In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, Web3 development has emerged as a groundbreaking paradigm, revolutionizing the gaming industry and offering unprecedented opportunities for both players and developers. At the forefront of this transformative movement is Magic Media, a pioneering force in Web3 development, dedicated to creating immersive blockchain games and harnessing the power of non-fungible tokens (NFTs). With a comprehensive range of services and a team of experts, Magic Media is shaping the future of gaming and empowering individuals to explore the limitless potential of the Web3 ecosystem.

Comprehensive Web3 Development Services

Our commitment to excellence is evident in our comprehensive service offerings that cater to every aspect of Web3 development. Whether you’re a visionary developer or an enthusiastic player, we have the knowledge and expertize to deliver extraordinary blockchain gaming experiences. Let’s explore some key services:

1. Full-Cycle Development: Magic Media offers custom, full-cycle game development services. Our talented teams provide end-to-end development solutions, from the initial conceptualization to the final deployment of your project. Our expertize ensures that your vision is transformed into a seamlessly executed and engaging blockchain game.
2. Co-Development: Magic Media offers full scale co-development services, combining strengths to create strong partnerships and engaging games. Collaborate with Magic Media’s experts to leverage their knowledge and resources, ensuring that your Web3 project achieves its full potential. Their guidance and support throughout the development process guarantee an optimized and impactful gaming experience.
3. 2D & 3D Game Art Services: With skilled artists at our disposal, we bring virtual worlds to life through visually stunning and captivating game art. The immersive visuals they create enhance the overall gaming experience, captivating players and elevating the quality of the game.
4. NFT Creation and Implementation: Magic Media are taking the lead in pioneering NFT game development. We enable the unlocking of the power of non-fungible tokens through our NFT creation and implementation services. By distributing unique assets and facilitating the creation of vibrant digital ecosystems, we empower developers to explore new dimensions in their games and engage players in novel ways.
5. Metaverse and NFT Marketplaces: Magic Media is uniquely placed to tackle Metaverse development projects. Specializing in the development and integration of metaverse and NFT marketplaces, Magic Media provides a platform for users to trade, collect, and interact with virtual assets. These marketplaces foster vibrant communities, fueling the growth of the Web3 ecosystem.
6. Metaverse Games: We invite players to dive into the boundless realm of metaverse games, where they can explore, compete, and collaborate in virtual environments that push the boundaries of traditional gaming experiences. By embracing the metaverse, players embark on an adventure like no other, engaging with dynamic and immersive gameplay.
7. Metaverse Applications: We recognize the limitless opportunities that the metaverse offers beyond gaming. From art and fashion to e-commerce and events, our metaverse applications expand horizons and pave the way for innovative solutions across various industries.

The Advantages of Web3 Development

Web3 development, with its integration of blockchain technology, brings a paradigm shift in the gaming world, offering a transparent and beneficial environment for players. We understand the immense potential of Web3 and its significance for players and developers alike, and this can be seen by our work on The Oikos. By leveraging our team of esteemed Web3 experts, we deliver top-notch consultancy services, offering unparalleled insights and strategic guidance to navigate the dynamic landscape of Web3.

Tailored Solutions and Global Reach

We acknowledge that every Web3 development project is unique. Our dedicated teams understand this and provide tailored solutions that meet the specific needs of our clients. With studios across the globe and a team of talented developers and artists, they are equipped to transform your vision into reality. Whether you are an aspiring developer or a player seeking an unforgettable gaming experience, we are always available, online and ready to create magic.

Magic Media stands as a trailblazer in the realm of Web3 development, pushing the boundaries of blockchain game development and NFT integration. At Magic Media we are veterans of the gaming, tech and entertainment industries, offering comprehensive services including game development, VFX, animation and full art services! Our main goal is to provide a one-stop solution for any project. If you’d like to utilize our expertize and experience in creating, game art and more, drop us a line and let’s create magic!

In a recent interview, an Epic Games executive mentioned an intention to expand the crypto gaming offering on the Epic Games store. With 5 crypto games already on the marketplace, there is a plan for at least 20 more to be brought onto the store. Though none will be published or developed by Epic, this does indicate at least a growing potential for crypto gaming despite mixed reception.

Crypto Gaming Today

While still quite limited and tricky to get involved in, crypto based gaming projects are out there and surviving. From the Web3 game developers at Mythic Games, Blankos Block Party was Epic’s first blockchain game and it’s alive and well on the Epic Games Store. A blockchain based free-to-play multiplayer party game, Epic games is not releasing usage stats but reports that it’s “pretty well-played”.

While popular in niche circles, the new and growing industry of crypto and NFT gaming is certainly viewed with some degree of suspicion from traditional gaming elements.

Magic Media and Crypto Gaming

The market is new, evolving, and expanding. While our team understands the misgivings of our industry peers, we are prepared to assist and support those looking for new avenues of gaming. We believe that, if utilized and integrated correctly, there could be a place for blockchain and cryptocurrency in the world of gaming. Just as VR is an optional and unique opportunity for players, we think that blockchain gaming has a spot to fill as well. 

For those interested in the world of crypto gaming, blockchain gaming, NFT gaming, or metaverse gaming, Magic Media has services ready for your projects. We want to ensure that those seeking to experiment and see what a new technology has to offer the industry can do so supported by an established network of developers and creators. Currently, Magic Media can support projects that aim to implement or build on top of blockchain, metaverse, or NFT elements. Our goal is to expand and perfect our offerings of these services, allowing those interested to dive into and leverage its potential from the get go.

At Magic Media we are veterans of the film, tv, gaming and entertainment industries, offering comprehensive VFX services for in-game, cinematics, and more, as well as animation and full art services! Our main goal is to provide a one-stop solution for any project. We love nothing more than collaborating with creative minds, so drop us a line and let’s talk!

The Pixelmon name might be familiar to those in the NFT and blockchain worlds. It had a phenomenal start in the industry as an NFT collection with some individual pieces going for more than thirty-thousand euro! By the time they were up and running with plans to move forward, the Pixelmon name had nearly eighty-million euro raised from its NFT collection! We’ve also spoken before about NFT’s in the gaming industry.

With numbers like that, a huge following, and a dedicated Discord server with thousands of followers, the community behind Pixelmon were expecting something huge. Unsure of where to go next and how best to utilise their standing, they came to see our development team at Magic Media! We were delighted to assist the Pixelmon team by committing to a full-cycle development project and to help bring the world of Pixelmon to life. At Magic Media, we have a comprehensive host of services on offer including VFX, full-cycle development, and more.

Initial Ideas

The minds behind the Pixelmon collection were unfamiliar with game development and did not lack passion for gaming! Their initial hopes for the project was a combination of Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Valheim, and Minecraft. 

While this is a huge scatter of inspiration and hopes, it gave us some good ideas of what type of game they had in mind. But the concept for the game remained fluid as we began prototyping and trying out different mechanics. Originally, we deployed a small team to explore the options for game design and development. In a short while, we had a good concept idea.

While not directly emerging from the desired games, our team and the client ended up happy with a prototype delivery of a brawler-style game. With the direction settled and the Pixelmon client happy, the team was marked for expansion to meet the client’s requirements. As of today, the team on the Pixelmon project numbers about forty or so developers, artists, designers, and producers.

Moving Forward

As the project moves forward, we’re delighted to say that both the community and the client are very pleased with what we’ve delivered so far. It’s always a pleasure working with such an engaged client and community, which are full of ideas and hopes. The main struggle now is narrowing down exactly what works best for the players!

As a full-cycle development project, the Magic Media team are creating everything from A-Z. The development work, concept art, modeling, rigging, and environments, the VFX for the unique moves and interactions of the brawling fighters, and the UI. Full-cycle development really gives our teams the chance to show off their talent while fully embracing and exploring the client’s ideas.

Pixelmon in 2023

Currently, the project is Unity based. Our teams are tweaking the existing framework and gameplay in response to community and client feedback. With so much inspiring our client, and so many potential avenues of development, we’re focusing on balancing and refining the current gameplay rather than adding new features. But throughout 2023, we foresee some spectacular growth and progress.

The game, in its current state, is an alpha build. While an early alpha, we did put a lot of work into the stylized environment and environmental art to give a beautiful backdrop for players to brawl on.

Keep an eye on our progress with Pixelmon! We’ll have more to show and speak about as the year continues. And if you have any interest or need in our expertize, from full-cycle development and co-development to comprehensive art services and VFX, get in touch today! We’re always excited for the next opportunity to make some magic.

One of our sensational ongoing projects is the full-cycle development on the NFT game, Gamma4. This explosive sci-fi adventure sees players gathering and collecting heroes and their components. A turn-based game, players must create the ultimate team by swapping and blending the best elements of their greatest heroes. From the vicious Marauders and warped Mutants to the ramshackle tech of the Goblins and futuristic development of the Atari, players have a host of heroes and factions to compose their perfect team.

Gamma4’s Art and Style

The project had big beginnings and great aspirations, the potential in the project for a gaming experience was fantastic. We started with a smaller team to develop the basics of its gameplay and its style. Around this stage our teams delved into experimenting with the UI, four basic characters, and a single scenario to explore how we might execute it. Since then, the team and the project has grown substantially.

Our lead 2D artist for the project was responsible for developing the visual art style. As any artist does, he had his own methods and inspirations. Those with a keen eye for anime and manga might notice a dose of inspiration in the game’s design from Akira Toriyama and Osamu Tezuka. These two names have created series’ that have inspired and entertained billions over the years! And our senior 2D artist had loved their work since he was a child.

Other names like David Petersen and Bryan Lee influenced his style more as he grew up and developed his skills. Our teams believe that inspiration, growth, and constant learning are key in developing their skillsets.

Sources of inspiration aside, our talented and expert artists developed a handful of styles for our client to choose from. As you can see, it grows in realism and harder lines of depth as it progresses. Our client ended up deciding on the ‘B’ variant, with some minor shape changes and alterations. We’re proud to say with our stellar artistic development, the discover of style and art was a quick one!

Creative Freedom in Gamma4

We had almost complete freedom with the art design and style. This meant that a lot of the big decisions lay on our team, something they took seriously. Luckily, the minds of the client and our team meshed fantastically! The styles we developed were the same flavour the client had always enjoyed which meant a smooth and efficient working cycle.

The difficulty with art styles in gaming is ensuring a pleasing look but also one that functions as needed and is pleasing to your target audience. Knowing your audience is important as there’s a plethora of different tastes to cater for. And in functionality, it’s important for artists to keep in mind how they might be animated or how they’ll look if their equipment and gadgets change!

NFT Implementation for Gamma4

Creating NFT art and characters for games is still a new concept in the industry. So, developing characters for this game revolving around limb and body customisation meant a lot of thought and pre-planning for our artists. This led our artists to developing characters as whole elements and then into cutting them into individual pieces. 

Typically, this was done by making each piece its own layer. This meant that animation in Unity would be easier to do. Our artists would cut and directly animate the pieces in After Effects. The lead 2D artist and lead technical artist said they learned a lot of new things over the course of this process.

The creative freedom mixed with this requirement meant creating our own limits and criteria for new characters and items. This is in pursuit of the final pieces looking incredible while also fulfilling technical needs.

At Magic Media we are veterans of the gaming, tech and entertainment industries, offering comprehensive services including game development, VFX, animation and full art services! Our main goal is to provide a one-stop solution for any project. We love nothing more than collaborating with creative minds, so drop us a line and let’s talk!

At Magic Media, we like to lead the charge when it comes to cutting-edge development in gaming technology. Modern platforms like blockchain are no exception to this, and we’re proud to be at the forefront of incorporating Digital Ledger Technology, like blockchain, into the gaming industry and our projects.

As part of this initiative, we’re currently working on a project that we believe will advance the integration of blockchain into gaming significantly. With our expertize and our new blockchain-based marketplace, we’re in a prime position to push the relatively new concept of blockchain and NFT gaming forward.

Our Marketplace

The Magic Media group is currently working on a blockchain marketplace for a project concept, specifically for games. It’s being worked on with a specific project in mind at the moment to facilitate both players and developers purchasing and selling NFTs in-game.

This new product is being built using Solana, whose native cryptocurrency is SOL, a blockchain platform featuring smart contract functionality. While this product is currently being built for a specified purpose, here at Magic Media we’re looking further into the future and thinking about how this blockchain marketplace could be more widely used.

The Future of Blockchain Games

In the longer term, we aim to further develop this blockchain product so that it can be more widely adopted within the gaming industry. One of the steps we’re looking to take is to integrate it with other blockchain-based technologies and platforms. With this accessibility, it’ll be easier than ever for players and developers to engage with NFTs in-game.

To this end, our Blockchain and NFT product will become available to be licensed by other game developers and studios in the future. After our current project has been completed, we’ll be able to start work on making it more ‘generic’ so that it can be adapted by more developers, for any project they might have which requires in-game NFT components.

To make it even more accessible, we’re aiming to add functionality that will allow the product to be integrated with the world’s most popular game engines, such as Unreal and Unity. We want it to have the capacity to be used for any kind of video game – racing, shooters, RPGs, any genre of game that developers want to include NFTs in.

By making this product available for broad use down the line, we’re confident that Blockchain and NFT gaming will see a growth period like it hasn’t experienced before. With our expertize in the gaming industry, and in blockchain and NFT game development, we’re confident that the Magic Media group will be a leader in this emerging aspect of gaming technology.

If you’re in the market to develop a blockchain game, a partnership to co-develop a game, or full-cycle development, get in touch with us today and let’s make gaming magic together.

The Magic Media team is made up of industry leaders, passionate staff, and the drive to pioneer a better gaming world. With the growing popularity and interest in blockchain gaming, we dove straight in. And since then, we’re actively involved in dozens of gaming titles. Our teams set about learning about the blockchain networks, cryptocurrency, tokenomics, and more, all in an effort to understand the blockchain gaming world and delivering a higher quality blockchain gaming experience.

As the number one blockchain developer in the market today, we could see where it needed to grow. There are places that the blockchain and cryptocurrency struggle in the gaming sphere. And we aimed to break those barriers down. And the first step is making the blockchain gaming experience more seamless.

Your Blockchain Gaming Wallet

Regardless of the level of cryptocurrency investment in a game or how active a part it plays, blockchain games must have the capacity to connect to your blockchain wallet. This is where all of your cryptocurrency is stored. If there’s a marketplace, the blockchain wallet is essential. Without it, the main driving force of blockchain gaming is effectively useless.

For the most part, blockchain games work on some manner of web platform. And through those platforms, there is some integration of the blockchain wallet. For WebGL, there’s direct wallet integration. If you’re running a launcher, you might see that connection established through Chromium.

The issue is that there are bigger, better, and stronger game development engines and platforms out there. We love to develop on Unity, it’s the leading game development engine on the market. And for good reason!

So, we decided to create a plugin and library for crypto wallets on Unity. No more separate integrations, no more opening new windows via the launcher to proceed with a transaction!

Seamless Blockchain Gaming

Blockchain gaming is receiving a lot of pushback, particularly due to the lack of user friendly features. There are plenty of savvy blockchain and crypto users out there getting into the blockchain gaming world but those outside of the world are finding it difficult to get in.

This is where a seamless, integrated wallet comes in. It is a seamless user experience. No need to install metamask and get your wallet up and running with the new Unity blockchain game. Instead, Unity will take care of it all. Just one connection and it’s up and running.

It’s not just a better user experience but it’s also a more secure one! With a direct wallet integration, it means the constant blockchain verification is ever present. Which means a more secure experience and more peace of mind regarding your cryptocurrency and blockchain wallet. And that all adds up to a more seamless and better user experience.

What’s Next?

Currently, we’re working on a number of features for the plugin. Such as integrating more transaction types, importing your NFTs from the blockchain, and the process of verifying transactions via your wallet.

As we get more to grips with the growing industry and we discover more aspects in need on improvement, we’ll be there. Our teams love a challenge and the world of blockchain gaming is a new frontier unlike any other.

If you’re interested in developing a blockchain game or would like to collaborate with our team for a development project, get in touch! We’re always ready for the next project.