19 July 2024 | Weekly news roundup

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, high quality games.

Stardust has launched its Starbase rewards network. Why no-one should use the term "onboarding a billion web3 gamers".

Do we need another web3 gaming reward platform?

What are blockchain game developers still getting wrong (about tokens).

Why Pirate Nation is an example of doing it right (or at least better).

The original sin of blockchain game developers is selling tokens and NFTs.

Why this means traditional game developers will be more successful than crypto-natives.

How can developers build value into their game assets from the ground-up?