Sep 15Introducing Monster BombsLet’s hit some bombs! — We’re excited to announce the release of our newest game, Monster Bombs, in Haste Arcade! Given the background of several of our founders, it only seemed fitting that our first sports game was a baseball game. But we didn’t want it to be your average baseball game, so we’ve…Gaming5 min readGaming5 min read
Aug 21Take your first Voyage, with DarkoA first person point and click interactive storyline, aka a “Voyage” — (No spoilers!) Tomorrow at 12pm PST, we will be releasing the first two episodes of Darko, a new interactive gaming series that puts the viewer/player in control of the story through a series of choices. …Gaming3 min readGaming3 min read
Aug 16Let’s get this party startedWelcome to Party Mode — We’re excited to announce the release of Party Mode, the newest way to play and earn with your friends in Haste Arcade! Party Mode allows you to create invite only leaderboards for games in the arcade, and is the first of several new game modes we will be releasing. …Gaming2 min readGaming2 min read
Jul 20Understanding Haste Arcade’s HST TokenomicsAt Haste Arcade we are all about gamification and incentives and the HST utility token certainly plays a role. The easiest way to think about HST is the “tickets” that you get back for playing the arcade games (whether you’re on the leaderboard or not). The only difference from a…Haste Arcade2 min readHaste Arcade2 min read
Jun 21Addressing the Power Law Problems of ILP Gaming™First of all, a big shout-out to all of our early adopters! We have been blown away by the response, feedback, and engagement and are stoked about where this journey goes. One aspect of the arcade that is a known challenge is what we’ve internally referred to as the “power…Ilp Gaming4 min readIlp Gaming4 min read
Feb 1Flash Flags is your Game On developer competition winnerThe Game On developer competition hosted by Haste Arcade has come to a close and Flash Flags is the winner! The game, built by Three Monks, narrowly beat out MateStorm for the overall top spot, which was decided by a combination of gameplays, Duros spent per game, unique gamers, and…Blockchain2 min readBlockchain2 min read
Jan 17Our favorite products from our first CESThe world’s largest tech conference had less than 50% of expected attendees, but was still a great event — The Consumer Electronics Show for 2022 took place the first week of January, despite a surge in Omicron cases and Covid restrictions. The show typically draws hundreds of thousands of attendees and 4,000+ exhibitors, but this year those numbers were cut by more than half. …Gaming4 min readGaming4 min read
Dec 16, 2021How to buy the real Bitcoin(and by Bitcoin, we mean BSV) — If you’re reading this blog, chances are you’re here for 1 of 3 reasons… You’re looking for a way to buy digital gold, and you’ve come to the wrong blog (but stick around you might learn something!) You’re looking for a way to buy Bitcoin as defined by the Bitcoin…Bitcoin8 min readBitcoin8 min read
Dec 8, 2021Introducing Haste LabsBlockchain-related proofs-of-concept — Earlier this year, we launched the Haste Arcade, with the intent of bringing micropayments to the mainstream gaming world through play-to-earn games. This mission is well underway, and we are excited about the arcade’s progress and some of the big things that are set to roll out in 2022. …Nft3 min readNft3 min read
Oct 18, 2021Haste Launches Inaugural Developer CompetitionThe first developer competition will attract independent game developers to submit games to the Haste Arcade — On October 18th, the Haste Arcade announced the platform’s first developer competition. The goals of the competition are: Introduce independent game developers to Haste’s Instant Leaderboard Payouts (ILPs) Add games to the Haste Arcade Test the Haste SDK before targeting mainstream gamers and AAA game studiosGaming4 min readGaming4 min read
