Between 2 Layers Immutable

Join host Carly Reilly (@carlypreilly) & special guest Justin Hulog (@BathalaX), Immutable’s Chief Studio Officer, as they dive into web3 gaming.
In this episode, Justin & Carly talk through consoles (we heard the shouts for consoles!), as well as the benefits and mindset for partnerships. Justin also walks us through some exciting Immutable game updates. We’re then introduced to the @shardbound_game team who go into detail about their backgrounds, web3 thesis and their future.
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Dive into the world of Shardbound: https://www.shardbound.com/
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Chapter markers here:
0:00 Intro / Announcements
3:05 News of the Day: Approaching Partnerships
6:14 Are We In a Breakout Moment?
8:44 How Esports Can Normalize Web3
10:39 Consoles for Blockchain Gaming
14:15 Putting Failure Into Perspective
20:35 "That One Breakout Game"
22:41 Immutable Game Updates
27:14 Community Spotlight: Why Do You Believe in Web3?
30:42 Game Demo: Shardbound
31:04 Bo and Stephan's Backgrounds
34:34 Why Build a Game for Web3?
39:11 Having Hindsight for Web3 Gaming
41:16 Diving Into Shardbound
42:29 Building a Game for Streaming
44:15 Where Is Shardbound Now?
46:01 The Ingredients for Streamability
48:17 How Blockchain Unlocks Shardbound
53:19 What Immutable Brings to the Table
55:34 The Roadmap for Shardbound
57:42 Creating the Future Together with Shardbound
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About Between 2 Layers: The future of gaming is on Immutable. Brought to you by Immutable and Overpriced Media, 'Between 2 Layers' is the definitive podcast on all things web3 gaming. Hosted by Robbie Ferguson (Immutable co-founder) and co-host Carly Reilly (Overpriced JPEGs), we tackle the latest news in blockchain gaming, the intricacies of the ever-changing web3 landscape, and highlight the best of Immutable's rapidly expanding gaming universe.

Join hosts Carly Reilly (@carlypreilly) & Robbie Ferguson (@0xferg) as they dive deep into the ever-evolving world of web3 gaming. 
 
In this episode, Robbie & Carly walks us through what the current web3 gaming meta means for the market at large and for Immutable. Robbie also elaborates on one of the biggest Immutable announcements of the year with Merit Circle/Beam team. CORRECTION: We have 8 Immutable games total nominated in Game3 Awards in more than 10 categories :) Thanks so much for your support!
 
We’re then introduced to Kieran Warwick (@KieranWarwick), Co-Founder of Illuvium. He shares about their most exciting updates yet, their ambitions and the process behind magic.
 
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Dive into the world of Illuvium: https://godsunchained.com
 
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0:00 Intro/Announcements
1:12 News of the Day: The Web3 Gaming Meta
4:15 What the Changing Landscape Means for Immutable
5:23 Merit Circle Partners With Immutable
7:39 The One Stop Shop for Web3 Gaming
8:45 Competing Against the Non-Web3 World
9:23 News From the World of Immutable Games
11:39 Keeping Web3 Games Bot-Free
14:49 Game Demo: Illuvium
15:25 Kieran's Take on Web3 Gaming
17:25 The Many Worlds of Illuvium
21:16 Illuvium's DAO Structure
23:11 Diving Deeper on Illuvium Arena
27:48 Figuring Out Matchmaking for PvP
30:40 The Feedback Loop of PvP
31:44 Illuvium Beyond: Wave Two Overview
33:57 The Next Big Wave Partnership (Esports Team)
39:30 The Upcoming Open Beta
 
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About Between 2 Layers: The future of gaming is on Immutable. Brought to you by Immutable and Overpriced Media, 'Between 2 Layers' is the definitive podcast on all things web3 gaming. Hosted by Robbie Ferguson (Immutable co-founder) and co-host Carly Reilly (Overpriced JPEGs), we tackle the latest news in blockchain gaming, the intricacies of the ever-changing web3 landscape, and highlight the best of Immutable's rapidly expanding gaming universe.
 

Join hosts Carly Reilly (@carlypreilly) & Robbie Ferguson (@0xferg) as they dive deep into the ever-evolving world of web3 gaming. 
 
In this episode, Robbie & Carly walks us through the macromarket shifting 0 to 100, investor metrics for bullishness, Illuvium updates, what people are demanding in terms of gaming ecosystems and new partnerships in Asia.
 
We’re then introduced to Daniel Paez (@_Papalicious_), Executive Producer of Gods Unchained who speaks about game life cycles, the Tides of Fate transformation, what Passport integration brings to the table and plans for Mobile
 
Follow Immutable and join the future of gaming: https://x.com/Immutable 
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Follow Carly Reilly: https://x.com/carlypreilly
Follow Danie Paexl: https://x.com/_Papalicious_
Dive into the world of Gods Unchained: https://godsunchained.com
 
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0:00 Intro / Announcements
0:38 Signs of a Bull?
4:23 News of the Day: Illuvium on The Epic Games Store
5:41 Immutable Leads L2 Gaming Ecosystems
7:00 Asia Check-in: 3 New Immutable Games
8:27 Community Spotlight: Define Adoption
10:18 Game Demo: Gods Unchained
11:20 Gods Unchained as the birth of Immutable
13:25 How the Gods Unchained Community Evolved
15:45 Pivoting to an Indie Studio Approach
17:16 The Different Game Life Cycles and Updates
20:16 All about Tides of Fate 
23:11 Gods Unchained Passport Integration
25:00 Amazon Prime?
26:31 What the Blockchain adds to TCGs
30:05 Wen Mobile
32:42 Final Thoughts with Robbie
 
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About Between 2 Layers: The future of gaming is on Immutable. Brought to you by Immutable and Overpriced Media, 'Between 2 Layers' is the definitive podcast on all things web3 gaming. Hosted by Robbie Ferguson (Immutable co-founder) and co-host Carly Reilly (Overpriced JPEGs), we tackle the latest news in blockchain gaming, the intricacies of the ever-changing web3 landscape, and highlight the best of Immutable's rapidly expanding gaming universe.

Join hosts Carly Reilly (@carlypreilly) & Robbie Ferguson (@0xferg) as they dive deep into the ever-evolving world of web3 gaming. 
In this episode, Robbie & Carly walks us through the freshest partner updates and latest Immutable wins. They also analyze the current funding environment for games (hint: “oversaturated”) and how Asia is the web3 gaming hotspot as blockchain becomes standard.
We’re then introduced to the WAGMI Games team - Co-Founder, Ian Bentley (@ianbentley) and VP of Strategic Partnerships, Scott Herman (@Scott_Herman). They fill us in on why they’re leading with lore, how to onboard the mainstream to web3 and reveal exciting plans in the works.
Follow Immutable and join the future of gaming: https://x.com/Immutable 
Follow Robbie Ferguson: https://x.com/0xferg 
Follow Carly Reilly: https://x.com/carlypreilly
Follow Ian Bentley: https://x.com/ianbentley
Follow Scott Herman: https://x.com/Scott_Herman
Dive into the world of WAGMI Games: https://wagmigame.io/
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0:00 Intro / Announcements
0:54 The Heart of the Current Run
5:39 News of the Day: Immutable x Ubisoft Partnership
6:40 Guild of Guardians Friends & Family Stats
9:09 Updates on Passport
11:16 Cross the Ages' Amazing Pre-Sale
12:42 Immutable's New Milestone for Games Signed
13:59 Habbo NFTS Move to "Collectibles"
15:38 Analyzing the Raising Environment
18:52 The Blockchain Standard in Asia
20:30 Community Spotlight: Will All Games Transition to Web3?
24:16 Game Demo: WAGMI Games
24:58 WAGMI's Backgrounds
33:44 The Gameplay of WAGMI Defense
35:23 The Lore of WAGMI Defense
38:13 How to Avoid Pay-to-Win
44:23 Appealing to the Widest Audience
47:54 The WAGMI Token
50:21 What's Next for WAGMI?
54:01 Upcoming WAGMI Anime
56:13 Final Thoughts with Robbie
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About Between 2 Layers: The future of gaming is on Immutable. Brought to you by Immutable and Overpriced Media, 'Between 2 Layers' is the definitive podcast on all things web3 gaming. Hosted by Robbie Ferguson (Immutable co-founder) and co-host Carly Reilly (Overpriced JPEGs), we tackle the latest news in blockchain gaming, the intricacies of the ever-changing web3 landscape, and highlight the best of Immutable's rapidly expanding gaming universe.

Join hosts Carly Reilly (@carlypreilly) & Robbie Ferguson (@0xferg) as they dive deep into the ever-evolving world of web3 gaming. 
In this episode, Robbie & Carly dive into the impact of the crypto bear market on Gaming and fundraising, the Creator League Saga and implications for the industry, Counter-strike 2 launch and its digital asset market, Immutable's cross-rollup liquidity approach. 
Then, we get an incredible demo of the upcoming Game, Metalcore (@playmetalcore), as Jerry Singer (Partnerships Manager) walks us through Metalcore's unique gameplay, blockchain integration, and details about the Metalcore Beta.
Follow Immutable and join the future of gaming: https://twitter.com/Immutable 
Follow Robbie Ferguson: https://twitter.com/0xferg 
Follow Carly Reilly: https://twitter.com/carlypreilly 
Follow Jerry Singer: https://twitter.com/TGIFresco
Dive into the world of Metacore: https://www.metalcore.gg/ 
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0:00 Intro and announcements
2:51 News of the Day: State of the Nation in Crypto Bear Market
10:50 The State of Fundraising
13:47 The Creator League Saga
17:51 Counter Strike 2 and CS Secondary Market
21:12 2024's Upcoming Hits
23:41 Community Spotlight: Immutable's Cross-Rollup Liquidity Approach
28:17 Passport for New Gamers
28:47 Game Demo: Metalcore
30:04 Studio369's Web3 Journey
31:45 Mainstream Reaction to Metalcore
36:31 The Inspiration and Timing of Metalcore
39:51 Metalcore TLDR
42:07 Metalcore's Unique Gameplay Loop
44:37 How Blockchain Is Integrated
46:29 The zkEVM Experience for Metalcore
49:12 Metalcore's Approach to Marketing
51:13 The Metalcore Beta
54:12 How to Participate in the Beta
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About Between 2 Layers: The future of gaming is on Immutable. Brought to you by Immutable and Overpriced Media, 'Between 2 Layers' is the definitive podcast on all things web3 gaming. Hosted by Robbie Ferguson (Immutable co-founder) and co-host Carly Reilly (Overpriced JPEGs), we tackle the latest news in blockchain gaming, the intricacies of the ever-changing web3 landscape, and highlight the best of Immutable's rapidly expanding gaming universe.

Join hosts Carly Reilly (@carlypreilly) & Robbie Ferguson (@0xferg) as they dive deep into the ever-evolving world of web3 gaming. 
In this episode, Robbie & Carly dive into Zynga’s latest web3 release, how Immutable is protecting creators via enforceable royalties, new games coming to Immutable, and OpenAI’s new forage into the gaming space.
Then, we get an incredible demo of the upcoming Immutable Game, Cross The Ages (@CrossTheAges), as the team walks us through the history and player experience of one of the most exciting web3 games.
 
Follow Robbie Ferguson (Immutable) : https://twitter.com/0xferg 
Follow Carly Reilly (Overpriced Media): https://twitter.com/carlypreilly 
Follow Sami Chlagou (Cross The Ages): https://twitter.com/chlagousami  
 
Follow Immutable and join the future of gaming: https://twitter.com/Immutable 
Dive into the world of Cross The Ages: https://www.crosstheages.com/
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0:51 News of the Day: Immutable zkEVM Testnet Is LIVE
2:45 OpenAI Acquires Global Illumination
5:48 OpenSea (Finally) Moves to Zero-Royalty Policy
11:26 Zynga's First Web3 Game, Sugartown
13:37 New Gaming Partners for Immutable
14:38 Community Spotlight: The Immutable zkEVM Rollout
15:35 Game Demo: Cross The Ages
16:10 Cross The Ages TLDR
17:53 CTA Book Rollout
18:33 Building an Audience
21:11 Getting Started in CTA
24:06 How CTA Hooks You
25:46 How Many Players Have the CTA NFTs?
27:49 What the Web3 Component Offers
34:40 CTA's Blockchain Approach
37:09 How CTA Utilizes Immutable Passport
38:36 Navigating the Mobile Game Environment
40:17 Where Does Gaming Go From Here?
42:27 How to Dive Into Cross The Ages
43:28 Final Thoughts with Robbie
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About Between 2 Layers: The future of gaming is on Immutable. Brought to you by Immutable and Overpriced Media, 'Between 2 Layers' is the definitive podcast on all things web3 gaming. Hosted by Robbie Ferguson (Immutable co-founder) and co-host Carly Reilly (Overpriced JPEGs), we tackle the latest news in blockchain gaming, the intricacies of the ever-changing web3 landscape, and highlight the best of Immutable's rapidly expanding gaming universe.