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The bumps to building the largest realtime, 100% blockchain game, Chunked

🚀 Building Chunked—the first-ever 100% on-chain, real-time MMO—has been an exhilarating journey. In just three weeks, our small team, fueled by passion and community support, tackled challenges that pushed the boundaries of blockchain gaming. 🧱 The Challenge: Real-Time on the Blockchain Traditional games are complex; building them entirely on-chain amplifies that complexity. In Chunked, each player generates approximately 12 transactions per second (TPS) during active gameplay. With even ju

Inside Chunked: Building a Fully On-Chain Game in Weeks

In our recent X Spaces with the Somnia team, we discussed how we were experimenting with the chain by creating demos, prototypes and tools to identify how best to integrate the technology into our product. Last week during a packed community call we launched our most ambitious and exciting experiment yet: Chunked — an MMO sandbox game where every interaction is recorded directly on Somnia’s testnet. It looks like a familiar blocky multiplayer sandbox but unlike a traditional game, every action

Unlocking the Future of Virtual Worlds: X Spaces Recap with MSquared and Somnia

When we laid out the vision for MSquared in 2022, our goal wasn’t just to create immersive virtual experiences. It was to help reshape how the Metaverse fundamentally works. Not a closed ecosystem. Not a branded silo. But something open, decentralized, and composable. A true extension of the internet. To achieve this, we knew parts of the Metaverse had to live fully on-chain. Yet for a long time, the infrastructure simply couldn’t support that vision. Blockchains weren’t fast enough, flexible e

MSquared is ready for business. Here’s what we’re building in 2025

2025 marks a major milestone for MSquared. Over the past three years, we evolved Improbable’s tech stack into a full-fledged dev platform, and built the missing pieces needed for a true network of interconnected virtual worlds. Now we are operating as an independent company and publicly open tech platform. This means a whole lot more: * Unparalleled technology that builds on the groundbreaking Morpheus Platform, which delivers massive scale and density. * Strategic partnerships with companie

Etherbase: The Easiest Way to Interact with High-Performance Blockchains

Games have always been the proving ground for breakthrough technology. Take GPUs, for example — the same hardware now powering massive AI models advanced primarily due to video game demand. And the current AR and VR boom? That, too, has its roots in game development. We also have blockchains, which bring value by offering trustless authority: they ensure something happened and record exactly how it happened. This concept could be invaluable for many industries like finance and gaming (think of

Thousands of fans, one Twitch streamer: How MSquared powered Jitter’s unforgettable live gaming experience

Jitter, a new indie studio pushing the boundaries of Twitch-integrated games, recently pulled off a mind-bending feat: thousands of fans stormed a live game world with streamer DougDoug, while many more viewers wielded the power of Twitch chat to wreak havoc. The game took place on a chaotic obstacle course. A horde of players within the game each had the ultimate goal of capturing DougDoug — who attempted to fend them off with special superpowers. Meanwhile, viewers unleashed game-altering com