Gaming company Big Fish Games now accepting Bitcoin

Big Fish Games, creators of many PC and mobile games, have now started accepting Bitcoin for their titles and for their in-game purchases. They have partnered with Coinbase who will process their payments, using their instant USD exchange feature to eliminate any risk from fluctuating prices.

Paul Thelen, CEO and Founder of Big Fish, comments:

Being able to offer bitcoin payments to our consumers through Coinbase is just one more way Big Fish is meeting demand and setting the pace for the mainstream consumer and for the mainstream industry.

This is not a test, this payment method will be available worldwide for all of Big Fish PC and Mac games in the Big Fish app store. We are excited to offer this new payment method to the nearly 105 million annual mainstream game players that visit our game app stores, with the reassurance that Big Fish is working with Coinbase, one of the most secure and reputable companies in the bitcoin industry.

Alongside the announcement, Big Fish posted the following video demonstrating how to complete a Bitcoin purchase from them:

As someone who comes from a background writing about the gaming industry, this is something I’ve been waiting to see for a long time. I also look forward to seeing some of the bigger game companies follow suit by adding crypto payment methods, I think it’s inevitable.