Square Enix becomes a validator for blockchain gaming firm Oasys
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Oasys announced that Japanese game publisher Square Enix, the maker of the Final Fantasy games, has become a validator on the Oasys blockchain gaming platform.
That means that Square Enix will help provide the security and computing power for Oasys’ proof-of-stake blockchain network, enabling it to do transactions for its gamers. Oasys says its blockchain is environmentally friendly, and Square Enix is one of 21 initial node validators on its platform.
Oasys is based in Singapore and Japan. As part of this initiative, Square Enix and Oasys will explore the feasibility of harnessing user contributions in the development of new games on the Oasys blockchain.
“To partner with a respected and ambitious gaming company such as Square Enix, helps us to accelerate our collective mission to bring blockchain gaming to the masses,” said Daiki Moriyama, director of Oasys, in a statement. “With our partnership, we will be able to truly bring new experiences and empower gaming fans from all backgrounds while helping to establish the next stage of growth for blockchain entertainment.”
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Square Enix is one of the most established integrated entertainment companies in the world and is the publisher behind many iconic videogame franchises. It sold off its Western studios as part of a strategic move to invest in the development of decentralized games with tokenized economies built on the blockchain. Square Enix launched
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