Saga Origins Launches as Crypto Gaming Publisher, Plans Mature Games and Bigger Reveals by August

• Saga Origins aims to publish "provocative, expansive, [and] uncompromising" crypto games for mature audiences, diverging from the family-friendly norm in web3 gaming.

• Saga believes its successful "play-to-airdrop" campaigns, which incentivize players with token rewards, make it well-suited to become a publisher and fuel user acquisition.

• The move into publishing comes after hearing requests from developers asking Saga to publish their games as the wider gaming industry sees layoffs.

• While no games have been announced yet, Liao says Saga Origins plans "bigger reveals" potentially including alpha versions to try out by August's Gamescom conference.

• Saga sees this as web3 gaming's moment to rise up as an alternative to struggling traditional AAA gaming.