Weekly Gaming Alpha #26 — 11 November
🏆 Highlights
• Citadel raises $3.3m
• Shrapnel launches $SHRAP token
• Forgotten Runiverse kickstarts Eve of Memory pre-alpha event
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🎨 Mints & Drops
• NFTdraft – Beta Launch (Nov 9)
• Forgotten Runiverse – Pre-Alpha (Nov 9 – 15)
• Anichess – Early Access (Ends Nov 10)
• Cradles – NFT Pass Mint (Nov 11)
• StrayShot – Beta 2.0 Launch (Nov 11)
• Cradles – Steam EA Released (Nov 13)
• MAYG – Pre beta launch (Nov 14)
• Illuvium – Launching on Epic Games (Nov 28)
• Overworld – Genesis Incarna Mint (Dec 15)
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🎮 Gaming Updates
• Aurory — Releases October dev update in preparation for major Q4 releases
• Axie Infinity — Hosting 2x AXP rewards in Project T
• Balthazar DAO — Users can now start earning BZR points through soft staking
• Cartridge — Announced Slot, managed infrastructure-as-a-service for the Dojo Ecosystem
• ChronoForge — Updated ecosystem guide (airships, deeds and tokenomics)
• Decentral Games — Multi table tournaments, 2x cashback weekend
• Delysium — Released Whitepaper V2
• Genopets — Released v0.9.0 update (arcade mode & in-app purchases)
• Gods Unchained — Implementing Immutable X’s Immutable Passport as its sign-in method starting early December
• Grug’s Lair — Transitioning from guild to on-chain gaming studio after placing 3rd in Loot Realms: Frontius House Grants. First game is titled Rising Revenants
• Kuroro Beasts — Play to Airdrop for $KURO starts this month
• Loot Realms — Immutable Arcade Release of Loot Survivor on Starknet
• Mahjong Meta — Season 2 launch
• Nifty Island — Launching open beta this year
• Pixels Online — Introduced VIP mode allowing users to get exclusive VIP access, in-game perks and ability to withdraw $BERRY to their Ronin wallet and added more content
• Shadow War — Origin System will be accessible to holders of SHADOW WAR: Agents
• Shardbound — Pre-registrants get an exclusive card during their open beta
• Skylab — Opened up playtest for BTT, a fully on-chain crypto-economic tic tac toe game on Polygon where players have a one-shot blind bid to conquer grids and connect a line
• Zoids Wild Arena — TCG by ACT Games using the Zoids IP launches on Ronin
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📚 Deep Dive
• David Amor, the CEO of Playmint released thread on Multiplayer Optimistic Updates discussing how their novel approach allows all players’ actions to be reflected across the network as they happen without needing to wait until the next two-second block and write any custom code to achieve this.
• Wolves DAO published another edition of ‘The Chopping Block’, community rating system for Web3 games that spans across 6 different categories namely Gameplay, Graphics, Lore, Tokenomics, NFTs and Team. This week the group evaluated the Trading Card Game, Parallel and gave it an overall community rating score of 8.0 noting room for improvements in Tokenomics, Team and Gameplay.
• Will Robinson from Alliance DAO published a piece titled Removing Web3’s Friction: Pt.1 Progressive Onboarding and Games where he did a deep dive into UX onboarding flows with some Web2-inspired advice for crypto-native apps.
• John Patten from Treasure DAO gave a high-level update around the state of the Treasure Ecosystem and the road ahead covering 9 projects which have been building, discussed their plans to proceed with developing Treasure Chain that will be powered by $MAGIC and the rollout of Magic Swap V2 an AMM with universal token compatibility in 2024.
• Yat Siu, the chairman of Animoca announced CMGFMCUL, the first institutional portfolio index that tracks the performance of various Web3 Gaming and Blockchain protocols.
• Kix, the CEO of Crypto Raiders & Cyber Stadium released more details around Tiltyard, a platform that they are building exclusively for competitive on-chain games to unlock new gaming experiences.
• Aiko from Folius Ventures gave a comprehensive summary of her observations around the Japanese Blockchain Gaming Market and how its ecosystem operates in an environment outside of the global market.
• FOGDAO released FOGcast#59 where they discussed Web3 Gaming in a Post-Friction World, covering how Web3 is poised to redefine new gaming experiences and whether or not gamers are ready for Web3.
• Jon Jordan from Hiro Capital interviewed David Johansson, the CEO of MetaKing Studios about his vision for the PC strategy game they are developing titled, BLOCKLORDS
• Conglomerate, a contributor of TheCoreLoop released Weekly Onchain Gaming Roundup #7 covering Small Brain Games’ release of Drawtech, the first ever fully onchain mobile game, Wallet detection support for Paima’s Engine, and Loot Realms’ mainnet pre-release tournament and The Golden Token mint
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💎 New Projects
@FantomAdventure — Fully On Chain Collectible RPG game on Fantom by Jojo Dream Studio
@fcowners — Strategic idle football game where players own football clubs, define a vision and use club resources to compete against other players to win tournament prizes and run their clubs profitably. Fifth prize in the Games & Entertainment Track of Hyperdrive Solana Hackathon
@hyperdrivehavoc — Bullet Hell Adventure Game where players battle enemies, unlock upgrades and earn cNFTs and winner of the 3rd prize in the Games & Entertainment Track Hyperdrive Solana Hackathon
@NebulaGarden_ — Fully On Chain, immersive physics game
@solanaciv — Fully On Chain strategy game inspired by Civilization with a permissionless marketplace for third-party creators and 1st place winner in the Games & Entertainment Track of Hyperdrive Solana Hackathon
@AxieColiseum — 3D Action RPG game with arena mechanics built on top of the Axie Infinity IP
@Calamity_online — Indie MMORPG with Pve and PvP and elements. More
@geoversegame — Fully On Chain, top-down resource management RPG where players immerse themselves in an expansive, procedurally generated world
@sparksordinals — Stealth project being developed by Metaverse Tech company Darewise, the founders of Life Beyond together with Animoca Brands
@spiritforcegg — Battle Royale game on Aaavegotchi being developed by Pixelcraft Studios
@ZoidsWild — Trading Card Game (TCG) by ACT Games using the Zoids IP and just launched on Ronin
@GamingStartUp_ — Community of early-stage indie game developers. Sharing best practices, network contacts, and support
@kizzymobile — Second prize winner in the Mobile Consumer Apps Track of Hyperdrive Solana Hackathon gamifying content prediction allowing users to win prizes for accurately forecasting the viewership of influencer posts
@Web3Shaga — Cloud Gaming DEPIN protocol that allows PC lending and monetization for server-side gaming on Solana. First prize winner in Physical Infrastructure Network Track of Hyperdrive Solana Hackathon
@SyncStudio_ — Solution that turns Web2 mobile player accounts in games into tradable assets and building their newest game in partnership with Coolcats. Was also the beneficiary of the 2nd prize in the Games & Entertainment Track of Hyperdrive Solana Hackathon
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🧠 Closing Thoughts
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