Game On! The Top Gaming Brands In 2021

This year is an exciting year for gamers. New gaming platforms incorporate fintech innovations based on blockchain and more, ushering in online automation and bringing parts of the gaming community together while also offering other advances in technologies like provably fair gaming.
Some companies are going the extra step and incorporating blockchain cryptocurrency efforts or asset tokenization into their platforms. Here are some of the innovative companies to look out for this year!

Popular Titles With Blizzard

The Blizzard ATVI platform responsible for top-rated games like Diablo, Overwatch, and World of Warcraft is still developing, dedicated to a “gameplay first” philosophy and lots of on-ramps to massive online multiplayer games environments. Players can also find community resources on the website for conventions, cosplay, and more; the brand appeal of the platform is combined with various changes and retooling for 2021 and beyond.

Vorto Gaming: Play To Earn And Other Big Advances In Gaming

This company is really innovating the idea of quality-oriented gaming with a new approach called “play to earn.” This new paradigm is intended to provide players with a reinvented reward system, where playing actually gets you something of value over time.

As a unique innovation in gaming, Vorto is backed by powerful angel investors connected to environments like Consensys and Binance and a history of successful funding. There is also the emergence of games like Hash Rush that illustrate the play-to-earn model: as these games come out of beta, they’ll offer a new way to use gaming time to gain value.

Along with transparency and room for growth, this publicly listed gaming company offers easy integration of blockchain technologies with a “plug-and-play” design that helps studios and developers bring new games to market. Vorto is one to keep an eye on.

A Game “Enjin”

The Enjin project has introduced its own gaming token, Enjin Coin, which has now been linked to 2 billion non-fungible tokens or NFTs. This associates the coin with environments like Polkadot, where NFTs are traded and managed. Enjin also boasts a portable game inventory with new development for the years ahead. One such example: They recently partnered with the master animators Virtual Worlds to recreate the world’s most notable landmarks with ultra quality attention to detail.

Golden Oldies: Nintendo And PlayStation

The big names in long-term gaming development also have their own platform changes that place them closer to online automation and DeFi tech. Nintendo NTDOY, for its part, ties its gaming technologies to its consoles. At the same time, a PlayStation Now online virtual platform offers the kinds of online interaction associated with other platforms like Steam. Although these brands have not taken the same tangible steps toward cryptocurrency and blockchain, that's not to say they won't do so in the future.

Community Gaming

Community Gaming offers great fiat-to-crypto functionality, smart contract technology, and the ability for gamers to spin up quick tournaments with their buddies. Community Gaming has all of this and more, with a rumored staking token in the works and the benefits of DeFi brought to a competitive gaming catalog. 

They recently announced a seed funding round of $2.3 million from power players in the industry like Dapper Labs, CoinFund, and Kevin Durant’s Thirty-Five Ventures. 

Xaya

With permissionless blockchain functionality, multiple gaming worlds, and the popularity of its Huntercoin MMO, Xaya is one to watch. Its Autonomous World Game Studio is also likely to entice developers. Soccer Manager Elite, Xaya’s upcoming project, aims to be a massively multiplayer online game and use blockchain’s technology unique features. As part of the Soccer Manager Elite ecosystem, players will become true owners of their in-game assets. Whether that is player shares, game currency, or club shares, they will all have real-world value.

PFG With FortuneJack

This new streaming gaming platform is a leader in what's called provably fair gaming – the idea that algorithms and blockchain consensus can prove that gaming numbers are being generated fairly and equitably. For fans of online poker or other games, FortuneJack and the verification that it represents is a valuable part of playing online against players worldwide.

These are some examples of how new technologies are changing the ways that we play on virtual platforms tied to the promise of new decentralized finance opportunities. Take a look to understand more about the value of digital and virtual assets as you play your favorite games.

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