Coinbase-Backed Blockchain Game Launches on Ethereum Network

On July 9, 2018, startup Fuel Games, launched the world's first blockchain-based eSports game on the Ethereum Network.

Gods Unchained is an online multiplayer card game that uses similar game mechanics as popular CCG's, such as "Hearthstone" and "The Elder Scrolls: Legends."

"Gamers spend tens of billions of dollars and countless hours each year acquiring in-game items. But game studios barely offer their users a licensing agreement for these items, let alone actual ownership - they're a central bank with no oversight."

Given their initial success, Fuel Games saw the potential for decentralized gaming economies to empower users through ownership and freedom of trade.

"Offering players true ownership of in-game items, and the ability to trade those items freely on secondary markets means gamers can finally be rewarded for their efforts and spending. As the games industry switches to asset-driven revenue models, players have a more urgent need than ever for guarantees about the value and tradability of those assets."

Built on a community of tech enthusiasts, the video game industry a fitting target for decentralized applications to popularize blockchain.

With the increasingly popular asset-driven revenue model used in games, blockchain will likely become a fundamental element to future games' digital economies.

"Decentralised games will allow people to familiarise themselves with blockchain technology in a fun and user-friendly environment. I won't be surprised if gaming ends up being blockchain's first killer application outside the financial space. Gamers have always been early-adopters, and this time will be no different."

Fuel Games is building a blockchain infrastructure platform called Apollo, which will allow game developers to integrate with blockchain at scale.

Through their new developer platform and blockchain games, Fuel Games could become a catalyst in early blockchain adoption.