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THE TOP CRYPTO GAMING TRENDS TO WATCH UNFOLD IN 2022 AND BEYOND

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Blockchain gaming emerged as one of the fastest-growing (and most lucrative)
niches within the cryptoverse in 2021. With the idea of the metaverse gaining
momentum, several promising play-to-earn games flooded the market to capitalize
on the growing opportunity.

The annual blockchain industry report published by DappRadar underlines that
blockchain games generated more than $4.5 billion via in-game NFT transactions.
The report also shows the meteoric growth of blockchain-based virtual worlds in
2021. Spearheaded by games like Axie Infinity, Splinterlands, Gods Unchained,
and many more, the play-to-earn blockchain gaming revolution disrupted
traditional gaming models.





At the same time, these platforms played a critical role in bringing more users
to the crypto ecosystem. The latest boom of play-to-earn games also attracted
the attention of venture capital firms and angel investors, leading to a record
$4 billion investment in 2021 compared to $80 million in 2020. With everything
working in favor of blockchain throughout 2021, the future of the play-to-earn
looks even brighter.

In 2022, trends like GameFi will gain traction as new play mechanics are
introduced, taking the concept of play-to-earn to new heights. The year will
also likely witness the emergence of platforms that support blockchain gaming,
including decentralized secondary marketplaces and more. That said, here are
some promising blockchain gaming projects that will shape the future of this
evolving market in 2022 and beyond.

PROJECTS THAT WILL SHAPE BLOCKCHAIN GAMING IN 2022

The first project to look out for is Soccer Manager Elite. XAYA, a blockchain
development company in the ecosystem since 2013, has teamed up with GeekyAnts to
bring the classic sports management game onto the blockchain.

Soccer Manager Elite is a 100% blockchain-based game. Not only is the game fully
decentralized, serverless, trustless, and permissionless, but it also features
DAOs (decentralized autonomous organizations) and DEXs (decentralized
exchanges). The game features fractionalized NFTs alongside the play-to-earn
model, like XAYA’s previous Huntercoin and Human Mining games.



In addition, XAYA has also rolled out a full-fledged product suite for
blockchain gaming, including the XAYA ecosystem, XAYA Game Studio, XAYA Trading
Platform, and the XAYA Developer Hub to advance the growth and expansion of
blockchain gaming.

Splinterlands, the most played blockchain game of 2021, is yet another project
that has shown all signs of setting a new trend in 2022. This year, the game is
already off to a flying start, registering more than 525,000 active users and
upwards of 17 million transactions within the first week itself.

Simply put, in 2021, Splinterlands emerged as the “king” of blockchain games. In
2022, it is aiming to hold on to the crown. There’s a lot in the pipeline for
2022, including decentralized governance, multiple in-game updates, new game
mechanisms, advanced security tools, anti-bot and anti-scalping features,
airdrops, token sale, and much more.

Spells of Genesis by Switzerland-based game studio EverdreamSoft (EDS) is
another promising project to look out for in 2022. Like XAYA, EDS has also
spearheaded the use of blockchain in gaming since 2014. The Spells of Genesis
game was introduced in 2017 and is playable on iOS and Android. Further to the
point, the game minted the first NFT in 2015, long before NFTs became a
mainstream trend.

Following the game’s success, the EDS team migrated Spells of Genesis to
Ethereum and is now testing a Polygon integration. The EDS team has also started
collaborating with Polkadot and Kusama to expand their offerings further.
Moreover, EverdreamSoft has launched Crystal Park, a collection of open-source
software for easy blockchain integration into customer products. As the platform
continues to expand, EDS will play a key role in helping the next wave of
blockchain games with its ever-growing range of standalone modules.

Blockchain ecosystem Tezos has also entered the play-to-earn revolution with its
new NFT game DOGAMI. This unique AAA NFT gaming merges investing with pet
ownership in the Web 3.0 infrastructure. Dubbed as the “petaverse,” DOGAMI
allows players to adopt, raise, and pet over 300 unique DOGAMI breeds alongside
an in-game earning mechanism.

Amid the growth of cryptocurrencies, questions regarding blockchain’s
environmental impact and sustainability are raised repeatedly. Legacy chains
like Bitcoin and Ethereum are already under the microscope. As such, DOGAMI
leverages Tezos, which has established itself as an energy-efficient
third-generation blockchain.

Leading gaming brand Ubisoft is also leveraging the Tezos network for its newest
platform Ubisoft Quartz, where players can win AAA NFTs. Tezos also just
announced a partnership with top e-sports Team Vitality. With more projects
transitioning towards green crypto, Tezos represents a potential disruptive
powerhouse for the blockchain gaming industry in 2022.

Each blockchain game is unique has its specific requirements. While Ethereum
still dominates the NFT market, new blockchain networks have overcome gas costs
and slow transaction speeds. One platform aiming to cement itself as the new hub
for blockchain games is Ardor. Created by the Jelurida team, Ardor introduces a
unique parent-child chain architecture alongside native support for NFTs.

Even though hundreds of blockchain networks exist, most don’t support native NFT
minting or trading. This increases third-party dependency, leading to security
risks, unnecessary costs, and greater centralization. Jelurida’s Ardor
blockchain addresses these problems through its advanced customization and
privacy mechanism features. Furthermore, the platform removes the need to rely
on smart contracts to support NFTs. Instead, developers can utilize a built-in
transaction type to provide rich functionality while still delivering
flexibility to support a wide range of NFT use cases like registration, minting,
trading, and transfers.

In the meantime, Ardor is also building bridges to existing networks to deliver
a fully cross-chain infrastructure. For instance, with a bridge to Polygon,
Ethereum’s layer-2 scaling solution, the Mythical Beings NFTs, built on the
Ignis chain, can now access Ethereum-based and EVM-compatible marketplaces. This
feature isn’t just limited to Mythical Beings. Any project built upon Ignis and
Ardor chains can use the bridge to convert any asset or NFT into multichain.
Accordingly, the Jelurida ecosystem is helping make the dream of a “multichain
ecosystem” a reality in 2022.

Another innovative project that will open a whole new world of opportunities for
content creators as the blockchain gaming ecosystem continues to grow in 2022 is
Creaton. As a decentralized, subscription-based content sharing platform,
Creaton powers the creator economy. The platform enables content creators to
distribute their content and monetize it using blockchain technology.

Hosted on Polygon, Creaton assures high transaction speed, low gas costs, and
seamless interoperability with multiple individual chains. Content creators can
mint all their content into NFTs stored in Arweave’s decentralized content
storage solution using the ecosystem. Once done, users who subscribe to the
creators can decrypt and view the content.

Simply put, Creaton opens the doors to secondary marketplaces and new
monetization opportunities. With the transition to Web 3.0 just around the
corner, Creaton has placed itself among the game-changing innovations of 2022.


THE FUTURE IS PROMISING

There is no denying that blockchain gaming is here to stay. The 5000% increase
in investment in blockchain gaming projects in 2021 as compared to 2020 further
underlines the growing interest of investors in this burgeoning industry within
the crypto ecosystem.

In addition, the highly anticipated concepts of blockchain 3.0, web 3.0, DeFi
2.0, and the metaverse are all coming to life this year. To stay on-trend,
prepare for an exciting journey in 2022 as promising projects battle it out to
secure their positions in the changing dynamics of the billion-dollar global
blockchain gaming market.

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