GAME Credits Announces the GAME Foundry to Help Games, Creators and Streamers Create Their Own NFTs
Antigua, November 11, 2020 — Today GAME CREDITS is happy to announce the launch of the GAME Foundry, a robust creation tool that allows Developers, Gamers, Streamers, Creative Artists, and all others, the ability to make their own custom digital items known as non-fungible tokens (NFTs).
The creation and transfer of digital items (NFTs) on the Ethereum blockchain has become extremely costly due to high transaction fees on the Ethereum network, otherwise known as gas prices. The process may also be further delayed due to slower network effects on the Ethereum Mainnet. In addition to having a simple and user-friendly interface, GAME Foundry alleviates both the problems of cost and time, all while eliminating the need for any blockchain-related requirements.
Create and Deliver Digital Assets at a Lower Cost
GAME Foundry is a tool that creates and delivers these digital items at a fraction of the cost, as creation and delivery fees are paid using $GAME, an ERC-20 token created on the Ethereum Blockchain Network, and the native token of the GAME CREDITS Platform.
Create and Deliver Digital Assets Quickly and Securely
GAME Foundry takes advantage of faster transaction speeds by running on sidechains. Developers Continue to Earn on NFTs Post-Distribution. In addition to the lower cost to create game assets, using blockchain also helps to ensure the secure transfer of these items.
Developers who use GAME Foundry will enjoy earning commissions on those digital items each and every time a player sells them in the decentralized GAME Exchange System.
About GAME CREDITS
GAME CREDITS ($GAME), formerly known as Gamerscoin, launched in February of 2014, making it not only one of the very first cryptocurrencies to be launched but the very first to be focused solely on games. The primary focus of GAME was, and remains, as a digital currency. Since its inception, GAME has been used both to revolutionize in-game purchases as well as to give game developers a monetization based on the fair play rules that the technology of blockchain affords.
Good day GAME faithful and welcome to another installment of the monthly update here at GAME HQ. Keeping with the theme of the past several updates, it’s been another busy month and that’s just how we like it. Let’s dive into what’s happening.
With all the new additions to the team, we have been working hard to implement new processes and workflows. In addition, we’ve focused on improving in-team communication and helping each other solve issues that arise.
Significant progress has been made by the team towards bringing the next major release of our Rewards Portal forward. We’ve been very busy migrating our contracts to use the Matic network and over the next few months it will be clear why the delays have happened.
Our NFT Creation Tool for our partners is nearing completion. At launch, games and other partners will be able to create collectible NFTs that can be purchased or earned as staking rewards through our Rewards portal.
Speaking of partners, the original vision of the rewards portal is expanding! In addition to game developers, we will be opening up our partner program to streamers, e-sports personalities, artists, and more! Much of the development effort during September was centered around the expansion of these features. Stay tuned for more news on that front soon.
Furthermore, Nova Blitz is gearing up for release officially on the Apple Store and Google Play as we finished fixing some major bugs with the Android build. We’ll enable in-app purchases and we’re getting things ready to start migrating to the block-chain.
So where’s my release?! Fair question, With the expansion of the scope of our Rewards Portal and the migration to the Matic network, things are taking a bit longer to wrap up. But we assure you the team is working hard and the new features we are adding as part of this release will definitely be worth the wait.
September saw the marketing team work on a lot of different initiatives encompassing a wide range of verticals:
GAME Credits officially joined the Blockchain Game Alliance as well as launched our promotion with BEN (Blockchain Education Network), which you can read more about here:
BEN Global Airdrop to Galvanize Thousands of Students in September
“GAME Credits, a blockchain gaming network and one of this year’s main supporters, has allocated $5,000 USD worth of ERC20 tokens for 1,000 students. This will help students understand how their favorite video games could benefit from having internal, blockchain-based currencies.”
GAME Credits was also involved in a few different live events:
In addition to the top real estate we’ve secured in the Sandbox, Somnium Space, and Crypto Voxels, on Sept 10th we launched the new GAME Credits HQ in Decentraland, which is located in the heart of the Crypto Valley district.
On top of these initiatives, our marketing team has continued to grow. We’ve welcomed two more experienced professionals in this space and are continuing to add to our pool of talent where applicable.
Daily social media engagement is the name of the GAME for us (slight pun intended). If you follow us you already know how busy things are at GAME HQ as we are constantly releasing great news regarding new products, partnerships and events. This is part of the culture at GAME Credits in that we are continually looking for ways to improve our product.
As mentioned previously, GAME giveaways continue every month so this is yet another great reason to follow us closely on Twitter, Telegram, Discord, Facebook and our other socials. We will be launching our YouTube channel soon and this is very relevant as we will be doing more public outreach in the industry.
As mentioned in the development portion of the update we’ve been very busy working on Matic integrations and migrating contracts to the Matic network in preparation for future feature releases as well as working with our partner SKALE as they ramp up operations.
Once the GAME Foundry (formerly GAME Mint) is complete much of the development focus will shift to GAME Exchange. As a soft-date, we anticipate the work on GAME Foundry to be complete sometime in the next 6 to 8 weeks.
Our COO Josh conducted a Splinterlands 101 session with Carrie from the Splinterlands team. This session was meant not only for our community to learn the ins and outs of Splinterlands but to answer any questions our faithful fans have about both GAME and Splinterlands.
We’re beginning weekly Twitch streams which serve as an open AMA time as well as bringing our fans the opportunity to play games with members of the team. Thursday GAME TIME will become a standard and begins in the month of October. We’ll be releasing a schedule so fans know when they can tune in to watch, ask questions, and play themselves.
On the Nova Blitz front, our Android build has been submitted to the Google Play store for review. While we don’t have an exact timeline on this being added to the store we anticipate it will not be long.
The GAME Ambassador program is very close to public release. This is going to be a great way to help out the company, learn about the technologies we have as well as earn some GAME by representing the brand in your geographical region. Details will be released shortly regarding how you can become an ambassador in your respective region of the world and help support and build our GAME community.
September also saw GAME added to Swapspace.co, a cryptocurrency exchange aggregator site that helps select the best rates when purchasing GAME. They can be found on the “Token” page of our website along with all other exchanges.
Redemptions continue for those GAME holders who are looking to swap out their old PoW GAME coin for the new ERC-20 GAME token. We have a long redemption window which covers all of 2020, so if you are just reading this now reach out to us regarding support if you need assistance with the swap process. Our goal from the beginning has been to ensure no one is left behind and having a long grace period for holders to take part in the swap is the surest way we can fulfill that promise to you all. If you are only reading this now and need to swap from the old PoW GAME coin to the new ERC20 GAME token, you can find the instructions necessary to complete your redemption here:
As we continue to forge ahead with development of the platform we’re humbled by the community we have and know that none of this would be possible without you, our loyal fans. Our focus has always been on creating real value and use cases through our platform. While we do put effort into growing our community we are confident that the features we’re delivering will have a powerful “if you build it, they will come” effect on the industry.
The team and culture we’ve cultivated here at GAME HQ has truly begun to round out over the past few months. We’re more confident than ever that we have the proper tools, people, and passion in place to deliver something truly unique to the blockchain, gaming, and NFT worlds. A common theme we share is the belief that the road to mass adoption lies with gaming and NFTs. We won’t stop until we see that belief becomes reality.
GAME on!
Good day GAME faithful — this will be the first post-merge update so there is an absolute ton of good news to share with you all. Let’s get right to it!
The development team has exploded in both talent and output in the past 60 days, with our total developer count now sitting at ten and growing. This has allowed us to speed up our cycles on several projects we are excited about releasing later this year.
One of our biggest focuses is adding new functionality to the GAME Rewards portal. There is a gamification aspect coming to the portal and while we cannot say much on specifics, look for some major Esports and DeFi developments to take place within the portal in the coming months. Work on Nova Blitz is coming along well as we complete our APK build ready which will allow us to push the game out to a greater audience. We have hired an art director as well to assist in creating new art for future cards and sets. Nova Blitz is our flagship game so we are putting a considerable amount of resources behind it.
Traction will begin to pick up soon and once this happens we shall not be looking in any direction but forward with the game. Expect to see more developments on Nova Blitz in the coming months as the greater crypto world gets introduced to it. GAME Mint, our NFT creator tool is coming along well and we are looking forward to deploying that as our next platform service.
Finally, our scaling partner in Skale has begun to ramp up operations for their main net so we are working closely with them. We have also partnered up with the Matic network for a subset of our sidechain needs so that we ensure business continuity while simultaneously providing greater flexibility.
Marketing:
Major improvements have been made to the marketing team as well over the past two months. We have hired a full time marketing director from ConsenSys to give a boost to our marketing IQ and you will begin to see this reflected in our work visually.
Due to the higher output on the development side, operations has been very busy keeping pace. Some highlights on the Ops side:
Now that the dust has settled from the transition to Ethereum we can take a step back and reflect upon what exactly has just happened. One of the first true and pure crypto merger and acquisitions has just successfully taken place. The rest of the crypto industry is just now beginning to wrap their collective heads around what we accomplished and that is a good thing, time will bring awareness.
Our goal is to focus on creating value through our platform and the GAME cryptocurrency — the results will always follow when hard work is part of the culture. I am proud to say that this is exactly the culture we have cultivated here at GAME, where we under promise and over deliver. This is a theme with us, we try and do things a little bit differently than the average crypto network and have a lot of faith in our talents and vision.
None of this would have been possible without the wonderful community that we enjoy. So a big ‘Thank You’ to the community for being there for us and spreading the good word. I also must thank the team at GAME as they have truly made this transition a success with their ability to come together under a united front and seamlessly execute.
We are not going to be the best kept secret in crypto for much longer — GAME on ladies and gents!
Good day GAME faithful and welcome to another installment of the monthly update here at GAME HQ. This has been arguably the most exciting and busiest month in the history of the network, so let’s jump right into it.
Despite the transition to Ethereum taking up the lion’s share of our focus, we have still been busy working away on our core tools of the platform. Work is being done on new features for the recently debuted GAME Rewards portal (https://app.gamecredits.org/rewards) along with preparation of GAME Mint, our NFT creator tool and GAME Exchange; all which are going to be released over the second half of the year.
Some of the most exciting work we are doing currently in the development realm relates to some big surprises we have in store for GAME holders. We will be revealing these in due course over the summer and fall, so please stay tuned on that front. Lastly, we will be giving insight into what our yet to be released platform services are going to look like with some UI and UX updates that we can share with you. This will offer more insight into what the GAME Mint, GAME Exchange and GAME Tournament are going to look like and how they will function.
Finally, we have been growing the development team and have brought on two new developers to assist in various areas including Nova Blitz. We will have some exciting news on the game and our plans for it coming soon as well.
There are lots of great updates to share on the marketing front:
The biggest focus has been the GAME Rewards portal going live which has been a success. It is very early days for the portal however many GAME holders are currently earning free GAME tokens each week by staking on their favorite game partner. This is how you can truly show support for the game developers as you help them earn a cut of the weekly 100,000 GAME pot when you stake your GAME tokens on them.
We will be unveiling the NFT rewards aspect of the portal in the near future which will allow GAME holders to earn Loyalty points. These points are an integral credit system that allows you to redeem the points for various NFT rewards that each gaming partner will be making available. The more you stake, the more Loyalty points you earn and the more NFT rewards you will be able to redeem for.
This is going to tie directly into the release of GAME Mint, our NFT creator tool. Game developers will be able to use the tool to create any type of digital collectible you can imagine. The same holds true for gamers themselves who will be able to make use of the tool to create some truly spectacular items. Once GAME Exchange is released, these NFTs can be taken to and bought / sold / traded on our exchange and turned into revenue.
GAME Tournament, our Esports tournament organizer, will be coming out later this year and will compliment the other existing features on the platform. Outside of the platform work we have two programs we are launching this summer which the company is very excited about.
Now that the dust is beginning to settle on our transition to Ethereum we can take a step back as a company and assess. Overall, the event went very smoothly and be considered a resounding success. All of our key partners are now transitioned over with us and I would like to thank them along with the great team I am so privileged to work with here at GAME. The experience was that much more enjoyable having everyone working together to ensure we got the job done.
There are still some individuals who have done manual redemptions that may not have yet received their GAME tokens. Please ensure that in your Metamask wallet you have added GAME as a custom token first or you will not be able to see your GAME tokens and may mistakenly believe you are still waiting. In the event you have completed these steps and still do not see your GAME, please reach out to us through any of our social channels and we shall take a closer look for you.
With the merge now in the rear view mirror, our focus has shifted back fully to our platform, partnerships and programs we are working on. Next month we shall have some updates on partnerships we are maturing right now behind the scenes, there truly is an abundance of positive developments so each day is a new adventure right now for us.
If you’ve come this far with us it means you have decided to join us on the journey we embark upon now on Ethereum. There is still yet a lot to prove and accomplish however the early returns have been very positive and we will be leaving no stone unturned n our effort to create a truly great platform for Esports and the NFT industry.
GAME ON ladies and gents!
Manual Redemption of the New ERC20 GAME Token
Step One:
Install the Metamask Ethereum wallet in your web browser by visiting https://metamask.io/
Metamask is supported on Brave, Chrome, Firefox, Android, and IOS.
Follow all instructions provided by Metamask carefully and remember to back up your seed phrase!
Step Two:
Open your GameCredits Core wallet and find your receiving address by browsing to File -> Receiving addresses. If you have received GameCredits to multiple addresses within your wallet, you can send them to yourself in a single transaction to any receiving address listed in your core wallet.
Step Three:
Right click and copy your receiving address where your GameCredits are stored. In this example, they are all stored under a single receiving address.
Step Four:
In your GameCredits core wallet, browse to File -> Sign message.
Step Five:
On the Signatures page, paste your GameCredits receiving address copied in step three into the topmost bar. In the body section of the signature page, paste your Ethereum address from the Metamask wallet installed in step one. Please do not include any information in the body other than your Metamask Ethereum address. Once you have verified both addresses are correct hit the Sign Message button.
Step Six:
Copy the signed message using the icon to the right side of the Signature bar.
Step Seven:
Open a web browser and browse to the official swap form at: https://forms.gle/BHJoszzWV5PgaCJA9
All listed field are required. Please enter your email address, your Metamask Ethereum address from step one, your GameCredits core wallet receiving address from step three, and your signed message from step six. Once you have verified the information is correct hit submit and wait for the arrival of your new ERC20 GAME tokens in your Metamask wallet!
Good day GAME Credits faithful,
Welcome to the monthly update which will cover the full scope of the networks operations as we gear up towards our transition to Ethereum in July. We will cover all of the functional groups at GameCredits along with details on the merge and some other developments that we are very excited about.
Once we cut over to Ethereum this summer we will begin doing functional group updates through Medium to compliment the monthly update. We are growing very fast right now as a company and to maintain our level of communication and transparency with the community this change will be needed. Another step in the right direction for the World’s first gaming crypto — now lets jump right into it!
We keep growing in the development group, recently adding in another full stack dev to assist us on various areas of the platform. We are constantly looking to add more resources as you can never have too many quality devs in-house.
We are speaking with several more currently and plan to double the size of our development group in the next twelve months. The key to this goal is ensuring that our growth is done in a sustainable way. Creating quality on-boarding and new-hire material is something we are making time for so that we are able to ramp up quickly. In terms of focus, we are spending time rounding out our test cases for the MVP, adding in functionality for the Rewards portal as well as GAME MINT and GAME Exchange. These features will be deployed to the Ethereum mainnet over the course of the year.
Stay tuned for development-centric updates post merge which will include a defined road-map for features and some visuals on what each feature will look like once it is live on the platform. In terms of our second layer solution partner, Skale is progressing well with their testnet which is allowing us to perform our testing in lockstep. We plan to have everything lined up in this regard for our July mainnet debut and with how important Skale is to us in the long term, we are excited to see them progress to the point where they will soon be able to fully support us.
There is a litany of daily activity in the marketing group so I am going to provide some highlights on the key programs being worked on for this summer / fall. As these programs mature fully the marketing team will be making announcements and will also begin giving group-centric updates that go over and beyond what is encapsulated in the monthly updates here.
Some of these items are part of bigger campaigns we have going on later in 2020 so we are being careful to not give too much away just yet:
The platform group is now busy undertaking the task of having the Rewards portal up and running for the July main net release. This means fleshing out improvements in the UI / UX, speaking to games to get them signed up for July and understanding what their needs are. This last part is where we are truly beginning to form strong relationships with games.
The Rewards portal is setup in such a way that we can tailor the approach we take to delivering rewards based on each game developers needs. If a game wants to hit certain metrics with their players in-game, we can help cultivate incentives for this via our tiered rewards. When a holder of GAME stakes on a certain game they like, they begin earning loyalty points from that game. Over time, the holder of GAME can take those loyalty points and redeem them for various rewards available to them via the portal.
The higher the tier of rewards, the most costly the item will be in terms of loyalty points but also its rarity and exclusivity. To unlock the highest tier of rewards, holders of GAME may be required to achieve certain in-game feats. E.G. — a player of Nova Biltz must have a level 20 account to unlock the gold tier of rewards for NB on our portal. Only then will the player / holder of GAME gain access to that top tier to begin redeeming their loyalty points for the very best rewards that game has to offer.
This is just one of the ways we work with game developers at GAME Credits to help understand what metrics they are trying to achieve. The platform team is also hard at work expanding the use-cases of the Rewards portal. We are rather excited about this piece and cannot say much just yet however you can expect to see the Rewards portal evolving to offer more verticals. This will translate into more choices for holders of GAME and more opportunities for companies in and outside of the crypto space to work with GAME Credits and take advantage of the Rewards portal.
We have also just recently acquired a key piece of intellectual property (IP). There will be a separate announcement for this coming very soon that will detail why we acquired it and all of the benefits it brings to the company and holders of GAME. And finally, we have begun cultivating our Esports presence over the past few months. GAME Credits was created to bridge the gap of Esports and the world of crypto and blockchain, a commitment we take very seriously. Several advisors have been added to the team that are experts in Esports and that has begun paying dividends. There will be a campaign coming soon that will bring to life the full potential of what we can and will be doing for the Esports industry here at GAME Credits — stay tuned for that this summer.
Now that the initial dust has settled from the announcement of the merger, the industry has had some time to consume all of the information and the impact from this move. The feedback continues to be positive as we have had dozens of interested parties come to us looking to invest, with the company also reaching out to various entities to gauge interest in a capital investment. There are media opportunities and case studies we are looking to take part in as the word of our crypto M&A continues to spread through the non-crypto business world.
We have also had many doors opened with mainstream Esports entities which is the precise doors we wanted to gain access to as part of the merge. As we define our Esports strategy you will begin to see partnerships formed with companies and individuals that will play an integral role in fulfilling our strategy.
After a tremendous amount of discussion, coordination and planning — we are now ready with all of our partners to officially move forward with the merge. These transitions become projects unto themselves as every piece must be handled with care, thought out well in advance.
All of the details you need to know regarding the merge are contained below. We will also be making constant noise via our social channels and in the industry regarding the snapshot date so everyone is aware of the big move. The company put much thought into this process since it covers many areas of consideration. Essentially, we are taking two networks that each have unique values and merging them to create something that is greater than what either entity could become on its own. The reason this merger is working out so well is that each side truly brings something of value to the table that the other is missing. Both networks have had ample time to prove that they have something great to offer and that they also are struggling to achieve other key pieces. These pieces are the foundational blocks of what make up a top network in the crypto and blockchain space.
Our job in creating this merge is to find the fairest value for both networks when looking at all of the tangibles and intangibles they bring. To this end, we feel that both networks bring an equal value to the other. We could go back and forth endlessly debating various aspects of each entity internally as a company but at the end of the day, this harmonization of two networks works because they are equal dance partners. We understand it is an impossibility to attempt to make everyone happy and that is not the goal we are trying to achieve.
Some will feel that GameCredits is worth more in its current state before we came over and some will feel NovaToken brings more value due to the platform, team, funding and partnerships. We understand and appreciate that there will be many different perspectives and that is simply part and parcel with having a large community that is engaged with us. The following are the key details regarding the merge itself:
The outlook the team is taking to this fresh start is a long term one. We are on the cusp of what appears to be a prolonged financial downturn resulting from the near complete shutdown of the global economy. As more crypto and non-crypto businesses go under, it becomes clear that having a solid short, mid and long term strategy is going to be needed for this new decade. The above allocation of the supply allows us to move forward with the confidence we will not have to stop the momentum we have worked so hard to achieve because of short term funding issues.
We will aim to have as many of the redemptions processed as fast as humanely possible and have gone to lengths to ensure that the Nova and GAME community does not have to do much of any work. We wish this to be an enjoyable and seamless process that takes place as we transition to the new era of GAME Credits.
Your patience and support during this transition is something the team very much appreciates. We are moving our platform forward, forming new partnerships resulting from the merge all while coordinating the many moving parts of the merge itself — on top of that we are growing monthly as we add new members. This process has been much easier and enjoyable due to the great community we have here. Everyone at GAME Credits HQ is excited about where the future is taking us and we hope you decide to stay along for the ride.
Good day GAME Credits faithful.
Continuing the tradition established over at NovaToken, we will be producing end of the month updates to highlight the key areas that the company has been making progress on. These updates are meant to keep the industry abreast on what is currently happening here at GAME Credits and can be expected down the road.
The company has three distinct functional groups: development, marketing and platform. Each group focuses on their area(s) of discipline and coordinates with each other to ensure everyone is moving in the right direction and at the proper speed.
The development group continues to make progress on our MVP candidate (minimum viable product) of the GAME Credits eSports platform. One of the features, GAME Rewards, has been released on the Kovan testnet on Ethereum. You can test out the Rewards portal today by heading to:
https://app.gamecredits.org/rewards
Once the switch to Ethereum is complete this summer, the new ERC-20 GAME token will be deployed and so will the GAME Rewards portal. Once live, holders of GAME will be able to stake their tokens on their favorite games signed up on the portal. In return, they will be eligible to earn GAME tokens and many unique types of non-fungible token (NFT’s) associated with the game they staked on. This could mean in-game items, collectible cards, booster packs, tournament entry tickets and much more.
Our second layer solution partner, Skale, is working with us behind the scenes we go through the steps of conducting thorough testnet coverage. This step is important in software development as it allows us to work out bugs that may arise without negatively impacting the customer. It also allows us to resolve the issue at a much cheaper cost overall. Our road map shows the time-frame we are working towards for our release, however the goal is to have all the platform features tested and deployed well before years end. The first two features we will be going live with is GAME Rewards and GAME Mint. These two features go hand-in-hand as game developers and gamers alike can make use of our extensive NFT creator tool. This allows individuals to bring to life some truly amazing digital collectibles, ushering in a secondary market for these NFT’s.
In the future we will have independent development updates that will begin to reveal the UI / UX pieces as we inch closer to being feature complete. On a final note, we are looking to grow the development group post-merge which will help us bring to market more value-add to the eSports platform.
The marketing group is growing fast as we add new team members with backgrounds in advertising and crypto marketing. There are several initiatives underway however some of the key ones to look forward to:
The marketing group has a lot on their hands these days as the above is just a snippet of what is actually going on behind the scenes. Conveying a clear and concise message is one of the goals this group is establishing right now. I am personally excited about what this group has in store for the second half of 2020. Marketing has the focus of promoting the brand, the currency and the platform, all while balancing the needs of each. This can be a challenging job which is why we are so fortunate to have the talent we possess in this department.
One note I will make regarding exchanges. We will be very strategic about what exchanges we engage with to have GAME listed. Crypto exchanges pop up every week now and many have questionable business practices that can extend down the legitimacy of their trading volume.
It is a fallacy in crypto that getting listed on a new exchange will bring value to the company and currency. Often times it is exactly the opposite, the company spends precious funds to get listed on a new exchange and there is little to no trading volume behind it. We will be working with exchanges that have higher standards for listing, real volume and a history of transparency and success. These exchanges will also have strong regional support as this ties into our marketing strategy of developing strong user adoption in geographical regions. BitBay is a great current example of this for us.
The platform group focuses on driving adoption of the GAME Credits platform. This takes shape in many ways:
Ultimately, the platform group are the guardians of the platform itself, working with the other functional groups to ensure each side is aware of the others needs and contributions. This group is also the first contact for partnership inquiries, so they are very much the glue that holds GAME Credits together.
Each of the three key groups in the company are vitally important. Without either of these groups, the others would eventually falter. All three groups will continue to experience manageable growth this years as GAME Credits continues to turn heads.
We have carried over and doubled down on the partnership with Digitible that was established under the NovaToken banner. Digitible will be working with us to craft truly unique NFT’s for our partners. You will see this take form with GAME Rewards first however Digitible will be playing a vital role in some of our future partnerships.
We are also working with Skale, our second layer solution. Skale is a side-chain that connects with Ethereum and allows us to truly scale the GAME Credits eSports platform from both a technical and economical perspective. There exists a tremendous amount of potential between GAME Credits and Skale’s partnership. Skale is just starting out in its goal of becoming the defacto second layer solution for dapps, so both companies find themselves in a position to assist each other in reaching their goals from the onset. We expect to have more news to share on this front with Skale in the future as our partnership matures.
Beyond that, we have numerous conversations on-going with parties in and outside of the cryptosphere. This includes games, eSports platforms and companies that can benefit from having GAME integrated into their ecosystem. It is a myth that getting a cryptocurrency adopted by a company of scale is a trivial matter. The legalities involved alone can be complex however GAME Credits has something to offer many companies out there between our currency and the eSports platform. The moment we are able to share with you more news on a secured partnership, we shall. We expect to have more official partnerships that move us to the top of the gaming and eSports mountain in due course.
This area will have updates sporadically thorough the year as information that pertains to it bubbles up to the surface. Some of the points I would like to emphasize regarding the company and the brand itself:
As mentioned above in the partnerships section, we are working on many different opportunities to build up GAME Credits in a sustainable manner. This means not taking on more than we can chew — it also means you take a great opportunity when it presents itself.
With COVID 19 and the global financial calamity taking place, the company is preparing for the worst and projecting the very best in terms of outcome. There is a chance the economic damage created from a coordinated shutdown of the global economy will be severe and last for some time into the future. GAME Credits is taking a long term perspective to the gaming and NFT industry, we will be doing what we feel is required to ensure the company is always well capitalized. This will allow us to move swiftly in the future and actually prosper as we capitalize on market opportunities from any economic fallout in the space.
We are at the final steps of preparing for the merge and are simply now waiting on a few partners to get their pieces in order to support us. The company is taking an inclusive approach to the merge, which means we are doing everything in our power to ensure no one is left behind. This also means we are going to make this process as easy on GAME and NVT holders as possible.
Once we have the final steps finalized and agreed to, I will be announcing to everyone what the plans are. This will include:
There is a considerable amount of coordination required in the background to ensure this all goes smoothly. Legalities, costs, marketing, coordinating with partners, aligning dates, technical process for the redemption and distribution of the token, updating partners for the new ERC-20 GAME token, and the list goes on.
Thankfully, we are near the end of this journey and everyone on the team is looking forward to the new era of GAME Credits officially kicking off. Your patience in this all is very much appreciated as we know what it can be like to be waiting in the crypto world. Most of us are holders of other networks and have been down the same path as you have. For many, the rabbit hole of blockchain and crypto was one we went down many years ago now.
This experience we have gained over those years has lead us to the path we are on now. This merge has created a lot of positive energy and untold potential — but that potential is unrealized and we must not take our foot off the pedal. The industry simple moves too fast to take a day off and this is the mindset that we employ each and every day for GAME Credits.
Thanks again for your loyalty and support, it means more to us than you likely realize. Now, let’s go make some history together — GAME ON!
GAME Credits is proud to announce the release of its first service on the GAME platform — GAME Rewards. The Rewards portal is the first of many tools and services that will be released on the platform in the coming months and years. This is by far the very best way to earn more GAME as there will be weekly staking rewards up for grabs in the form of the new ERC-20 GAME token once we complete our transition to Ethereum in the coming months.
The concept behind the Rewards portal is simple — bring together the very best of what the fungible and non-fungible worlds have to offer. This lead us to create GAME Rewards, which allows holders of GAME to stake their tokens on any game that is signed up on the Rewards portal. In return for staking on various games, holders earn loyalty points. Those loyalty points can be redeemed for various rewards like in-game items from the game you staked on, promotional NFT’s from the game universe, tournament entry tickets, booster packs, GAME tokens and much more.
There is the added bonus that when you stake on a chosen game, a % of the GAME earned as rewards on that game will go directly to the game developers. In this sense, you are quite literally supporting the game development team by staking your coins on their game versus the others in the portal. Over time, the Rewards Leader board will be built up to be a true attraction of the NFT universe. As more games sign up on the portal, and more rewards are available each week, it will become more prestigious for any one game to be holding the title of most staked upon game in the Rewards portal.
There are many benefits for game developers to sign up for the portal:
Due to the fact we have not yet completed the transition to Ethereum and thus have not deployed the ERC-20 GAME contract, the current version of the GAME Rewards portal is based off of the Ethereum Kovan test network. You are able to get free Kovan GAME tokens to test out the portal and get use to the feel of it by following the instructions on the portal.
Once we move over to Ethereum this summer, the main net launch of the Rewards portal will take place. This will be the first time holders of GAME can officially begin earning more GAME tokens and other various NFT-based rewards. We will be putting a lot of effort into the Rewards portal to build it up over time as it becomes a popular destination for gamers, game developers and holders alike. The look and feel of the portal will be being given a major overhaul in the near future so keep this in mind as you get use to the system. We wanted to give everyone a preview of one of the tools we have created on the GAME platform, so feel free to check it out now at:
Good day GameCredits faithful,
My name is Jason Cassidy and I am happy to officially announce that the GameCredits network is merging with the NovaToken network, bringing a full eSports platform, experienced team, partnerships and a new vision to GameCredits. The GameCredits brand will be living on while the entire team, platform and many other pieces over at NovaToken will be joining forces under the GC brand to create a truly harmonious synergy. This means that the NovaToken brand will be going away and we will soon be moving forward under one united brand.
Each networks strengths compliment the other in this fashion. GameCredits is an iconic brand , has a great community and quality exchange listings. Yet, GameCredits has long suffered from a lack of a true technology stack and a team that has experience in both the traditional gaming world and the emerging blockchain gaming sector.
NovaToken has a great platform of eSports and NFT services (non-fungible tokens, think in-game items) that plug into any game seamlessly. NovaToken also has one of the strongest teams in the blockchain gaming space and a clear vision for the future. What Nova lacks is brand awareness, strong cryptoeconomics and a larger community. As you can see, both networks have a lot to offer the other and this is why the decision has been made to merge them together and move forward as one brand under the GameCredits banner. This means that GameCredits will be moving off of the existing PoW network and going over to Ethereum later this year.
This will give GameCredits a truly robust technology stack that allows for scaling and security while also getting to make use of the popular ERC-721 and ERC-1155 standard for NFT’s. In-game items that players get to directly own are becoming a part of gaming in a major way, having a positive impact on every area of the gaming sphere including Esports.
The GameCredits network gains quite a bit from the NovaToken network, some key highlights:
From the NovaToken community’s perspective, there is also a lot to be excited about here. GameCredits was launched in February of 2014 , making it not only one of the first cryptocurrencies in existence, but the very first gaming cryptocurrency.
The GameCredits community is one of the most loyal, educated and passionate groups of individuals in blockchain, period. They have stayed true to the brand and vision of one day seeing the network take its rightful place atop the gaming and cryptosphere throne. With quality exchanges, an iconic brand and considerable market awareness, NovaToken has as much to gain from this synergistic merge as the GameCredits network does. A tremendous amount of strategic planning has gone into this move and historically, the biggest plays in any industry tend to happen when others are distracted or consumed in their own endeavors.
We believe that this union will not only put GameCredits back on the map but position us to be a dominant player in the space for the long term. The rest of the industry will have to figure out exactly what this means to them and what this does for their placement in the pecking order of top gaming networks.
The key points here are that GameCredits will be moving over to the Ethereum network this summer. This also means that both networks currencies (GAME and NVT) will be merged into one currency on Ethereum, in the form of the new ERC-20 GAME token. We will be conducting a blockchain snapshot of both networks in the near future and there will be a redemption process for GameCredits holders that choose to keep their GAME in a private wallet versus holding on one of the supporting exchanges. Plenty of advanced notice will be given so you will not miss a thing.
I want to assure you all now that no one will be left behind in this process as we will have a long redemption window for holders to claim the new GAME token. Details on the process, dates and technical aspects of the merge will be forthcoming as we fine tune the process behind the scenes.
Be sure to join our Discord, Telegram, Twitter and other social media channels to stay up to date. You can also add us on Blockfolio to ensure you receive our Signal updates. And lastly, bookmark the GameCredits blog as I will be updating the community often on the networks progress. And finally, please spread the good word of GameCredits through your own social channels and word of mouth. We are in this together and the more exposure we receive the faster we reach our goals, a true win-win.
After the merge is complete, GameCredits will be gaining several exchange listings that NovaToken (NVT) currently occupies. Our community size, brand awareness, partnerships and many other critical areas are going to be receiving a major boost.
We are in the midst of testing our MVP candidate for the initial release of the now-branded GameCredits platform (formally NovaToken platform). We are also in talks with several eSports entities, discussions with top exchanges and many talented people in the gaming space. Expect to see our team size grow along with our advisory board as we begin to build traction under the new GameCredits banner. We also have some major surprises in store for the GameCredits community so you will have to wait and see what we have planned.
I also want to state that the entire team here understands the history of GameCredits. Many of you have stuck around in hopes of one day seeing this exact situation come to fruition — a real future for the network. In the past, many promises were broken and while the current team had nothing to do with those events, we are very aware that trust has been lost because of this.
You will find that the entire team, including myself, have an open door policy in the new GameCredits era. This means transparency, honesty and a culture of under-promising and over-delivering. You all deserve better than you have received here in the past and one of our goals is to reward your loyalty and dedication in every way possible. I lead by example so please feel free to reach out to me personally at any time with questions, concerns or positive thoughts.
You will notice we have some partnerships already established. While there will be several more of these being made in the future I want to give some context to the ones we already have:
I encourage you all to take a look at the new website at https://GameCredits.org as it goes into detail on many of the areas discussed here. The Developer and Rewards portal will be up and live within the next two weeks and we will be encouraging everyone to take a look and make use of its many virtues. While we could have waited to make the announcement once both the Developer and Rewards portal transitions were complete, we felt it best to get to market quicker given the amount of good news we have to share.
The path forward includes releasing our platform and ramping up adoption of our eSports and NFT services, building on our eSports strategy and working towards having GAME be the defacto in-game currency of the online gaming world. As mentioned above, we have some surprises in store for the community and industry at large. GameCredits has unfettered access to some unique IP that the rest of the industry simply cannot touch. When the time is right the network will be making good use of these to help us break through to become a mainstream brand in gaming.
If you are part of either the NovaToken or GameCredits community and would like to be an active participant in this new era, reach out to us on the team. Whether you are interested in becoming a public facing member of the team or would like to help behind the scenes, we can find a way to make it happen.
If you are a game developer with a gaming already out or coming out soon, you definitely want to reach out to us asap. We can assist you in getting integrated into the Rewards portal as well as assist in cross promotional activities and on-boarding your game into the GameCredits platform.
This day would have never been possible without the help of some of the previous GameCredits team and community members. A big thank you goes out to the individuals who made this possible (you know who you are :).
While the entire GameCredits community has helped us get to where we are today, a special acknowledgement must be made to the Polish community at GameCredits. Through all the ups and down, the Polish community has showed its resilience and loyalty, something that is invaluable to our future. We have some surprises in store on this front to as a way to say “thank you” to the entire community which we will be rolling out over the course of this year.
We will also be making the GameCredits.org website fully translated into many languages including Polish to make life a little bit easier. On a personal note, I have experience with the Polish culture and have even learned some of the language in my past endeavors. It goes without saying that I hold a great deal of respect for the Polish culture and look forward to working with you all closely in the coming weeks, months and years. There are several Zywiec’s to be had together as GameCredits evolves into an industry leader.
I also need to take a moment to thank the entire team over at NovaToken. As the CEO and leader, the praise and criticisms often fall on my shoulders. The team at NovaToken deserves much recognition for their tireless work put towards this effort. The platform is a huge accomplishment in itself however each one of them have gone over and above to help make this day possible. Any and all praise should be going towards these people as I am simply here to help bring these pieces together.
The future looks incredibly bright for GameCredits and this day makes the beginning of a new era for the network. We ask that you join us on as we embark on this adventure and help GameCredits take its rightful place at the top of the blockchain and gaming food chain.
GAME On!
