Andrew James

Drummer, Developer, Designer

[chuckstock @0xChuckstock]

love hearing our competitors threatening our builders over their discord tags...

how can you raise $70M and be doing this? be better.

[Remix @RemixGG_]

IT'S OFFICIAL

10,000 Games on Remix

1,000,000 Gamers on Remix

40,000,000 Games played on Remix

There's never been a better time to build or play.

[Andrew James @0xJamstock]

@RemixGG_ @lionsgate_club This is going to be awesome!

[Remix @RemixGG_]

We’re proud to announce a major IP collaboration with @lionsgate_club

The studio responsible for blockbuster film franchises like SAW, The Hunger Games, and The Twilight Saga is collaborating with game jam master Remix, empowering our community to give out a massive $10,000 prize pool to the best submissions for our next game jam.

The IP we’re creating with? JOHN WICK!

[Will Weinraub @willweinraub]

What an epic turnout.

Nearly 300 games created for the @Cryptoys game jam, which we're proud to say set a new record for submissions on @RemixGG_

Huge congrats to the winners!

[Remix @RemixGG_]

If you're creating games on Remix, we want to thank you for it.

LAUNCHING: Creator Bonus Pool

Weekly payouts to the top 50 creators based on key metrics we’re tracking.

More creator monetization on the way.

Build and be rewarded.

[Base @base]

Why just play games when you could make them?

@RemixGG_ is thousands of games in your pocket, and a studio to build your own.

2500+ games to explore + game jams with prizes. Built on Base.

[Remix @RemixGG_]

Today we’re releasing the first layer of the Remix economy on @Base.

- A friendly 90/10 split
- Onchain payment rails
- Instant withdrawals

Create a game, earn from it, and take money out anytime.

Boosts are step one.

In-game unlocks and achievements are next.

It’s a foundation we’ll keep building on, giving creators flexible ways to earn from the games they make.

Soon, game creators (for example) could make
- Custom achievements only unlockable by boosters of their game
- Gated characters and content
- Cosmetic marketplaces

We think this will encourage the builders to focus on making higher quality experiences that players want to return to and reduce the current emphasis on needing to make so many games.

This iteration is more of a building block than a full feature release.

For now Boosts are fairly simple
- Each boost is a transaction on Base
- Get a collectable border on games you boost
- The boosted game gets more discovery in our algo

To celebrate the launch, we’re doing a $100 tournament for every game that passes $100 in boosts over the next 7 days, up to 20 games.

Those tournaments will take place from Dec 5th-8th.

Let’s keep building the future of gaming together.

One step at a time.

[Remix @RemixGG_]

ANNOUNCEMENT:

TikTok for gaming is now on iOS

Install once, swipe and play 1,000+ user vibe-coded games

Hey Siri, delete my other apps.

[Remix @RemixGG_]

Remix just hit 20 MILLION games played.

Some of you built games.

Some of you played them.

All of you contributed to whatever this weird beautiful experiment is.

[Remix @RemixGG_]

We've closed our Seed Round raising an additional $5 million.

Lead by Archetype, backed by Coinbase, Variant, Lemniscap, and more.

Mobile gaming will never look the same. 🧵

[Sam Steffanina @SamSteffanina]

my name is Sam but you can call me Chief.

SO stoked to announce I'm the new CMO of @Farcade_AI!

I know what you're thinking - why now? why this? what about everything else?

lets go over everything 👇

the last 2 years have been the best of my life, and it's been the result of constantly challenging my self

the shows have challenged me, the Wolves have challenged me, the live events have challenged me.

before that I was more focused on finding a sense of nebulous comfort that never fully satisfied me. I don't plan on revisiting that strategy.

why this challenge?

I believe Farcade is building something really really special

on top of that I think I'm the perfect person to make it the Zynga of this cycle (shoutout to @paulbettner's $180m exit serving as inspiration)

Farcade's vision is the 'TikTok of creating and playing games'
- creators make games in minutes using AI prompts
- consumers scroll through an (eventually) endless library of games
- builders get rewarded for their games based on popularity

this excites me because I'm growing disenchanted with the AAA 4-8 year game dev cycle

so many marketers are hamstrung by development timelines doing "coming soon!!!" marketing for years, not months.

don't get me wrong, the Farcade still needs a lot of work, but with the insane development pace of AI and their pre-existing product and market traction, I'm really enthusiastic about how quickly I get to hit the ground running.

with my professional background in social media and 30+ year love affair with gaming, I really think I was made for this role.

I talk often about being obsessed with World of Warcraft and attemping to be a Starcraft 2 pro, but I also was so obsessed with Tetris that it was the only thing I dreamt about for months, or how I played Words With Friends for a decade (and now play the equivalent on Farcade with my mom every day)

casual gaming is something I respect very much, it just hasn't been very innovative since like... 2009.

until now.

so, what about everything else?

WolvesDAO, WolvesDEN, Woof, Gamified, Simplified?

first off, let me say I'm incredibly inspired by overachievers like @0xDith who I DM'd before taking this role

I believe the best way to do a lot of things well at the same time is to find alignment between those things (and yourself)

here's some of how I see that alignment here

Gamified + Simplified:
- I want to keep hosting my shows
- WolvesDAO wants me to keep hosting my shows
- Farcade wants me to keep hosting my shows

easy. aligned. Gamified and Simplified still on the menu

WolvesDAO:
- Farcade co-founder Charlie ( @0xChuckstock) has been a WolvesDAO member since shortly after we met 2 years ago at GDC

- Charlie and his brother Bobby @0xBlackstock understand the intrinsic value that the WolvesDAO and WolvesDEN events bring to those that participate in them

- WolvesDAO founder @paytkaleiwahea is an advisor to Farcade

- the WolvesDAO has been, and continues to be, a catalyst for my growth as a marketer (helps both orgs)

aligned. WolvesDAO still on the menu.

Woof:
- both Woof and Farcade are AI x Gaming x Web3 products

- I'm mostly focused on partnerships and branding with Woof which doesn't require me full time. technicals and product development are with @sparkcsays, @paytkaleiwahea, @GamesLabAI, and other team members.

- as much as i'd love to overstate my impact on a product, WOOF will be fine with me having slightly less time.

- going through the building, raising, and launching process with Woof has been one of the most informative experiences of my career (and will continue to be)

aligned. Woof still on the menu

despite the alignment on the above, I do have to give up some stuff.

the three main reductions will be
- consulting contracts (none)
- advisory roles (less)
- content deals outside of my shows (less/none)

for my existing advisory clients I remain dedicated to giving them the best insights and guidance I can and believe that each one helps inform the whole (alignment).

a lot of people have asked me how I feel about taking a job again

being an entrepreneur has always been my preference and part of me is nervous about giving up perceived freedom

but man my life is amazing

I get to work on the cutting edge of technology, marketing a gaming product, with one of my best friends (Farcade)

I get to work on a one of a kind organization with a BUNCH of my best friends making events, content and products (WolvesDAO)

I get to meet, learn from, and laugh with a bunch of my favorite people in the world twice a week ( @gamifiedshow and Simplified)

also, selfishly very excited to not pay for my own travel when going to conferences... it's expensive damn. ya boy trying to buy land at some point.

all that is to say, I'm pretty sure I'm the luckiest dude on earth

okay you made it this far

indulge me while I share one last thing

as a person who commentates and hosts shows about web3...

I'm haunted by The Man in the Arena

"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena

whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again

because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds

who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause

who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement

and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”

see you in the arena

[Andrew James @0xJamstock]

krlkrlrl jungle beat #practice #drumming #shakycam #junglebeat #KRLKRLRL... https://t.co/6KfUsuQSz0 via @YouTube

[Andrew James @0xJamstock]

Working on my independence. #independence #practice #sessions #mikesless... https://t.co/NjmBiIpbpR via @YouTube

[Jordan I Collier @JordanICollier]

ATTENTION everyone http://t.co/RpgHrWUGlT is now up, please join and support @ooesili @JakeMarwil @ajamesDesign13 and @JordanICollier.

[Andrew James @0xJamstock]

@Vinh3928 thank you very much! Good luck with the program!

[Andrew James @0xJamstock]

Launched my portfolio site showing off my coding and design skills! http://t.co/lLUgCm2D2a

[Galvanize @galvanize]

Register to attend the Denver Full Stack Hiring Day on July 11th! https://t.co/BH23OOxZCi

[Andrew James @0xJamstock]

Picked up some free apple devises to help display work in my portfolio Ill be launching tomorrow: http://t.co/UMTLBj0Dxn

[Built In Colorado @BuiltInColorado]

Michael Gellman talks about SpireMedia's origins http://t.co/Pkfb5ZYOcF