Jon Jordan
Jon Jordan connects granular data about blockchain games with ground-level coverage of web3 titles and industry trends in the games sector. He serves as editor-at-large and launch editor at BlockchainGamer.biz and leads its coverage of blockchain technology applied to games. He has been writing and speaking about the games industry since 1999 and treats blockchain as the next major disruption in how games are made, distributed and played.
Blockchain game launches and live operations
Jordan’s core reporting focuses on individual blockchain-enabled titles and how they evolve over time. His coverage of EVE Frontier’s Cycle 6 Sanctuary update, framed explicitly around the shift to a live and free-to-play phase, shows his habit of anchoring stories in concrete changes to access and live operations rather than broad hype. Across his work he highlights new projects such as persistent open-world shooters like Reaper Actual and explores their choice of infrastructure such as Tezos Etherlink, treating chain selection as part of the product story.
He breaks down how distribution platforms and shooters like Shrapnel position themselves as user-generated content ecosystems and crafting-focused experiences, again in the context of blockchain tooling rather than in isolation. This emphasis on what has changed in a game, how players get in, and which blockchain components sit under the hood distinguishes his coverage from generic games news.
Interviews with blockchain game founders and studios
Jordan regularly conducts in-depth interviews with founders and studio leads to unpack how blockchain shapes game design and business models. In his conversation with Planetarium CEO JC Kim about idle RPG Nine Chronicles, he draws out the origin story of building a “Bitcoin-like game” and the studio’s decision to operate a fully on-chain RPG, presenting the company’s timeline and technical choices in straightforward Q&A form. In another interview with Midnight CEO Steven Wade, he explores the studio’s Evergreen multiverse concept, connecting it to wider trends discussed at GDC and to issues such as game discoverability and building premium AA games within a web3 ecosystem. These interviews focus on how founders tackle difficult design and infrastructure problems rather than personality profiles, making his pieces useful for understanding a project’s technical and strategic direction.
Market trends and predictions in blockchain gaming
Beyond individual titles, Jordan maps the broader trajectory of blockchain gaming through analysis and prediction pieces.
His “Predictions for blockchain gaming in 2024” feature and related episodes of the Blockchain Gaming World podcast examine the events and trends likely to define the year, combining his long view of the industry with current developments. In these formats he addresses adoption timelines and the likelihood of mass-market traction, explicitly stating that blockchain gaming will not yet be truly mass-market while still identifying the conditions and projects that push the sector forward.
He brings the same trend focus to discussions of distribution platforms like Ultra, describing it as a “Steam-on-blockchain” platform and situating executive moves, such as new leadership appointments, within a larger competitive landscape. This mix of forecast, context and plain language keeps his market writing grounded in specific examples rather than abstract speculation.
Podcast and newsletter coverage
Jordan extends his reporting through recurring audio and newsletter formats that consolidate blockchain gaming news for a specialist audience. As editor-in-chief and host of the Blockchain Gaming World podcast, he and BlockchainGamer.biz editor Jenny Jordan walk through the week’s news with a promise to deliver “everything you need to know about blockchain gaming”.
Episodes cover a broad range of subjects, from new shooters and multiverse projects to infrastructure choices, including why games such as SolForge Fusion adopt blockchain and what that implies for players and developers.
He uses the podcast to revisit and expand on topics from the site, such as Ultra’s positioning and studio announcements around titles like Shrapnel. In parallel, he runs a weekly BlockchainGamer.biz Substack roundup, launched two years ago, which packages key developments in blockchain gaming into a regular digest.
This multi-channel approach means a story can surface as a news piece, a podcast segment and a newsletter note, reinforcing his role as a central organiser of information in the blockchain games niche.
Games industry experience and data-driven approach
Jordan’s perspective on blockchain gaming is shaped by long experience across the wider games industry. His author biography describes him as a “data fiend” and a games industry veteran, with prior work at outlets including Edge, Develop, Gamasutra, Seeking Alpha and PocketGamer.biz.
He launched BlockchainGamer.biz in 2018 and continues to write for it regularly, bringing an editorial lens that treats blockchain as another layer of game technology and business data rather than a separate domain. The masthead’s mission to provide news, interviews, opinion, profiles of games and technology, token listing information and features is executed by a team led by Jordan, reinforcing his central role in defining how blockchain gaming is documented for industry professionals.
This combination of data-minded reporting, long games-industry tenure and a tight focus on blockchain applications in games sets his coverage apart from more general gaming reporters.
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