While several mainstream game studios have taken a noticeable step back in integrating blockchain tech, three blockchain gaming executives say it's only a matter of time before they change their tune. In July last year, Minecraft developer Mojang Studios announced a ban on NFTs and blockchain technology. By November, Rockstar Games updated its website to stipulate that fan-operated servers for Grand Theft Auto V can no longer utilize crypto assets, specifically non-fungible tokens (NFTs). (Cointelegraph)

Grand Theft Auto has followed Minecraft in banning NFTs from its third-party online servers. Developers cannot integrate cryptocurrencies or crypto assets such as NFTs, creator Rockstar Games confirmed in a statement last week.