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Welcome back to the latest episode of the\u201d Games From The Block\u201d podcast. Today I\u2019m honored to host Michael Rubinelli<\/strong>, a legendary figure in the gaming industry with over 25 years of experience in executive leadership, product development and continual revenue growth in iconic companies such as Electronic Arts, Disney, THQ,<\/strong> and others. Today, Michael Rubinelli has shifted from traditional gaming to blockchain gaming industry as the head of Wax Studios<\/strong>, the official gaming studio of Wax Blockchain<\/strong> that recently released its first title, \u201cBlockchain Brawlers<\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to a Wax Studios Press Release published on April 11, Blockchain Brawlers native token BRWL achieved $431 million in volume within the first two weeks of release<\/strong> while active players earn an average of 5,000 BRWL ($900) per day<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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If you prefer reading, below is part of the transcript. Questions addressed by the host, George Tsagkarakis.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Michael, let\u2019s start by telling us who are you and what is that you do in WAX Studios.<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

I\u2019m Michael Rubinelli, the chief gaming officer for Wax Studios. This means I head up all the gaming initiatives. What we\u2019re doing as an organization? So I bring in, you know, kind of my traditional gaming background. I\u2019ve worked with many big gaming companies and done many exciting things.<\/p>\n

With your experience working for leading companies like Electronic Arts, what elements must a traditional game have to succeed?<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Yeah, it\u2019s a great question. And it\u2019s not a question that really, I think we spend a lot of time looking at. People talk about what makes a great football game or what makes a good fighting game. But what makes gaming great in general is a topic I think that I always like to discuss.<\/p>\n

And the thing that I say that\u00a0all great games have in common is they have a progression towards a desirable goal<\/strong>\u00a0if that makes any sense. And so what I mean by that is that as long as there\u2019s a player, you\u2019re moving forward towards something that you want, you will be retained. And that\u2019s compelling, that\u2019s appealing.<\/p>\n

Like I want to level up in an RPG, or I want to be this level in Candy Crush or Garden Scapes, or I want to win the Super Bowl. Like there\u2019s all these things you want to do, or there are all these things you want to accomplish, you want to discover, craft play progress.<\/p>\n

As long as you\u2019re progressing towards a desirable goal, that makes the game fun to play.\u00a0If where you\u2019re going isn\u2019t very fun or isn\u2019t worthwhile, then the game isn\u2019t fun, and it won\u2019t succeed. So meaningful progress towards a desirable goal makes games great in my mind.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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