The article explores the rise and evolution of blockchain gaming, highlighting key milestones and the emergence of the play-to-earn (P2E) concept. It discusses the success of CryptoKitties as a game that popularized blockchain-based gaming in 2017, but also notes its eventual decline. The article then introduces Axie Infinity and The Sandbox as games that further established the P2E model. It acknowledges the backlash faced by blockchain games but notes that the game development industry is increasingly exploring the P2E concept. The article then discusses the impact of The Open Network (TON) and its game Notcoin, which achieved significant success, generating over 17 trillion Notcoins and resulting in the airdrop of the actual TON token. TON-powered games like Pocket Rocket are described as examples of the attractive gameplay features and sense of community participation offered by these dApps. The article concludes by emphasizing TON's role in driving the development and adoption of decentralized applications and highlighting its flexibility for integration with other blockchains and protocols.



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