Google Play Store officially allows NFT games, but not gambling
The store team said that games can offer NFTs for sale or earning, but developers must declare this feature in the their game descriptions and must not allow gambling.
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The Google Play Store now allows video game publishers to sell non-fungible token (NFT) games on its store, according to a July 12 blog post from the store's group product manager, Joseph Mills. In the post, Mills states that Google Play is "pleased to share that we're updating our policy to open up new ways to handle blockchain-based digital content in apps and games on Google Play," including "strengthening user loyalty through unique NFT rewards."
1) A new blockchain-based content policy that states that developers must complete a statement for applications that allow users to transact digital content based on the blockchain. Additional requirements apply for NFT gamification. pic.twitter.com/kGhMPaWCi0
— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) July 12, 2023Google Play banned crypto-mining apps from its store in 2018 and removed the video game Bitcoin Blast for "deceptive practices" in 2020. Apple's App Store said in October that NFTs purchased in outside the App Store may not offer any particular benefit to users. in a game, otherwise the game will be banned. Additionally, NFTs sold through Apple's App Store version of a game must pay a 30% fee to Apple.
These actions and statements led many industry experts to believe that mobile NFT games were under attack. However, Google Play's new policy makes it clear that these games...
The store team said that games can offer NFTs for sale or earning, but developers must declare this feature in the their game descriptions and must not allow gambling.
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The Google Play Store now allows video game publishers to sell non-fungible token (NFT) games on its store, according to a July 12 blog post from the store's group product manager, Joseph Mills. In the post, Mills states that Google Play is "pleased to share that we're updating our policy to open up new ways to handle blockchain-based digital content in apps and games on Google Play," including "strengthening user loyalty through unique NFT rewards."
1) A new blockchain-based content policy that states that developers must complete a statement for applications that allow users to transact digital content based on the blockchain. Additional requirements apply for NFT gamification. pic.twitter.com/kGhMPaWCi0
— Mishaal Rahman (@MishaalRahman) July 12, 2023Google Play banned crypto-mining apps from its store in 2018 and removed the video game Bitcoin Blast for "deceptive practices" in 2020. Apple's App Store said in October that NFTs purchased in outside the App Store may not offer any particular benefit to users. in a game, otherwise the game will be banned. Additionally, NFTs sold through Apple's App Store version of a game must pay a 30% fee to Apple.
These actions and statements led many industry experts to believe that mobile NFT games were under attack. However, Google Play's new policy makes it clear that these games...
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