It has been a while since we updated our Bitcointalk community, but you'll be pleased to know that we've been extremely busy working on the game and presenting it at the worlds largest gaming convention, Gamescom 2018!
So, without further ado, let's dive into what Hash Rush has accomplished in the last month!
Alpha went live on the 31st of JulyOur team has been laser-focused on this goal since pre-alpha ended, and we are really excited to see people playing our alpha. The response to our signups was truly humbling as we smashed through our goal in the first 48 hours, and doubled the number of players we’re granting access to a grand total of 2,000. Thanks to everyone who signed up and we can’t wait to hear what you think!
Please understand that the goal of the alpha is to test functionality; it’s not a representation of how all things will be in the final version of the game. It’s an alpha, so there will be bugs. Keep a close eye on your email inboxes for instructions on how to complete your registration!
New website launchedWe’re also very happy to have relaunched our website with many new features, an updated aesthetic, hosting our blog here (so our Medium presence is going to get phased out), ZenDesk integration for our customer support and ticket integration, more details about the game and the various factions, and many other features. We hope you enjoy the new site!
Roadmap going liveThis was requested by most of our community, so we have published our major milestones for the remainder of the year.
With the current timeline, we’re all set to launch the Ernacks faction as planned in December after tweaks and adjustments we make from the alpha and beta tests. Please visit the full
roadmap page which will be a live roadmap keeping you updated as soon as we have more announcements.
Live EventsWe hare midway through our convention and events season. Already in our pocket of completion are:
Blockchain Futurist Conference, Canada (August 15-16). Our CFO Jethro showcased the technology behind Hash Rush and delivered it to a panel of investors and industry experts. This resulted in us winning a $30,000 dollar services prize including, $10K worth of Northblock advisory services, a $10k Malta Blockchain Summit sponsorship package of our choice, $5k worth of advertising credit on Coinmarketcap, and a 30-second video from Hypercube.
Gamescom, Germany (August 21-25). Gamescom is the worlds biggest gaming convention and this year was open to 500,000 visitors and 1000 exhibitors. We had a small stand in hall 10.1 but interest and attention worthy of a much larger booth. During Gamescom our Co-Founder, Kristaps, Game Designer, Rob Nicholls, Online Marketing Manager, Matthew Chuen, and Community Manager Tenzin Chiodak all presented the game to the public.
We had a great time and at the end,
GamesFinest.de awarded us the "Best Innovation" at Gamescom!Up next we will be taking part in:11-12 September –
Blockchain Gamer Connects, Finland
20-23 September –
EGX, England
20-23 September –
Tokyo Game Show, Japan
25-26 September –
Blockchain Game Summit]http://blockchaingamesummit.com/]Blockchain Game Summit, France
The RUSH ICOWe'll be making a proper announcement on Bitcointalk for the RUSH Coin Token sale, but no news update for Hash Rush can be complete without news of our token sale.
As many of you will already know, we successfully launched our Alpha on the 31st of July. However, we’re now happy to announce that we will be running a RUSH Coin Token Sale in September.
Our initial ICO was looked at as our SEED capital raise, where we raised what was required to develop and launch our PC version of Hash Rush. Our RUSH Coin Token Sale will be viewed as our SERIES A capital raise where the proceeds will be utilized to add more features to our roadmap.
You can find all the information that you need in this
blog postThe Hash Rush BetaHash Rush will be running a closed beta testing phase which will include blockchain integration and cryptocurrency payouts!
The beta is scheduled to go live on 28 September 2018 to a maximum of 10,000 players. We will be testing the core elements of the game as well as our player reward pool, which is set at $30,000 worth of Ethereum for the duration of the beta.
You can sign up here:
betaThat's all for now, we'll be back soon with more news from Hash Rush!