Ryuu96 said:
Blockchain. Ew. They're making an MMO too, but Microsoft almost certainly invested in them for the blockchain shit. [LEGEND OF YMIR] UNREAL5 TECH DEMO - YouTube Founded over two decades ago, Wemade is best known for its sleeper hit title ‘The Legend of Mir,” which at one point had over 200 million signups. In the last few years, Wemade has been exploring ways to incorporate blockchain technology into its new titles and offerings. It recently launched its blockchain Wemix3.0 to mainnet and launched a stablecoin and a DeFi platform. The company says it is aiming to “transform everyday games with blockc Microsoft, which operates the Xbox gaming ecosystem, has invested $14.8 million in Wemade through purchase of convertible bonds, Shinhan $21.2 million and Kiwoom $10.5 million, regulatory filings showed. Microsoft backs game developer Wemade in web3 push | TechCrunch |
That's.....very odd. You need some sort of "item of value" in blockchain games to get you in the ecosystem and Phil has publicly decried NFT's. Unless they're trying to take a different approach, but this would be very odd if a major Xbox published game comes out of this.
