funding round lays the foundation for Medieval Empowers to lead the mainstream adoption of blockchain gaming.
Medieval Empires, has partnered with Polygon Studios, an ecosystem builder owned and operated by Polygon, the leading Ethereum scaling solution onboarding millions to Web3. As part of the strategic collaboration, Medieval Empires is being built on the Polygon blockchain, allowing its players to enjoy an exciting Web3 gaming experience.
The team behind Medieval Empires is highly competent and vastly experienced in the fields of game development and blockchain technology.The projectis backed by Carl Runefelt, better known in the crypto community as The Moon. Other notable advisors to the project include Scott McCarthy, former CMO at Illuvium, as well as Justin Edwards, former COO of Decentraland.
According to public information,MEXC is one of the world’s Top 10 cryptocurrency trading platform. The core products include spot trading, leveraged ETF, futures, NFT Index, etc. MEXC supports more than 1,700 cryptocurrency transactions.
According to the report from Cointelegraph, in September this year, the liquidity of the MEXC’s Futures reached first place in the world, which is a conclusion based on analyzing the transaction data of the top 50 currencies ranked by market value. Just at the beginning of December 2022, the MEXC Futures business also achieved significant growth, and the average daily transaction volume increased by 1,200%.
Xternity, a gaming-focused web3 platform, has launched their open beta and announced $4.5M in pre-seed funding
The Xternity platform allows game developers to bring their players to Web3 through NFTs, loyalty programs and more
The Xternity open beta supports a variety of blockchains, including Solana, Polygon, Celo and ImmutableX
Xternity launches open beta and announces $4.5 million in funding
Xternity, a web3 ecosystem built with a focus on gaming, has launched its open beta and announced it raised $4.5 million in pre-seed funding.
The Xternity platform allows game developers to implement web3 features and offer their players digital ownership through non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The platform allows game developers to onboard their player to web3 through features like customized wallets, loyalty rewards and NFT stores. Xternity says its platform is a “no-code” solution that doesn’t require game developers to have a dedicated blockchain developer on staff.
The recently-launched Xternity open beta supports a multi-chain API, embedded wallets, an NFT platform, as well as a customer relationship management (CRM) tool that supports a variety of blockchains, including Solana, Polygon, Celo and ImmutableX. The list of supported blockchain platforms is notable, since all of these blockchains offer fast transactions and low fees, making them suitable for mainstream-oriented use cases such as gaming.
Shahar Asher, the co-founder and CTO of Xternity, explained that the Xternity platform allows developers to focus on their core mission, which is developing games:
“Xternity platform enables game developers to work with many blockchains simultaneously at scale while having a unified code experience, they also can add NFT assets, and game economy layers while focusing on their core mission.”
Xternity’s $4.5 million pre-seed funding was provided by Jibe Ventures, Flori Ventures, Secret Chords, Vgames and NFX. This is further proof that investors are still bullish on web3’s role in gaming, despite the current bearish phase in the crypto asset market.
Xternity co-founder and CEO Sagi Maman shared his thoughts on what it will take to bring about the mass adoption of web3 technologies:
“Xternity continuously strives to define and build a long-term solution with valuable utility for the user. We believe that mass adoption of Web3 is possible only with simple, safe, and scalable technology built upon a sustainable engagement economy.”
Meanwhile, Gigi Levy Weiss, a general partner at NFX, praised Xternity’s understanding of game developers’ needs and said their platform is a seamless solution for onboarding web2 games to web3.
The endless slog of GPU purchases and RAM upgrades may, at last, be over. But more importantly, the gaming sector may finally be opening up for gamers that couldn’t have afforded that hardware anyway. Meta 1 (M1) Network is a Singaporean company that unlocks access to gaming content by distributing cloud rendering services over the blockchain. Gamers no longer need expensive hardware to enjoy games or even the latest AAA titles. M1 has already launched its global decentralized, real-time rendering cloud service and is breaking down the barriers restricting access to games and the wider metaverse.
GameFi is a rapidly growing sector, attracting more and more players each year. In particular, GameFi has popularized play-to-earn gaming models that allow gamers to gain income for the time spent in games and for the digital assets they may receive. Playing to earn money is a very attractive model, particularly for gamers in low socioeconomic regions. However, a lack of suitable solutions for fiat payment transfers meant that it was complex for developers to implement and the upside often wasn’t there. This problem has finally been solved with the onset of the cryptocurrency era and the recent rise of GameFi. Yet, despite the emergence of GameFi, there are still difficulties to overcome. Players face problems migrating tokens and digital assets between games, and often the players that would most benefit from play-to-earn in-game economies don’t have the hardware to access them. The M1 Platform has been built to address both of these important issues.
M1 has created a decentralized, real-time rendering network based on its Proof of Rendering model. The M1 Network is built on a framework of GPUs, similar to how the Bitcoin and Ethereum mining ecosystems operate. This is particularly relevant now as Ethereum (ETH), the world’s largest cryptocurrency is transitioning from Proof-of-Work to Proof-of-Stake. This means that much of the hardware previously mining ETH will no longer be needed and is expected to require a new home. With M1, this decentralized hardware network provides access to the metaverse via a network of rendering nodes. These nodes render and process a game, or metaverse, on behalf of the user, removing the player’s requirement to own expensive hardware. M1 enables you to instantly play any game, on any device, anywhere. All you need is a screen and an internet connection.
Real-time cloud rendering makes any type of content accessible on any device. The decentralized element unlocks drastically improved last-mile connection speeds and enables a free-to-play business model for gamers. Additionally, M1 is an open content ecosystem, making more content available to users as developers can upload their games without worrying about any red tape.
Why is Proof of Rendering important?
The M1 Network uses a Proof of Rendering mechanism to provide decentralized cloud rendering services for all users, regardless of their hardware. The resources of the decentralized network support users by rendering digital content, in real-time, on behalf of the user. As a result of these resources, users who connect to the network get the opportunity to immerse themselves in games regardless of their complexity or support for 720P, 1080P, and 4K resolutions. Gamers are no longer restricted by any hardware limitations.
There are over 3 billion gamers worldwide. Yet, roughly 2.7 billion of them are unable to access the games that many would consider mainstream titles. Games like Halo, League of Legends, and World of Warcraft are synonymous with “gaming” culture, yet inaccessible to the vast majority of gamers. Most often, AAA titles become unavailable due to the high cost of gaming computers and consoles necessary to run the game. In the gaming industry, this is often referred to as the “visualization bottleneck”. This is where the visualization (rendering) of the digital gaming content requires a minimum level of hardware – the bottleneck is a reflection of how much the user is willing to pay for the hardware to access the gaming experience and the number of users that can afford it. Developers are constantly having to find a balance between developing a high-quality game and creating an experience that is available to enough users to make a profit. These trends extend into the metaverse as well. While AAA game development on the blockchain is slow due to integration limitations, future metaverses and AAA titles will be similarly exclusionary if a solution is not found. Yet, everything can change if the visualization bottleneck is removed. M1 is building a truly decentralized real-time rendering network, this means that as the network expands, gamers in all locations will have lightning-fast access to content on the M1 Platform. There are currently 7 nodes located across Singapore, Bangkok, Tokyo, Seoul, Frankfurt, Virginia, and California, with an additional 14 coming online by August 2022. Already, the platform has a capacity for up to 3 million users and this number is set to skyrocket as new rendering nodes join the ecosystem. This global distribution will enable players in heavily populated, but low socioeconomic locations, like South-East Asia, Latin America, India, and Africa to participate for the first time.
M1 is an infrastructure platform that is paving the way for both gamers and developers to migrate from Web2 to Web3. Thanks to the revolutionary impact of decentralized hardware networks, M1 can provide gamers with an incredible user experience without the price tag. For developers, M1 can quickly and easily connect their games to the metaverse. Using M1’s rendering nodes their games are now accessible to a greater number of gamers, including those in South-East Asia, Latin America, India, and Africa. With M1, gamers all over the world have the opportunity to play any game, on any device, anywhere, without having to purchase expensive hardware or subscriptions. M1 is unlocking GameFi and metaverse accessibility worldwide, and it’s about time.
Ukraine, July 19, 2022 — Developed by a volunteer team of Ukrainian developers, Cats at Arms takes place in the Armed Forces of Ukraine Territorial Defense. It includes cats who fight Russian orc hordes and neutralize their war bosses.
Russian aggression on Ukraine is the inspiration for the game, which has escalated into a full-scale war. With the increasing numbers of civilian casualties, this game gives Ukraine citizens a way to express their anger and feel relaxed. Additionally, users can connect their mining equipment or Bitcoin and Ethereum wallets with the game.
The company said the game aims to help fellow citizens throw off stream by shooting orcs and raising funds for charity. As Cyberpolice had previously worked with other developers and sold charitable NFT, and assisted the Cat Drive team in collecting cryptocurrency.
This game will sell NFT collection to support the National Guard, National Police, State Emergency Service and State Border Guard. In addition, the game will help purchase medicine, provide medical assistance to combat victims and purchase other basic necessities.
The NFT collection will be sold on the Boca Chica platform.
Cats at Arms already offers virtual combat at well-known locations: Chernobaevka, Gostomel, and the cruiser Moscow. In addition, the player is required to defeat the orcs’ leaders, including the don, mustachioed cockroach, and Mordor’s minister of unnecessary affairs. Players can purchase cat upgrades when they complete combat missions, such as pumping a gun or adding new cats to their team.
The game had recently announced that it would release an update that will add the main criminal, which the game lacks currently. The company also said that it is planning to release an iOS update soon. With the company’s growth, the Cats at Arms team plans to release more updates as the game grows in popularity.
About Cats at Arms
The game Cats at Arms was developed by a group of Ukrainian volunteers. In the game, cats fight hordes of Russian orcs and neutralize their war bosses as they protect the Territorial Defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
P2E NFT games often focus heavily on the financial aspect. Much effort is put into the development of mechanics that can be utilized to earn and increase profits. However, not much thought goes into actually making the games fun.
Making money can be fun in itself, but why not enhance it with having fun playing the game as well? This is the question the New Zealand based studio, Flightless, asked themselves. The result? Monster Racing League, an amazing and interactive P2E experience with fun at the forefront that launches their first wave of minting on Friday the 24th of June.
What is Monster Racing League?
Monster Racing League is a P2E multiplayer racing NFT game developed by Flightless and their publisher: Phat Loot Studio. Together, they decided to put the fun back in P2E games for good.
In this game, you take control of your very own monster and its racing car. You have the task of making sure that your monster is equipped with abilities and boosters that will give it the advantage that wins it the race. If your monster wins the race, you will receive a prize in the form of the project’s ecosystem’s utility token: KBT. If you have a hard time winning, worry not! You will still get a prize for participating and keeping the game alive.
When you start to better know your monster and its strengths and weaknesses, you will begin to win more races. Once that happens, you will start to rank up and compete against players of similar skill.
Monster Racing League also has a full breeding program with a proprietary chromosomal breeding system. This allows you to create monsters with different speed, skill, smart stats, different colors, and visual traits.
Why fun is so important
The human mind is at its most stimulated and active stage when you’re having fun. Having fun inspires us, makes us want to do things, and generally have a better life overall.
On the other hand, it is also important when you want to promote NFTs to the general public. It is important to show that NFTs aren’t just an investment or a way to earn money – it is also a cultural phenomenon with plenty of use cases and opportunities.
Monster Racing League has this at its core, and it wants everyone to enjoy it. You don’t even need an NFT to play. But of course, without a staked NFT, you can’t earn any rewards.
Keeping the fun alive for the future
Flightless has many plans for the future to ensure that Monster Racing League stays fun and enjoyable for everyone. This is incredible work as the game hasn’t even launched yet!
After launch we can expect tournaments and special events that brings the community closer together and that offers plenty of prizes for those good enough to seize them.
Next year, in 2023, the game will be significantly expanded. New tracks, new cosmetics, new events and much more will be added. There is a lot to look forward to, and there is no doubt that Friday the 24th of June will be a day of celebration to remember.
Play-to-earn gaming is a growing industry attracting players and corporations worldwide. There are many reasons to be excited about this concept, as it empowers gamers like never before. Moreover, initiatives are underway to make this industry even more accessible to newcomers, paving the way for future growth.
Why Play-to-earn Gaming Matters
Unlike traditional gaming, play-to-earn games empower the players in many ways. It is still a gaming experience, but it enables users to collect in-game rewards to either enhance their characters or buildings or sell them in exchange for money. That latter part is made possible through non-fungible tokens (NFTs), which provide true ownership of digital assets and allow the holder to do with them as they please.
Another benefit of play-to-earn gaming is how everyone adds value to the ecosystem. Users can earn rewards and use them to enhance their characters. However, players can lend out their in-game NFTs to help others access the game in more recent gaming titles. Most play-to-earn games are not free-to-play and require an initial investment. More people can access the game by lending out in-game assets, and rewards can be split with the original NFT holder.
Additionally, cross-game assets have become more prominent in the industry. Rather than keeping tokens in-app, the NFTs can be used across multiple ecosystems and unlock broader utility and revenue potential. Furthermore, these assets gain momentum in decentralized finance, where NFTs can be used as collateral for loans or used to earn passive yield. It will be intriguing to see how that affects play-to-earn gaming in the future.
Games like Plutonians – where players can make their own expansion packs to expand the Metaverse – enable utility for in-game tokens by making players burn them to traverse the game world. Building bigger space ships requires more tokens to burn and unlocks larger missions with better rewards. It is a smart take on the inflationary issue many play-to-earn gaming assets face and incentivizes players to spend their tokens in-game to advance their accounts.
Success Attracts Mainstream Attention
The play-to-earn gaming industry is home to multiple successful projects. For example, Splinterlands is the top most-played blockchain Amie for eight months in a row and shows no signs of slowing down. With nearly 600,000 monthly active users, it brings the benefits of NFT-based game assets to a growing player base. Other popular games include Alien Worlds, Axie Infinity, MOBOX, Bomb Crypto, Upland, and others.
Ongoing growth in the blockchain gaming industry attracts mainstream attention. More specifically, major corporations have expressed an interest in exploring play-to-earn opportunities. Warner Music Group has ventured into this industry through a Splinterlands partnership. Teaming up with the leading play-to-earn game gives Warner Music Group a large user base to tap into and enables them to experiment with various ideas.
The partnership between Splinterlands and Warner Music Group will establish new play-to-earn games for WMG’s artist roster. In addition, the mobile-friendly and arcade-style approach can attract a new audience, as there is tremendous opportunity ahead.
Lowering Barriers To Entry
While play-to-earn gaming is an appalling concept, there is one caveat. Most of these games require an upfront investment before one can start playing. As a result, free-to-play play-to-earn games are uncommon today, although there are some exceptions. However, one can play top games like Splitnerlands, Axie Infinity, and others without making a steep investment. That is possible through the various gaming guilds, where players can borrow assets from others and split the rewards with the original owner.
Projects like Balthazar take this concept one step further. The team aims to create the largest community of scholars – players who rent in-game assets from others – across the top play-to-earn games to make this industry more accessible. The project has over 1,500 active scholars and more than 50,000 people waiting to explore their favorite games. Additionally, close to 1,000 investors are lending out their play-to-earn gaming assets to ensure more people can make money from playing video games.
Closing Thoughts
Play-to-earn gaming continues to gain ground across the board. More players show an interest in playing these games and earning rewards. Additionally, mainstream organizations show an increased interest in tapping into a broader audience. perhaps the biggest development is making P2E gaming more accessible through renting and borrowing the necessary assets to begin playing the game. That approach has the potential to take play-to-earn gaming into the mainstream over the coming years.
