Blockchain! A topic so trendy, companies haphazardly pepper it into press releases in order to jack up stock prices!Video games are, of course, not immune to the crypto fever. And in fact, there’s a lot in common between the two.Matt Perez and Forbes Contributor Dave Thier talk about the different segments linking the blockchain and gaming, from the new ventures incorporating coins into their economies, to the potential of digital marketplaces selling games in Bitcoin, to crypto’s immediate impact on the GPU marketplace. What are the future implications of marrying games and cryptocurrency aside from unbearable arguments over whether it’s a bubble or not?Also on the podcast, Erik Kain and Paul Tassi discuss the unsurprising announcement of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4.

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