It’s no secret that the initial reception of a new title often makes or breaks its success. The most recent example of this phenomenon in 2024 was Palworld, a survival game lovingly dubbed “Pokemon with guns.” The game saw five million installs within just three days of its Early Access release. Enter the… Continue reading What Is a Golden Cohort in Gaming?
In-game analytics have forever been key to games’ successes. They enable game studios to monitor player behavior, allowing them to uncover insights that help inform game development and live ops, increase player retention, and optimize monetization. Web3 introduces a new layer to the existing data needs – on-chain actions. Players now interact with games… Continue reading Unlocking Web3 In-game Analytics: Where Off-chain and On-chain Player Data Meet
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In an era of competing NFT marketplaces, NFT royalties have fallen by the wayside.
Optional royalties were first popularized by Magic Eden, a dominant Solana NFT marketplace, after upstarts like Hadeswap quickly began capturing market share by employing zero-royalty models. Popular marketplaces LooksRare and Blur soon followed suit by making royalties an opt-in functionality for holders, with Blur enforcing royalties for creators only if other marketplaces (i.e., OpenSea) were blocked.
