Legend of Mir to receive blockchain facelift

Blockchain games are drawing more attention across the industry. AMD, Ubisoft, The Sandbox, and Atari have all started their own blockchain initiatives. The Blockchain Game Alliance formed to advance the sector. WeMade has moved forward through partnerships. The company worked with Samsung to preload the Wemix wallet on customized versions of the Galaxy S20, S20+, and S20 Ultra. Shane Kim, head of WeMade Tree, called this "probably the first-ever fully-fledged case of collaboration between the blockchain gaming industry and the smartphone sector."

WeMade signed partnerships with Kakao, Naver, and Longtu. These deals brought funding and strategic support for development. The company is targeting Asia, where gaming has become a massive industry. Gaming revenues now exceed what the music and film industries combined generate. Asia represents the largest and most competitive gaming market. China holds the biggest gaming market in the world. Tencent and NetEase dominate it due to Chinese government regulations on foreign videogames.

Kim said "WEMIX's second or third game will use the Legend of Mir IP." He pointed to the franchise's previous success in China as proof the blockchain version can succeed there too. "With its prior outstanding achievements in the Chinese market, we believe it can attract the attention of (Chinese) gamers," he said.

Legend of Mir maintains a strong player base across Asia. Two other games, Cryptornado and BirdTornado, recently joined the blockchain platform.