Weekly Alpha Gaming Metaverse Expedition (WAGME) #26 — 11 November
Citadel raises $3.3m fundraising round led by 1kx, Shrapnel launches their $SHRAP token and Forgotten Runiverse kickstarts their Eve of Memory pre-alpha event.
👁️ Highlights at a Glance
🏆 Top 3 of the Week:
Citadel, after self-funding for over a year, has successfully raised a $3.3m seed round led by 1kx to build out their vision of developing decentralized, novel, player-driven worlds starting with the upcoming launch of Citadel 2.0.
Shrapnel, a AAA customizable extraction shooter game built on the Avalanche subnet, launched its token $SHRAP on various centralized exchanges such as ByBit, KuCoin, BitMart, BitGet and Huobi. The token plays a central role in the game’s economy enabling Play To Own and Create To Earn experiences while also giving players a significant stake in the game’s future and its development.
Forgotten Runiverse kickstarted their Eve of Memory pre-alpha event starting with their Watchers Ring Mint which did ~30x and subsequently released their game on Epic Games. The event will last until November 15 where players will be able to earn 1,001 land plots and 10,000 quantum gifts by playing in-game.
🎨 Mints, Drops & Updates
NFTdraft - Fantasy Basketball Beta Launch (November 9). More
Forgotten Runiverse - Eve of Memory event (November 9 - 15). More
Anichess - Mini Game Early Access (Ends November 10). More
Cradles - NFT Pass MInt (November 11). More
StrayShot - Beta 2.0 Launch (November 11). More
Cradles - Steam EA Released (November 13). More
My Angry Yakuza Girlfriend - Pre-beta launch (November 14). More
Illuvium - Launching on Epic Games (November 28). More
Overworld - Genesis Incarna Mint (December 15). More
🎮 Gaming Updates
Aurory released their Dev Update for October in preparation for some of their major Q4 releases. More
Axie Infinity is hosting a 2x AXP rewards event in Project T. More
Balthazar DAO announced that users can now start earning BZR points through soft staking. More
Cartridge announces Slot, their managed infrastructure-as-a-service for the Dojo Ecosystem. More
ChronoForge released their updated ecosystem guide discussing airships, prospecting deeds and updated tokenomics. More
Decentral Games releases DG Weekly #146 covering their partnership with Virtue Poker to bring in multi-table tournaments, 2x Cash Back Weekend and updates on their development. More
Delysium released V2 of their White Paper that gives a blueprint on how AI can help in achieving humanity’s biggest dreams. More
Forgotten Runiverse launched their Eve of Memory event which will last until November 15. More
Genopets released their v0.9.0 update which includes arcade mode and in-app purchases. More
Gods Unchained will be implementing Immutable X’s Immutable Passport as its sign-in method starting early December. More
Grug’s Lair is transitioning from guild to on-chain gaming studio after placing 3rd in Loot Realms: Frontius House Grants. First game is titled Rising Revenants. More
Illuvium Beta 3: PvP is launching on Epic Games on Nov 28. More
Kuroro Beasts announced that their Play to Airdrop for $KURO starts this month. More
Loot Realms launched the ‘Immutable Arcade’ Release of Loot Survivor on Starknet. More
Mahjong Meta launches Season 2. More
My Angry Yakuza Girlfriend announced that their 3D turn-based Web3 game is launching its pre-beta on November 14. More
Nifty Island is launching their open beta this year. More
Pixels Online migrated to Ronin, 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. More
Shadow War announced that their Origin System will be accessible to holders of SHADOW WAR: Agents. More
Shardbound announced that pre-registrants get an exclusive card during their open beta. More
Skylab opened up their playtest for BTT, a fully on-chain cryptoeconomic tic tac toe game on Polygon where players have a one-shot blind bid to conquer grids and connect a line. More
Zoids Wild Arena, a TCG by ACT Games using the Zoids IP launches on Ronin. More
📚 Deep Dive
David Amor, the CEO of Playmint released a 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.
Innovators: Projects bringing something new or disrupting the norm
Fantom Adventure — Fully On Chain Collectible RPG game on Fantom by Jojo Dream Studio. More
Football Club Owners — 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. More
Hyperdrive Havoc — 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 More
Nebula Garden — Fully On Chain, immersive physics game. More
Solana Civ — 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 More
Game Makers: New studios, developers or titles entering the space
Axie Coliseum — 3D Action RPG game with arena mechanics built on top of the Axie Infinity IP. More
Calamity — Indie MMORPG with Pve and PvP and elements. More
Geoverse — Fully On Chain, top-down resource management RPG where players immerse themselves in an expansive, procedurally generated world. More
Sparks — Stealth project being developed by Metaverse Tech company Darewise, the founders of Life Beyond together with Animoca Brands. More
Spirit Force Arena — Battle Royale game on Aaavegotchi being developed by Pixelcraft Studios. More
ZOIDS WILD ARENA — Trading Card Game (TCG) by ACT Games using the Zoids IP and just launched on Ronin. More
Tech Corner: Focus on infrastructure tools and platforms
Gaming Startup Collective — Community of early-stage indie game developers. Sharing best practices, network contacts, and support. More
Kizzy — 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. More
Shaga — 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. More
Sync Studio — 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. More
🧠 Closing Thoughts
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