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Prominent Gaming YouTubers’ Likenesses Sold As NFTs Without Consent

Prominent Gaming YouTubers’ Likenesses Sold As NFTs Without Consent

Several prominent gaming Youtubers have had their likenesses stolen and minted as NFTs. As reported by Eurogamer, the stolen images, which popped up on OpenSea, an online auction site which deals in all things non-fungible, include James Stephanie Sterling, Alanah Pearce and Jim Caddick. Of course none, of these hard-working folk are happy with the ...

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The Konami NFT auction generates over 0,000 in sales in one day

The Konami NFT auction generates over $160,000 in sales in one day

image: Konami / Kotaku Konami has entered the NFT economy, currently also known as the hottest grift in the world. Yesterday, the publisher unveiled its “Konami Memorial NFT Collection” in an auction on OpenSea, selling 14 items created to celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Castlevania franchise. Somehow, someone decided to spend over $26,000 on ...

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Auctioning Castlevania Extras as NFTs

Auctioning Castlevania Extras as NFTs

Konami is probably auctioning Castlevania extras as NFTs for testing purposes. Bids are already at the equivalent of 180 US dollars. Konami has on the OpenSea auction platform started an auction of Castlevania extras, where fans of the franchise can bid for 14 pictures, music pieces and other specials. According to the publisher, the reason ...

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Konami celebrates 35 years of Castlevania with NFTs

Konami celebrates 35 years of Castlevania with NFTs

This year marks the 35th anniversary of one of the most famous video game licenses: Castlevania. To celebrate this longevity, Konami has decided to offer for sale its first collection of NFT, these digital files stored on the blockchain and whose property is unique. These 14 pictures or short game scenes will be auctioned on ...

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Square Enix has big plans for NFTs & Metaverse Gaming

Square Enix has big plans for NFTs & Metaverse Gaming

Screenshot: Square Enix / Kotaku We don’t even have a week in 2022 and already another major video game publisher – this time it’s Square Enix – is praising the Metaverse and blockchain gaming and planning to invest more resources in this terrifying version of the future. And according to Square Enix President Yosuke Matsuda, ...

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“By designing viable economies of NFTs in our titles we will allow a self-sustained growth of the video game” This is what the president of Square Enix thinks about NFTs

“By designing viable economies of NFTs in our titles we will allow a self-sustained growth of the video game” This is what the president of Square Enix thinks about NFTs

For some time now, NFTs have divided a very significant part of the video game industry. A new market model or simple speculation? Well it all depends on the way these Non Fungible Tokens are implemented in each game and the infrastructure that is used. That said, it seems that sooner rather than later everyone ...

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Ubisoft stands and signs its stake in NFTs

Ubisoft stands and signs its stake in NFTs

If there is one topic in the video game world lately it is NFT. That ability to buy a digital asset and thereby become the sole owner, which can fluctuate over timelike a work of art. A new form of income whose defender Ubisoft has made. The players are dissatisfied and perceive this new monetization ...