Is Philippine startup Yield Guild Games playing gatekeeper to the metaverse?

Is Philippine startup Yield Guild Games playing gatekeeper to the metaverse?

Ronin powers the popular Axie Infinity online game. Photo: Axie's Facebook page

Last year, Australian gaming startup Immutable sold its first batch of digital monsters, pets and warriors — characters with names like Chieftain of the Deadlands or the Exiled Necromancer — based on an upcoming role-playing game called Guild of Guardians.