***UPCOMING XARCADE CROWDSALE.
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=976042Xarcade is a NEM powered video game distribution/exchange platform for both game publishers and gamers to use and is a more direct alternative to the other app stores. The video games on the Xarcade platform will all have NEM wallets and a built-in SDK whereby the gamers can exchange XEM for the in-game tokens and vice versa.
What makes Xarcade unique is that the gamers using Xarcade will be able to exchange with XEM and get connected to the crypto currency space.
Below is a YouTube video of an indie game publisher called "Xhai Studios" that has signed up to Xarcade and has "NEMified" their endless runner mobile game known as "Send 'em to Hell."
https://youtu.be/DJACtOwCbc8 • Gamers can now exchange in-game currencies both ways, which they are unable to do before.
• No need for a linked credit card for in-app purchases, so one has faster transferring using the XEM crypto, thereby reducing publisher risks.
• Some countries do not have the Google Wallet or the Apple Pay feature available – blockchain allows for this.
• Blockchaining video games disintermediates established “middle men (the app stores)” and creates a direct relationship between the game publisher and gamer.
• It allows the game publishers to rely less on generating revenue from advertisements, which annoy the gamers usually and to make more revenue from in-app purchases since Xarcade would be very competitive, vis-à-vis existing cost structures.
• Xarcade allows the gamer to realise into crypto currencies as the game rewards are directly linked to cryptocurrencies
• The blockchain API’s will allow games on the platform to interact directly with one another using “blockchain nodes,” which in-turn will make any third party middleware irrelevant.
HOW XARCADE WORKS:
For the gamer:
• A gamer signs up to the platform in order to become part of the gaming ecosystem whereby he/she can view games, download games, buy in-game tokens and exchange cross-platform in-game tokens.
• Gamers will be able to make in-game purchases and be able to convert game points (tokens) into Xarcade’s credits called, “XAR.”
• Gamers can convert their gaming points from XAR into XEM in the platform.
• Using XEM to make in-app purchases creates a much faster and smoother purchasing process for gamers compared to the methods used at present.
• All games uploaded onto the platform will include a built-in “Xarcade wallet” with QR code functionality and which will allow gamers to exchange XEM with fellow gamers.
For the game publisher:
• A game publisher signs up to the platform in order to upload and manage their games.
• A game publisher can directly distribute their games in a much more cost-effective using the platform.
• All platform transactions will be verified and processed using NEM blockchain technology in a safe and secure manner.
• The Xarcade wallet and Software Developer Kit (SDK) will be available for download from the platform in order for the game publisher to integrate it into their games.
• Xarcade’s SDK will allow games designed with it to interact directly with one another using blockchain nodes, which in turn will make any third party middleware irrelevant.
Below are press releases regarding the Indie game publisher - Xhai Studios signing up to the Xarcade platform:
http://www.pressat.co.uk/releases/xhai-studios-adopts-blockchain-technology-for-video-games-3a416090f2cdcb88bf858d27db6c8e8c/https://cointelegraph.com/news/xhai-studios-integrates-nem-blockchain-to-ditch-middlemen-payment-processorhttp://abitco.in/xhai-studios-integrates-nem-blockchain-to-ditch-middlemen-payment-processor/http://bitcoinschannel.com/malaysian-video-game-developer-xhai-studios-to-adopt-nem-blockchain/http://insidebitcoins.com/news/xhai-studios-integrates-nem-blockchain-to-ditch-middlemen-payment-processor/38647http://fintechnews.hk/855/blockchain/xhai-studios-adopts-blockchain-technology-video-games/http://www.econotimes.com/Xhai-Studios-to-adopt-NEM-blockchain-technology-for-video-games-platform-586213
