Steam Bans Crypto Games While Epic Games Welcomes Them

The race to the top in the world of blockchain-based games begins. The news comes after online gaming store Steam yesterday announced it would ban applications “built on blockchain technology that issue or allow exchange of cryptocurrencies or NFTs."

Epic, which competes with Valve, Steam’s developer, then told The Verge that it would be “open to games that support cryptocurrency or blockchain-based assets."

Epic’s CEO and founder, Tim Sweeney, wrote on Twitter yesterday: “Epic Games Store will welcome games that make use of blockchain tech provided they follow the relevant laws, disclose their terms, and are age-rated by an appropriate group.”