Ready Games shows how blockchain games can debut on Apple and Google stores

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Ready Games has launched a division to bring mobile blockchain games and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) to the Apple and Google app stores.

That sounds hard to do as it seems like big platforms like Apple and Google are opposed to blockchain games and NFTs. But that’s not entirely true, as you can sell digital items that make use of the blockchain in the stores so long as you abide by the payment systems that Apple and Google have in place.

We’ll explain more about that later. But Ready Games has been established for a while and it recently raised $3 million in a sale of its $AURA tokens. Bitkraft led the token sale, as it had already previously invested in Ready in 2019. Hashed also co-led the token sale, and a number of other funds joined as well, including Tribe, IOSG, Spartan, Mapleblock Capital, Mulana Capital, Dweb3, Fundamental Labs, IBA, GSR, Polygon, SnackClub, and Warburg Serres.

The aim is create a new ecosystem that democratizes access to web 3 game development, said David Bennahum, CEO of Ready, in an interview with GamesBeat. Ready Games is doing that by launching its developer tools and $AURA token that can be used across a number of games and companies. Bennahum believes his company has a chance to help the developers reach mainstream audiences through the app stores.

“We have the components for creating a distributed mobile blockchain gaming ecosystem,” said Bennahum. “You need those live operations tools, and you need a token that can be shared. So we actually don’t know of anybody else that’s offering these pieces. But nobody has this complete picture. And I’ll also add we do it in compliance with Apple