Tag: Gaming

Crypto gaming and gambling ads ‘most expensive’ for onboarding users

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Crypto gaming and gambling campaigns are the most expensive way to acquire users with existing crypto wallets, ranking highest in cost among all sectors of the crypto industry, recent data shows. “Gaming and gambling campaigns are the most expensive, with a median CPW of $8.74 and a lower quartile of $3.40,” Web3 marketing firm Addressable co-founder Asaf Nadler said in a recent report posted on X. CPW, or cost per wallet, is deemed a higher “quality” metric because it tracks the cost of website visitors with a crypto wallet already…

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Is fully decentralized blockchain gaming even possible? – Cointelegraph Magazine

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Despite promises of “decentralization” and “trustless ownership,” the vast majority of crypto games today are, at best, partially decentralized. Web3 is the branding, but in reality, most are “Web2+.” Game assets live on-chain, yet the game logic, state and storage remain off-chain on centralized servers. Why? Simply put, it’s not easy to build a fully decentralized game on-chain. Blockchains in 2023 are still far too slow for processing the gargantuan number of transactions that video games require. Lattice CEO Ludens tells Cointelegraph: “Building a fully on-chain game right now is…

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Apple to fix gaming? SEC hates Metaverse, Logan Paul trolled on Steam – Cointelegraph Magazine

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Gaming on Macs to suck less Is Apple’s reign as the worst platform for gaming coming to an end? Amid all the hype about their long-rumored VR/AR headset, which is slated for release in early 2024 (queueing outside the Apple Store starts in October), there are other signals that Apple might finally be sorting out its subpar gaming offering. It’s also releasing software that will make it easier to play Windows games on Mac. Gaming on a Mac really sucks. Lots of games – particularly indie and early release ones…

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