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Following PS5 testing, Off The Grid now available on Xbox

admin — Thu, 03 Oct 2024 12:55:11 +0000

After running its inaugural console playtest on PS5, Gunzilla Games’ web3 shooter Off the Grid has landed on Xbox.

Still under development however, the game is now available on Xbox Series X via the Xbox Insiders Program, in what’s labelled Pioneer Playtests. Currently limited to the US and Europe, these sessions run daily between 5pm-1am GMT. Access is given on a first-come first-serve basis.

As for the game, it’s a PC/console battle royale thirdperson shooter – also featuring a 60 hour single player mode.

In terms of web3, it contains NFTs in the shape of in-game characters’ cybernetic limbs, as well as customizable weapons that can be traded using the GUN token. Worth noting is the token is not yet live external to the game’s mobile app.

Deployed on Gunzilla Games’ own Avalanche-based Gunz chain, Off The Grid is the first web3 title to launch on consoles. Backed by over $100 million, it’s highly anticipated in the crypto native space.

Whether it hits big in wider gaming circles remains to be seen. An official launch date has not yet been revealed.

Discover more via the game’s official website >>

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Xbox introduces the new credit card

admin — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 08:17:12 +0000

Microsoft has announced the launch of the new Xbox Mastercard credit card, aiming to give more value to gaming. The new card was issued in partnership with Barclays US Consumer Bank.

Xbox and the new Mastercard credit card: a new way to earn money

Xbox, the video game console produced by Microsoft, announced the launch of the new Mastercard credit card, a new way to earn more value for gaming.

This is a new credit card that does not charge an annual fee, and was issued by the tech giant in partnership with Barclays US Consumer Bank, a leading issuer of co-branded credit cards in the United States.

Basically, the Xbox Mastercard allows members to earn points on everyday purchases and redeem those points on games and add-ons on xbox.com.

The Xbox Mastercard is also available to Xbox Insiders in the continental US, Alaska, and Hawaii starting 21 September. In contrast, for all Xbox players in the 50 United States, the card will be available in 2024.

The Xbox credit card: how do you earn on purchases?

As anticipated, players who hold the new Xbox Credit Card, can earn points for every dollar spent on purchases.

To give an example, for purchases made on eligible products in the Microsoft Store with the Xbox Mastercard, it will be possible to earn five times the points. For purchases of eligible streaming services such as Netflix and Disney+, it will also be possible to earn 3x points on the card instead.

This also includes purchases for home delivery services such as Grubhub and DoorDash, or other everyday purchases.

Not only that, the program also stipulates that players using the card will be able to get bonuses and other benefits such as three months of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.

From cards to ads

While Xbox is opening up to the world of Mastercard credit cards, recently, Google opened its doors to ads for the NFT game.

In fact, the Internet giant reportedly announced that as of 15 September, advertisements will be possible on NFT or blockchain-based games, excluding gambling and betting.

This is a new advertising policy on cryptocurrencies and related products that the search engine has put into practice this September.

For those who fail to follow the updated policy, Google will suspend the account with a warning at least 7 days before the suspension.

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Xbox: company’s executives skeptical of the metaverse

admin — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 08:22:36 +0000

Phil Spencer, head of the Xbox brand and CEO of Microsoft’s gaming department, has declared himself skeptical regarding the metaverse and especially against games based on the play-to-earn concept.

Regarding the metaverse, Spencer explained that it is nothing new and that the technology has been around for more than 30 years. As a result, it could be said that Spencer does not see anything innovative, but at most, it is a comeback.

Spencer thus explained his views on the topic to the microphones of Bloomberg:

“My view on metaverse is that gamers have been in the metaverse for 30 years. When you’re playing games, these 3D shared worlds that people have been playing in for years and years, I think what we’ve found is that there’s more connection because we have a shared purpose”.

What Spencer is afraid of is that gamers may be confused by the concept of the metaverse because playing within this new virtual world certainly does not mean living in a video game.

Phil Spencer is not convinced by the idea of a metaverse

Microsoft and Xbox are already in the metaverse

Despite the skepticism of Spencer and even Bill Gates – the latter recently speaking out against NFT and cryptocurrencies – Microsoft and even Xbox are actually working with metaverses and Non-Fungible Tokens.

Last January, in fact, Microsoft bought the video game company Activision Blizzard for about $69 billion, and at that time Microsoft stated that the acquisition would help accelerate the creation of a metaverse.

In addition, just a few months ago Microsoft invested in blockchain-based gaming, and to do so it subsidized Share Heroes, a shooter game set in space and especially one that takes advantage of the play-to-earn model.

Xbox’s Spencer vs. Play-to-Earn

Above all, what the Xbox chief is skeptical about is how play-to-earn works, which would go against the concept of the game:

“Play-to-earn specifically is something I’m cautious about. It creates a workforce out of players, for certain players to kind of monetize. I think sometimes it’s a hammer looking for a nail when these technologies come up”.

In any case, again during the interview with Bloomberg, Spencer said that in the future these technologies could hold some interesting surprises.

Gaming on Blockchain

The video game industry is the largest in terms of revenue worldwide, even compared to the film and television industries combined.

And according to the latest data available, the blockchain-based gaming market was already worth $3 billion in 2021.

It is projected to grow to $39.5 billion by 2025. More than 1.6 million players worldwide try their hand at some blockchain-based games, such as the popular play-to-earn Axie Infinity.

According to a report by DappRadar, as of January 2022, there were already 398 games on blockchain, a 92% growth from the previous year.

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