Double Coconut is happy to announce that we will soon release a Web3 version of our popular idle game Milky Way Miner as part of the Galactic Hubs Season 2 Development Grant! We are teaming up with the Alien Worlds | Galactic Hubs program to create an out-of-this-world experience for Alien Worlds…
Read MoreTales From the Crypto
At GDC 2023, I gave a talk about the reality of making Blockchain games in 2023, after the crash, in the coldest winds of the crypto winter. A good number of victims actually showed up… For those who didn’t, we covered everything a F2P Developer Always Wanted to Know About…
Read MoreWIPs and Chains: Which Blockchain to Build Your Game Upon
The single most important go-to-market decision when developing a crypto / play-to-earn game is which blockchain to build upon. The choice will affect the audience you can attract, the way your game economy is structured, how your title is funded, how risky your business is, and of course the engineering…
Read MoreInsert Quarter: How the Hell to Play Blockchain Games
Games, like anything powerful, often have ties to money. As we navigate these early days of blockchain gaming, the raw mix of money and games has triggered a lot of folks. There are many good-faith concerns about this new ‘play-to-earn’ genre: That many projects are bait-and-switch scams. That the tech they…
Read MoreDon’t Pass On The Battle Pass
It was awesome returning to GDC 2022 after a two-year pandemic hiatus. I gave a nuts-and-bolts deep dive talk on the Battle Pass. If looking for the “feature of features” that bumps up revenue, retention, and engagement all at once — look no further. Learn the raw components of the…
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