The demand is here. But players deserve more than centralized game markets, with non-transparent drop rates, and financial decisions made in the best interests of company shareholders, rather than gamers. They deserve true digital ownership. Digital gaming brings in about $100 billion in revenue every year. It’s projected to triple by 2022. And in almost every single one of these games, players are buying items, skins and upgrades which they don’t truly own. (If they can, it’s in a second-hand market regulated by games companies). They can’t sell them. Items are locked to each player. They can’t trade them. on any other platforms. Ownership is locked to the usage within the specific game made by that company. They can’t use them (And even if a company an item is rare, there’s no real way to prove that won’t change in the future.) claims Introducing Blockchain Gaming. Imagine a game where every hour you spend grinding or smashing your opponent isn’t financially in vain. Where the ultra-rare drop you find could be worth , or you could buy used to win a World Championship. thousands the very weapon (…or previously owned by your favorite Twitch streamer, if that’s your thing). How much would the actual skin used by Faker in a World Finals fetch on a marketplace? is uniquely identifiable with ERC-721 Ethereum tokens, so every asset has a heritage. Every digital asset This world is finally a possibility thanks to decentralized applications. But decentralized is just a buzz-word to raise ICO funds, right? Quite the opposite — decentralized gaming is fundamentally revolutionary. Why? Because out of any industry, gaming is one of the most centralized, least regulated, and are highly profitable. have checks and balances. have checks and balances — laws about internal drop probabilities and transparency. (We still think they’d benefit from decentralization, but at least they can’t do whatever they want with impunity). Banks Online casinos But games have a free pass, simply because they’re viewed as a hobby. Game studios change their in-game economies on a whim, and manipulate the cost of their digital assets to maximise their profits. Players have no choice but to accept it, or stop playing. “Game studios change their in-game economies on a whim, and manipulate the cost of their digital assets to maximise their profits. Players have no choice but to accept it, or stop playing.” Taking power from these studios, and giving it back to the players is a lofty and noble goal. But it’s an important one: the $100 billion market will only increase in future years, and there are real lives, incomes, and livelihoods reliant on these companies. To pardon the pun, it isn’t a game. True ownership of in-game digital assets is here. And its future is one of the most compelling use-cases of Ethereum yet. Why do we need it? Four days ago, Valve announced a trade-lock on their flagship warfare game: CS: GO. Any items you buy are now for a 7-day period. locked from being traded again We won’t comment on the issue itself, as it’s been well documented online, often with colorful language. But what it points out is that are able to be centrally controlled by companies at their whim. even supposedly free economies The rare weapons skin you found which was worth thousands today, . Or the drop rate on a rare item could be increased by a factor of 100. could be made non-tradable tomorrow We envisage a world where you can buy and sell your items with revolutionary autonomy. Where no one can take them from you, or change their value with opaque mechanisms. Rare items should stay rare. Because rare is cool. Like this jacket. How will it change things? Fundamentally, it gives players certainty in the time investments they make in games. The ability to make money from playing games shouldn’t be restricted to pro or sponsored players, and the ability to sell in-game content will enable more people to make a living while they’re making the transition to a pro players ( I, for one, still dream I’ll make it one day…) But we think what’s even cooler is how it fundamentally changes what’s possible within gaming. Now each item has a story, a heritage — you can track what battles a sword has fought in, or how many kills a champion has racked up before you buy it. And these are just things we can think of. Blockchain gaming is here. Power to the players. Here at , we love Ethereum. And we think that it holds incredible fundamental value for the future. We think a significant piece of that future is gaming, and are proud to be making it a reality. Gods Unchained If you want to get in touch, feel free to join us for discussion in . We’re always up for a chat! our discord Check out our game, at GodsUnchained.com Lead image

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