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Microsoft launches game to celebrate women in science — with Minecraft NFT rewards
Tech giant Microsoft and blockchain developer Enjin have teamed up to release a game celebrating women in science that rewards players with Minecraft-compatible non-fungible tokens. “Azure Space Mystery” is an interactive, fictional online game designed to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Players work to save the International Space Station, and on completion they can claim a limited edition NFT. During gameplay, players will also learn about prominent European female scientists including Mary Somerville, Caroline Herschel, and Raymonde de Laroche. The NFTs are compatible and transferable with the popular game Minecraft, which had 131 million monthly …
Technology / Feb. 12, 2021
Enjin enters the fashion world with augmented reality NFTs
Enjin and MetaverseMe are partnering to bring virtual fashion items to the Ethereum blockchain, creating a line of tradable nonfungible tokens representing clothing for Metaverse avatars. Enjin will be providing the infrastructure framework to host the NFTs, which can then be visualized in MetaverseMe, an augmented reality platform that lets users create customized avatars and see them interact with their real-world environment. Avatars can be dressed in a variety of fashion items, which are provably owned by the user through the Ethereum blockchain. The first collection available through the platform is called Pluriform, and it is designed through a collaboration …
Technology / Jan. 26, 2021
Enjin Coin surges 71% after becoming first regulatory approved gaming token in Japan
On Jan 19, Blockchain-based Enjin Coin (ENJ) became the first gaming cryptocurrency to be legally authorized for trade by the Japanese Virtual Currency Exchange Association, or JVCEA. This coincided with a sudden 71% increase to the coin’s dollar value which occurred within just 9 hours, and saw the ENJ coin price jump from $0.236340, up to a 3-year high of $0.406356. “Enjin Coin has been approved by the JVCEA and will be listed on Coincheck exchange, making it the first gaming token authorized for use in Japan,” said the official Enjin announcement from Jan. 19. As of Jan. 26, Enjin …
Technology / Jan. 19, 2021
Atari joins the Enjin multiverse, bearing NFTs for 'Kick Off' reboot
Gaming giant Atari has announced a collaboration with blockchain game ecosystem Enjin, which will see its iconic IP and licenses integrated into games within the Enjin multiverse. The first fruits of this collaboration, according to a Dec. 10 blog post from the company, will be a range of cosmetic nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, for use in a brand new addition to the legendary football game franchise, Kick Off. The original Kick Off was released in 1989 for the Atari ST and Commodore Amiga, and was described in reviews at the time as the "best footy game to have appeared on …
Technology / Dec. 11, 2020
‘Formula E’ racing title among four NFT-powered games announced today
Blockchain gaming firm Animoca Brands has announced a licensing agreement with electric single-seater car racing championship Formula E to develop a blockchain-powered motorsports game featuring non-fungible tokens (NFTs). The Formula E game will utilize Animoca’s REVV utility token as an in-game currency. REVV is also used as an in-game currency for Animoca’s F1 Delta Time title, and upcoming MotoGP game. Formula E was conceived in 2011 by Jean Todt of the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) and made its global debut in Beijing during 2014. The organization now holds 14 races in 12 cities across five continents each season, with …
Blockchain / Nov. 6, 2020
Minecraft Meets the Blockchain Thanks to New Plug-In
Blockchain game technology company, Enjin, announced that their plugin “EnjinCraft” is now available on the popular video game, Minecraft. According to the announcement made by Enjin, the blockchain plugin will allow players to integrate, trade, and use blockchain gaming items through the servers. By integrating blockchain technology, the company aims to make it easy to tokenize Minecraft items and thus incorporate them within the players’ servers. The plugin is based in Java, with some specialized functionalities like the integration of the tool on external games, servers, and websites. Linking Minecraft’s blockchain wallet to the servers EnjinCraft’s plugin includes the possibility …
Adoption / May 30, 2020
Enjin Courts Blockchain Game Developers With Multiverse Program
Blockchain-based gaming ecosystem Enjin (ENJ) has launched its Multiverse Program and is now seeking applications from interested developers. The program is designed to attract developers to explore Enjin’s Multiverse platform — a gaming platform that supports the creation of in-game digital assets that can be transferred and used across multiple games hosted in the multiverse. Developers selected for the program will receive one year of free access to the Enjin Platform, support from Enjin’s developers and project promotion across Enjin’s social media. The program is open to existing projects at all stages of development. Enjin Multiverse supports interoperable tokenized in-game …
Blockchain / March 12, 2020
Someone Just Minted a Doge-Themed Crypto Token Worth $129,000
A Doge-themed non-fungible token (NFT) now appears to comprise the most valuable ERC-1155 in existence. The NFT is backed by over 1,155,777.1 Enjin (ENJ) — worth approximately $129,000 at the time of writing. The NFT, “It’s good to be the King,” was minted on March 1 and pays homage to the meme-inspired DOGE cryptocurrency depicting the well-know Shiba Inu donned with a regal crown and staff. ‘It’s good to be the King’ ERC-1155: Enjix The token’s name appears as though it may be aimed in jest at the now-second-most valuable ERC-1155, The Monolith, which is backed by 1,155,777 ENJ — …
Altcoin / March 7, 2020
Microsoft Revives Nonfungible Tokens, Sparks Industry's Imagination
Ever since the game CryptoKitties was released in November 2017, the concept of nonfungible token has been ingrained in the minds of developers and investors in the crypto community. However, 2019 has been the year that NFTs have gained mainstream attention. And it should come as no surprise that even huge, multinational companies are currently developing NFT projects. Recently, Mirosoft’s blockchain-based cloud platform, Azure, released its own nonfungible tokens program called “Azure Heroes” with the aim of rewarding its developer community. Azure Heroes Through Azure Heroes, Microsoft is on a mission to empower technical practitioners of all backgrounds. With that …
Blockchain / Dec. 15, 2019
Blockchain Startup Enjin to Release Dev Kit for Game Engine Giant Unity
Ethereum (ETH)-based digital asset tokenization startup Enjin will launch a Software Development Kit (SDK) for leading game development engine Unity on March 14. The company announced the launch in a Medium post on March 4. The SDK will reportedly allow Unity developers to create, integrate and manage the distribution of ERC1155-compliant tokens on the Ethereum blockchain. The ERC-1155 token development standard is based on the ERC-20 and ERC-721 standards and was invented by Enjin’s chief technical officer, Witek Radomski. Per the release, this new standard enables developers to create unlimited fungible and non-fungible tokens with a single smart contract, which …
Blockchain / March 6, 2019
Samsung Announces Galaxy S10 Crypto Partners, Bitcoin and Ethereum Support
The new Galaxy S10 series smartphones by South Korean tech giant Samsung will apparently have wallet functions for Ethereum (ETH), Bitcoin (BTC) and two other tokens. A Samsung official spoke about the phone’s new features at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain on Feb. 25. In its presentation, Samsung revealed various crypto and blockchain related projects featured on the smartphone, including support for Bitcoin, Ethereum, COSMEE token (COSM) and Enjin’s token (ENJ). COSMEE is a blockchain-enabled mobile beauty decentralized app (DApp) where users can earn and spend COSM tokens. Enjin is a cryptocurrency wallet which will reportedly be installed …
Blockchain / Feb. 26, 2019