Mar 13Dungeon Quest is the newest game in Haste ArcadeA medieval take on Pac-Man with a few twists — The most common example we use to describe how the arcade works starts off with something like: “you put a quarter in a Pac-Man machine…” Problem is that up until now, we haven’t had Pac-Man in the arcade. Having said that, we’re excited to announce the release of the newest…Arcade3 min readArcade3 min read
Jan 24It’s Time for MoreBridging the gap between crypto and the mainstream. An update from Haste Arcade and our plans for 2023. — It’s been two years since the original Haste proof-of-concept (alpha tap game) and a little over a year since we launched the existing Haste Arcade beta platform. It’s time for some updates on what we’ve been working on and what’s in store for 2023. Below we’ve outlined the start of…Gaming5 min readGaming5 min read
Dec 1, 2022Micropayments are the future of Play-and-Earn gamingGamers might hate the idea of micropayments now, but Instant Leaderboard Payouts™ are changing that — A Background on Micropayments in Gaming It's no secret, if you’re a gamer, you probably cringe when you hear the term “micropayment”. These small transactions started as a way for game developers to generate additional revenue by selling new skins, themes, or extended content within a game. …Gaming6 min readGaming6 min read
Sep 15, 2022Introducing 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 21, 2022Take 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 16, 2022Let’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 20, 2022Understanding 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 21, 2022Addressing 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 1, 2022Flash 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 17, 2022Our 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
