Jon Jordan and BlockchainGamer.biz editor Jenny Jordan discuss all the news from 2024.

• [2:16 ] The success of Pixels was an ongoing trend in 2024; but it wasn't always about DAUWs.


• [2:35 ] Heroes of Mavia was the first big game and token launch of 2024 but it didn't scale.


• [4:10 ] In 2024, we saw a lot of blockchain games launching through app stores but no big hits.


• [6:10 ] Browser vs app stores and PC gaming stores remains a key business decision.


• [8:44 ] A lot of meme-y game coins such as MON, PORTAL, CARV, XAI launched in Q1.


• [11:30 ] There was a lot of news about chain migration - so many new L2 and L3 chains.


• [13:00 ] In Q2, there was a big change in sentiment with game token prices tanking.


• [14:11 ] The rise of KOLs, who encouraged retail crypto to invest in new tokens with often bad results.


• [16:05 ] The rise of Telegram and TON as a strong marketing channel for blockchain games.


• [17:46 ] Another nascent year for Immutable: Guild of Guardians was not a success.


• [22:17 ] But in Immutable's defence... 4 million Immutable Passport wallet sign-ups.


• [28:28 ] In Q3, the issue of bots became a problem esp. in respect to airdrops and token rewards.


• [30:09 ] What are you trying to do with your blockchain game when it comes to giving out value?


• [32:04 ] Does it matter if bots or AI agents are paying $10 to play your game?


• [32:30 ] The other thing in Q3 was the start of successful games on Ronin - Wild Forest, Lumiterra etc.


• [34:56 ] Pretty much every game launched on Ronin has got +100,000 DAUWs in testing.


• [37:19 ] Should we view console game Off The Grid as a success?


• [44:22 ] Whatever happened to The Sandbox?


• [45:25 ] CCP Game's EVE Frontier is now in closed alpha testing.


• [46:59 ] What's significant is these projects are very serious about the value of blockchain in games.


• [49:45 ] More generally, the US presidential election was the clear pivot point for crypto in 2024.


• [52:51 ] Investment into the sector was down on 2023 but around $1 billion.