Weekly Alpha Gaming Metaverse Expedition (WAGME) #23 — 20 October
Midnight Society releases Snapshot VII for Deadrop, Immutable X re-locks 125 million $IMX tokens, Bigtime announces economy update and SoRare kicks of Season 2
👁️ Highlights at a Glance
🔥 Hot Take:
Fully On Chain Games answer the oft-posed question “If blockchains are so good, why aren’t you making games that can only be made using a blockchain?” - Jon Jordan
🏆 Top 3 of the Week:
Midnight Society announced the highly awaited release of Snapshot VII for their Vertical Extraction Shooter game, Deadrop on October 20. More
Immutable X announced that they are re-locking 125 million $IMX tokens until July 2024. More
Bigtime released an Economy update on Prestige Portals, Hourglass Crafting, and Hourglass Recharging. More
🎨 Mints, Drops & Updates
Trekki - NFT Mint (October 20). More
Deadrop - Snapshot VII (October 20). More
Champions Ascension - Early Access Alpha Playtest Event (October 20 - November 8). More
The Sandbox - Bomkus Pass Mint (October 21). More
Upland - Chapter 3 Totem Mystery Pass Sale (October 21). More
Valeria - Mobile Game Closed Beta (October 21). More
ChronoForge - First Open Playtest (Oct 21 - 22). More
XTerio - Marketplace launch (Oct 22). More
Worldwide Webb - The Playa Dungeon Playtest (October 24). More
Night Run - Epic Games Store launch (October 24) . More
Fableborne - First exclusive holder playtest (Oct 25 - 27). More
Aavegotchi - Annual GotchiGang Halloween Party Event (October 28) . More
Dogami - Early Access for Dogami Academy (Oct 30). More
Phantom Galaxies - Early Access launch on Steam + Epic Games. (Nov 2) More
🎮 Gaming Updates
Aurory Project introduces off-chain currency Crystals, which can be earned through gameplay, and be used to buy useful non-tradable items. More
Bigtime released an Economyupdate on Prestige Portals, Hourglass Crafting, and Hourglass Recharging. More
Blockus, a platform providing infrastructure services for games, introduced Unreal Engine Support allowing creators to integrate Web3 functionalities with tailor-made aesthetics into their games. More
Boomland’s $BOOM token presale is now live, currently going for $0.011. More
Hytopia Mainnet has just been deployed, and they’ve released details on how to run a node. More
Immutable announced that they are locking 125 million $IMX tokens until July 2024. More
Magic Block's framework for on-chain gaming on Solana now integrates SOAR (Solana on chain achievement and rankings) into Unity, enabling games to associate wallets with unique player IDs, establish leaderboards and progression systems, automate payouts, assess player performance, and implement advanced features like matchmaking and reputation. More
Moemate by Webaverse launches v1.0 of their most advanced AI platform featuring 3D avatar integration, character skills, and multilingual support. More
My Pet Hooligan introduced Pumpkin Patch, their first early access patch since launching on the Epic Games Store. More
NOR / Consortium9 are developing FASTER, a high-speed running game where runners race against one another on futuristic tracks until only one winner survives. Interested users can start wishlisting the game title on Steam. More
Parallel introduces a brand new pilot referral program for Planetfall, where successful referrals receive 5% of the total spend. More
Pixelmon will be launching Kevin the Adventure, their first hyper casual game where players navigate a landscape filled with obstacles, nerfs, and powerful power-ups. More
Skyborne Legacy can now be played with their starter quests always having a 0 resource cost to get started. More
Sorare NBA Season 2 is officially live! You can now bid for 2023-24 Sorare NBA cards as well as draft and set lineups. More
StepN unveiled its Q4 ‘23 - Q1 ‘24 roadmap, where they plan to introduce numerous in-app features such as a leaderboard system, Marathon Mode, daily streak counter, achievement progress bar, PvP, username system, fusion enhancements, spark for gas, and meta achievements. More
Thetan Rivals is now available on the Google Play Store, featuring over 25 thrilling maps, epic challenges, and cunning Thenions. More
Today The Game released a playthrough of their third prototype playable, featuring a PAL building tool. More
XAI Games announced that they are entering a strategic partnership with Team Secret to help games deployed on the Xai network with distribution. More
ZEAT, a Web3 gaming social platform announced its Open Beta Event from Oct 16 to Nov 17 where participants could win various prizes by completing missions. More
ZED RUN Day of the Zed NFT mint is now open, going for $25 USD in ZED Token. More
📚 Deep Dive
Yuga Labs, creators of Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs, are expanding into the metaverse with "The Otherside" project. They've launched games like Dookey Dash and Sewer Pass but interest seems to be decreasing. Their APE token's value has fallen against other gaming tokens. Despite hiring from top firms and investing in startups, they face potential challenges. Naavik covers how everyone is watching their next moves.
Despite the initial excitement over Big Time's $BIGTIME token, WolvesDAO highlights five red flags. Key issues include discrepancies between their Wiki and OKX allocation, absent contracts, limited information, and a problematic token supply. With only 3% circulating at over $1B valuation, 97% of the token supply remains to be released, risking constant sell-offs by current holders.
Conglomerate, a contributor of TheCoreLoop released Weekly Onchain Gaming Roundup #4 covering Paima Studio’s new game Nova Chess, Komorebi88’s Autonomous Worlds with DOJO Grants Program, and Influence’s limited release.
Jon Jordan shares his thoughts on the growing trend of fully on-chain games, with industry leaders like Proof of Play’s CEO, Amitt Mahajan, championing the cause. This move is bolstered by improved blockchain infrastructure and a desire to create games that truly harness the unique features of blockchains. Mahajan and others see the potential in on-chain games beyond just incorporating blockchain into traditional gaming.
Innovators: Projects bringing something new or disrupting the norm
Mississipi — PvP Roguelike Fully On-Chain Game backed by LX DAO. More
PCFTD — Fully on-chain TCG designed for the degenerates. More
Brototype Labs — On chain bros testing new games. More
Game Makers: New studios, developers or titles entering the space
Icons of Theia — Turn based Tactical RPG on Mobile. More
Axie Quest — Match 3 Puzzle game with RPG elements building on the Axie Infinity IP. More
Tech Corner: Focus on infrastructure tools and platforms
String — San Francisco based company allowing game developers to seamlessly integrate fiat payments into Web3 games. More
Playmakers — Platform unlocking the power of UGC by turning players into makers allowing them to capture, audit and monetize user-generated content (UGC) in games. More
Tiltyard — Platform for competitive on-chain gaming experiences with Midnight Heist as the first title that will launch in January and another title lined up for early Q3 2024. More
Powder — Platform transforming streams into social media-ready highlight clips with AI. More
🧠 Closing Thoughts
"In the world of creation, every brick counts. Keep building; your masterpiece awaits."
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