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Minecraft’s disdain for NFTs isn't unique within the landscape of big-name gaming properties. Valve has long banned NFTs, and blockchain integrations from its gaming marketplace Steam, a hotbed for trading in-game, non-NFT digital assets such as character skins. Epic Games, the creator of Fortnite, says it’s also staying away from integrating NFTs in any of its in-house titles, though it hasn’t barred games that use them from its marketplace like Valve.

The “play-to-earn” concept in which game economies are set up to get players to grind to earn coins with a tangible value. The prime example of this was Axie Infinity, but even before this current crypto crash, the feudalism-style economy of that game all but completely collapsed.

NFTs are tokens that can’t be exchanged for one another. They’re often touted as a way to prove ownership of digital assets like art or sports collectibles. But critics see them as overhyped and potentially harmful to the environment given the power-hungry nature of cryptocurrencies. Many NFTs are built on the network behind ethereum, the second-biggest token.

One of the most pro-crypto companies is Ubisoft, which has already launched its own NFT market, called Quartz, and has backed Animoca Brands, the company behind The Sandbox, one of the most well-known metaverse-based platforms.

Sega, the renowned game development company based in Japan, has hinted at the use of NFT (non-fungible token) and metaverse elements in its new game proposal. Dubbed “Super Game,” this new framework includes a series of AAA games that will use the new and existing IP (intellectual property) of the company to innovate using Sega’s technology. Masayoshi Kikuchi, a producer at the company, stated in an interview that this will serve to explore how different games can be connected together, hinting at a possible IP metaverse.

The agreement may result in the integration of Krafton’s games into the Solana blockchain, enabling players to conduct in-game transactions using cryptocurrencies such as Solana’s native token SOL, as well as the use of non-fungible tokens. PUBG is a prominent battle royale shooter franchise available on a variety of platforms. The series’ mobile Android and iOS editions have surpassed 1 billion downloads, while the PC and console entries have exceeded 75 million downloads combined.

DarleyGo, an NFT horse racing game empowered by blockchain technology, completed its initial DEX offering (IDO) for its token, DGE. The company is excited to announce that the IDO round was a complete success. With the downward trends on the Solana platform, which has led to unsatisfying crypto market conditions, some technical difficulties have emerged.

Epic Games is open to blockchain game developers, but the company has no NFT plans.