Quick take:
- BlockGames said its decentralised mobile gaming data protocol offers “greater user privacy and data ownership.”
- The company has introduced the concept of Universal Player Profiles, which it says empowers players while making it easier for games to onboard users to their platforms.
- BlockGames said it has already surpassed 800k “Universal Player Profiles” of active players through its signature application “Rewarded Play”.
BlockGames a decentralised player data attribution protocol has announced a $6 million funding round led by Newman Group, 32-Bit Ventures, Cypher Capital, and Sfermion Capital.
The fundraising also attracted participation from several Web3 companies and venture funds including Maven Capital, Susquehanna, Aptos, Mapleblock, Cumberland, Based VC, Devmons, Estoty, Aquanow Ventures, Founderheads, 432 VC, and Presto Labs.
There were also several angels from the blockchain gaming and technology industries joining the round, including Jiho – co-founder at SkyMavis, The SandBox’s Sebastien Borget, Brett Beller – former founder at Drizly and legal counsellor at Coinbase, and Luke Wagman – a founding Member at CoinMarketCap.
BlockGames is on a mission to address the challenge of enhancing user privacy on gaming platforms while making it easier for games to onboard new players. The company has introduced a concept dubbed Universal Player Profiles, which it says empowers players while making it easier for games to onboard users to their platforms.
According to the announcement, the platform has already surpassed 800k “Universal Player Profiles” of active players through its signature application “Rewarded Play”, and partnered with over 200 mobile games from leading publishers.
BlockGames said its mission is to build a profile attribution platform that allows gamers to be more than participants in gaming projects, giving them an opportunity to become stakeholders.
“By establishing an expansive Player Network connected to its protocol, BlockGames aims to redefine the relationship between players and applications. This ecosystem ensures that players are not only rewarded for their contributions but also actively engaged in shaping the future of gaming,” BlockGames wrote in a blog post on Medium.
With the Universal Player Profiles, players are able to showcase their gaming progress, on-chain activity, and social reputation under one profile. “This innovative approach fosters a symbiotic relationship between games and players, where players are rewarded for their engagement while providing valuable data insights to game developers,” the company wrote.
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