🎮 The Founder of Zynga on Web3 Gaming

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• Founder of Zynga talks web3 gaming.
• In Other News.

Daily Trivia

What is the highest grand prize in an esports event?

Scroll down to find out the answer.

Zynga's Founder Talks Crypto Gaming

Mark Pincus founded Zynga back in 2007.

And he sold it a few months ago for a whopping $12.7 billion.

Well done, Mark.

Last week, he discussed blockchain gaming at length.

Here are the best bits:

1. Blockchain Gaming Could Offer a New Level of Disruption

The last gaming cycle was built upon social gaming - playing multiplayer games with other people.

The next cycle could be built on blockchains.

That's because there are more users with crypto wallets (around 68 million) than Facebook users back in 2007 (14 million.)

2. Forget About Games, It's About Being a Platform

The best example is Epic Games with Fortnite.

While they've their flagship game, their store distributes games on many ecosystems like:

• Sony
• Microsoft
• Nintendo
• PC
• iOS
• Android

They've already published a few web3 games like Star Atlas, Superior, and Blankos Block Party.

3. Blockchain Gaming Needs Three Things to go Mainstream

According to Pinkus, these three things are essential for the success of blockchain gaming:

• Virtual has to feel real.
• The sense of persistence and place.
• A way for players to invest, express, and connect via gameplay.

4. Crypto Gaming is Similar to the Social Gaming of 2007

There were a ton of games that were hit-and-miss during that time.

Jetpack Joyride was a hit game until Christmas came along, and everyone stopped playing.

Mark compares the game to Axie.

It wasn't sustainable, but it showed that there was an interest in the play-to-earn mechanic.

5. The Metaverse is Coming Through Games First.

Mark wants a Metaverse built on a decentralized infrastructure.

For him, true platforms are independent and immutable, driven by developers and users.

So he's bullish on an open Metaverse.

And believes the first wave of adoption will come from games.

But not just any games, but mobile games.

In Other News

GameStop's NFT marketplace now supports NFTs on Immutable X.

Immutable X has onboarded around 50 games in Q3.

Answer

$40 million.

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