While the GameFi sector has flourished of late, critics have noted that despite the increasing amount of titles being released, when it comes to games offering players unique and captivating gaming experiences, the industry is still lacking.

Web3, blockchain-based games often struggle to offer gamers immersive experiences that match up with those put forth by the more traditional gaming industry. Instead, much of the effort is focused on the economic side of things. The result is that players are often given little more than dressed-up staking protocols.

Aether Games Inc. is dead set on reversing this trend and injecting some life into the gaming side of things. With a team anchored by veterans from the gaming and film industries, Aether is seeking to raise the bar in GameFi by producing titles that give gamers something to sink their teeth into. The project has already released Cards of Ethernity, a collectible card game backed by NFTs, but is in the process of rolling out a series of DeFi games and cinematic offshoots that it believes will position itself as the premier gaming universe in GameFi.

We were able to chat with the Aether Games team to get the full picture on their plans to up the ante in GameFi.

When did the Aether Games project come together? What made you realize that you had something to offer that was missing in the GameFi space?

Aether Games Inc. first came together as a team in June 2021. We created game design documents for Cards of Ethernity and Gates of Ethernity, got our development plan together, assessed our strengths and core capabilities and released our first trailer for Gates of Ethernity, which got over 3M views on Facebook in less than a week. Such quick success empowered us to expand our