ThecryptoandNFTgamingspaceisbusierthaneverlately,whatwithprominentgamesstartingtorelease,tokenairdropspilingup,andaseeminglyconstantarrayofotherthingshappeningatalltimes.It’salottotakein!
Luckily,Decrypt’sGGisalloverit.Andifyouneedaquickwaytogetcaughtuponthelatestmovesaroundcryptovideogames,we’rehappytopresentThisWeekinCryptoGames.
Ourweekendroundupservesupthebiggestnewsfromthepastweek,alongwithafewothertidbitsyoumighthavemissed.Wealsoshowcaseafewofouroriginalstoriesfromtheweek.
Biggestnews
UbisoftlaunchesNFTgame:Ubisoft,thegaminggiantbehindclassicfranchiseslikeAssassin’sCreedandJustDance,launcheditsfirstoriginalNFTgamecalledChampionsTactics:GrimoriaChroniclesonWednesday.
BuiltaroundoptionalNFTsmintedonblockchaingamingnetworkOasys,ChampionsTacticsisafree-to-playPCgameavailablethroughtheUbisoftConnectplatform.Thetacticalstrategygamechallengesplayerstoselectteamsoffantasy-themeddigitalfiguresandthenenterbattleagainstotheronlineopponentsinturn-basedcombat.
Thegaminggianthasbeenplayingintheblockchainspaceforanumberofyearsnow,releasingsmallexperimentalprojectswhilesupportinganumberofblockchainecosystemsandWeb3startups.ButChampionsTactics:GrimoriaChroniclesisthepublisher’sfirstoriginal,full-fledgedNFTgame.
‘XEmpire’airdrop:Telegramtap-to-earngameXEmpirecompleteditstokenlaunchonTheOpenNetwork(TON)andsubsequentairdroponThursday.TheElonMusk-themedgameallocated70%ofitstokensupplytothosewhoplayeditsoriginalcycle,withanadditional5%forthosewhotappedalongduringits15-day\"ChillPhase.\"
Onlyabout6millionplayersoutofatotalof50millionreceivedashareoftheairdrop,andsomeevenmoanedtoElonMuskaboutit,despitenoactualconnectiontothegame.Hedidn\'tappeartorespondtoanyone.
WhenthetokenlaunchedonThursday,thatdisappointmentwascompoundedasthetokentradedforsignificantlylessthanpre-markettradinghadpredicted.AtitslowestXtradedfor$0.000052andatitsbest$0.00013,whilepre-markettraderspredictedanaveragepriceof$0.0002.Justanotherexampleofwhypre-markettradingcanbeespeciallyrisky.
NextupforTelegramtap-to-earnplayersistheTomarkettokenlaunchandairdrop,setforthisThursday,October31.Staytunedformorecoverageofthatimpendinglaunchinthecomingdays.
Andafterthat,thenextbigonelookstobeMemeFi,whichannouncedlatelastweekthatitwilllaunchviatheSuinetworkratherthanEthereumlayer-2networkLinea.TheMemeFitokenlaunchisnowsetforNovember12.
MetalCoreonSolana:MechshooterMetalCoreoriginallylaunchedonEthereumscalingnetworkImmutablezkEVM,butonThursday,thedeveloperannouncedthatitwillsoonswitchtoSolana.Thisissettohappenalongsidethelaunchofthegame’ssecondseasonsometimeinNovember.
Studio369,thedeveloperofMetalCore,namedSolana’s“exceptional”abilitytoprocessalargenumberoftransactionsandgrowingecosystemastowhyit’smakingthemove.WhenDecryptaskedabouttheteam’sexperienceontheEthereumscalingnetwork,Studio369declinedtocomment.
ICYMI
TelegramcryptogameTomarketrevealedairdropdetailsasitsurpassed40millionplayers.
ApeChain,anewEthereumlayer-2network,waslaunchedbyApeCoinDAOlastweekend—withanew‘TopTrader’gameandimprovementstometaverseOtherside.
ThemakersofSparkballraised$2millioninfundingaheadofthe\"Sparkball2.0\"launch.
There’snowapredictionmarketforwatchingvideogamestreamers.
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Eachstreamwillfeaturemultiplebets,givingyouachancetohaveskininthegame.
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CryptoshooterShrapnelannouncedafestiveupdatesetforNovember.
Bitcointhird-personshooterFarcanastarteditsclosedplaytestonFriday,settorununtiltheendofthemonth.
SpaceNationannouncedthatRolandEmmerich,thedirectorofIndependenceDayand2012,hasstarteddevelopmentonalive-actionTVseriesusingthesci-fiIP.
GGspotlight
Hereareafewofouroriginalstoriesfromthispastweekthatwethinkarewellworthaweekendread:
EditedbyAndrewHayward
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