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Recently there have been quite a few discussions contemplating the idea of reducing the current Avalanche validator cost of 2000 AVAX. The potential advantages for the gaming industry could be substantial. Cost-Efficiency and Resource Allocation: Reducing validation costs directly translates to lower operational expenses for gaming projects. With lower validation costs, gaming projects can reallocate the saved resources towards other crucial aspects like game development, marketing, community engagement, or even reward pools which could in turn attract more users to the platform. Incentive for Innovation: Reduced costs can also serve as an incentive for innovation. With a lower financial barrier, developers may be more inclined to experiment, innovate, and introduce new game features, enhancing the overall gaming experience. Scalability: Cost-effective validation processes may facilitate scalability by accommodating a growing number of transactions without imposing exorbitant fees and in some cases making no fees a possibility. This scalability can showcase the subnet's capability to handle a rapidly growing ecosystem without compromising on performance or cost efficiency. Enhanced Security and Performance: Lower costs don't have to mean lower quality. By reducing the cost of validation yet maintaining high security and performance standards, Avalanche subnets can market themselves as a high-value, low-cost solution for gaming projects. Investor Attraction: Investors are always on the lookout for cost-effective, efficient platforms. Lower validation costs coupled with high performance can attract investments which is crucial for the growth and marketing of gaming projects. I hope to see the conversation on lowering the cost of validators continue as it could open the door for many new projects as well as provide longevity and attract many new games and studios who may have passed due to the high initial cost.

Leading the Way in GameFi Trust and Performance with VPLAY In the fast-paced world of GameFi, trust is everything. As gamers explore the blockchain gaming and play-to-earn (P2E) models, having a reliable platform is crucial. That’s where VPLAY comes in, our commitment to offering an ecosystem that prioritizes security, fairness, and transparency. Building a Foundation of Trust As GameFi grows, so do security, fairness, and transparency. VPLAY started has a clear goal: to create a GameFi insights platform that gamers can genuinely trust. Commitment to Secure Gaming VPLAY helps you steer clear of high-risk environments. This proactive approach means you can game confidently, knowing your rewards and data are secure. More to be revealed soon! Promoting Fair Play Fairness is a core value at VPLAY. We’re committed to creating an environment where everyone has an equal shot at success. Transparency: The Key to Trust Our commitment to transparency is further evident in our Initial Utility phase, which includes DAO capabilities for governance. This allows you to have a say in the platform’s development and management, fostering a strong sense of community and shared ownership. The journey with VPLAY is just beginning. With features like the GameFi Browse Category, helping you find high-reward games, and our subscription and node operator programs offering extra benefits and rewards, we’re constantly pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in GameFi. Our focus on safety, fairness, and transparency isn’t just about meeting standards—it’s about setting them. VPLAY aims to create a GameFi ecosystem where trust is the norm, allowing you to game with confidence and excitement. Best,

Bull markets come and go, but #Web3Gaming has consistently been one of the most active sectors in the space! Let's take a look at how Chainsight can supercharge data pipelines for web3 games! 🌐 Procedural World Generation Pipelines In-game and #metaverse worlds can use Chainsight to construct data pipelines that monitor certain events/data sources and trigger changes in the world. The exact data points to monitor in the generation is entirely on you as the game developer. Chainsight itself can support any public data source whether from web2 or web3. 💰 Pricing of in-game loot boxes, inventories, general asset collections The same logic of index feeds demonstrated by Chainsight 20 applies to the creation of in-game collections of assets. An example of this is player inventories that are dynamically priced according to the individual in-game assets collected. Chainsight 20: https://lnkd.in/gMHfqxWV 🎮 Game asset interoperability Chainsight uses the same chain-key cryptography standard that enables #ICP to have 1:1 twins of #Bitcoin on the ICP network without the need for wrapping. The same can be applied to enable interoperability of in-game assets between chains. Are you a game developer or game studio looking to improve the way you work with data and take your games to the next level? Reach out to us here or on X @Chainsight_ and we'll help get you set up!

Why do we need Silver Coins in the game? Silver Coins are an in-game resource that can be obtained by beating the Magic Towers card game. What are they even for? First, with the help of Silver Coins, you can spin the Wheel of Fortune, in which, at the next stage, everything will change a bit. We won't reveal any unnecessary details. You'll see everything yourself. Secondly, regarding the entire game, Silver Coins can be exchanged for Raw Materials to craft Inventory Parts. In general, this mechanic is the primary interaction between the two types of players, DeFi and F2P. DeFi players will brew various elixirs, while F2P players can help by crafting Inventory Parts. All elements are interconnected: Silver Coins – Raw Materials – Inventory Parts. So, if you don't want to deal with crypto, you can still benefit and profit by doing the F2P portion of Magic Alchemy. 

It’s time to welcome Hypr Network to the Polygon CDK community. Hypr is tapping into the customizability of Polygon CDK to build a gaming-focused L2 chain. Hypr’s gaming infrastructure will utilize Celestia Labs' high-throughput data availability (DA) layer to optimize for speed and affordability for users. Hypr will also contribute to the Polygon CDK open-source stack with a primary focus on developing a forkable and switchable multi-backend DA service to facilitate synchronization of diverse data sets, which will allow users to seamlessly incorporate different backends by adding a flag to DA data. Other contributions will include expanding the precompiled contract library while leveraging zkWasm. Time to have some fun. More here: https://bit.ly/3SkoqEP

Explore F2P Game Virtual Currencies Types And Their Roles... Let's discover the complex realm of in-game currencies and their roles in shaping player experiences in Free-To-Play games. I'll discuss the different types of in-game currencies, why most free-to-play games use dual-currency systems, and the concept of true ownership and building a cost system in games. To explore deeper into this topic, click on the link to my Medium blog: https://lnkd.in/g_BJP398 #freetoplay #gamedevelopment #gameeconomy #gamedesigner #indiegamedev #gamedev #gameindustry #mobilegames #gamedesign 

We are excited to announce our latest open-source grant to BOLT🔩 Framework developed by the Magicblock team. Let’s learn more👇 🔩 BOLT is an open-source framework for developing fully on-chain games, leveraging the Solana Virtual Machine (SVM). 🔩 Composability is one of the key value propositions of blockchains. BOLT framework allows developers to enhance the composability properties of fully on-chain games by building on a single-state machine and avoiding fragmentation for users, developers, protocols, and liquidity. How do they aim to achieve this ❓ 🔩 BOLT leverages Ephemeral Rollups to route specific transactions (eg players' movement) into parallel, SVM-compatible runtimes. 🔩 These specialized execution layers can achieve performance comparable to traditional servers (< 50ms latency) without composability tradeoffs as the programs are deployed directly on Solana. Once the session ends, the game state is updated on the base layer, preventing state fragmentation. 🔺 Game7 is delighted to offer this grant to a team with a great track record of maintaining high-quality, open-source public goods for the web3 gaming ecosystem, such as the Solana.Unity-SDK (https://lnkd.in/g7H8AQH8) 📖 To learn more about BOLT, check out the whitepaper released by the team https://lnkd.in/gvMJZrX3 ➡ If you are working on an open-source project with the potential to reshape the future of gaming, consider applying for a grant on our website https://grants.game7.io/ #grants #game7 #web3gaming #blockchaingaming #blockchaintechnology

Layer 3 Labs' new web3 game that I posted about beta testing 3 weeks ago is now live for all to enjoy! You can try it yourself: 1. Login with Gmail to the platform: https://lnkd.in/ex49pgUb 2. Play here: https://lnkd.in/gVMuKk_p For those who are new to crypto and web3 gaming, you will need to connect a web3 wallet to play. Fortunately, our new partner, Aurora Labs, made this simple: https://lnkd.in/gVUKaCFZ Why do you need to connect a wallet when the game is free to play? Assets earned in-game, which can be resold to other players, will be placed under your custody immediately. Any earned assets can always be transferred to another wallet like MetaMask later, if and when you are comfortable doing so. Feel free to reply or message me with any questions, comments, or even bugs — and enjoy!

Rabbit eyes, Tiny games built with Tiny engines, more keys and proof of AI fakery… … yes its the first issue of The Format in 2024. We’re only 12 days in and it’s already shaping up to be a crazy year, the key takeaways: 🎮 Improbable and Real Agency are experimenting with disposable, 1-day only indie games. A very cool experiment. 🔥 a16z Games discuss the future of the game engine, and how it might actually end up looking like an ecosystem of 'tiny game engines' 🐇 An awesome product from rabbit inc. which could change how we interface with technology forever with a human first approach to the handheld device 👀 The SEC have finally approved 11 Bitcoin ETF's. BIG news. 🧐 Polygon Labs and Fox News Media have launched a protocol to verify the origins of content, with the quality of AI content massively improving, it’s about time… ... and that's all for this week. You can check out the full newsletter at https://lnkd.in/e58p_czY and sign up for more updates. Have a great weekend 👋

WarpGate | running a cool testnet on the Immutable network WarpGate is a Dex platform for gaming projects on the Immutable network. We are collecting points in the testnet, they say they have collected 322 million in investments, but I have not found any information yet, if I find it, I will write more.The project looks good. What we do:  🔸 Go to the website: https://lnkd.in/etq8i4pw  🔸 Connect Metamask and add a network  🔸 Click on the jar on the top right and get points  🔸 Get test tokens https://lnkd.in/eJ_WxvXg (We log in through a Google account, answer the question somehow, get to the site, click on the plus, come up with a project name, select the ZkEvm faucet, for the tessnets, and the Faucet section should appear on the left, get tokens)  🔸 Go to Swap and exchange tIMX 25% for USDC  Then go to LIQUIDITY, create and make a pair of tIMX + USDC, click on USDC 25% and create liquidity Points are awarded for: daily entry, volume on SWAP for 1$ = 1 Warp point, also the more the amount sent to liquidity, they will take daily TVL snapshots and charge a multiplier, approximately 1$ = 0.1 point We get an OG role + 500 https://lnkd.in/eW7KtKWs points, but you will need to invite 3 friends The project has confirmed the rewards, all we have to do is to show our asset and collect points every day if possible.