Thecryptogamingspaceisbusierthaneverlately,whatwithprominentgamesstartingtorelease,tokenairdropspilingup,andaseeminglyconstantarrayofotherthingshappeningatalltimes.It’salottotakein!
Luckily,Decrypt’sGGisalloverit.Andifyouneedaquickwaytogetcaughtuponthelatestmovesaroundcryptovideogames,we’rehappytopresentThisWeekinCryptoGames.
Ourweekendroundupservesupthebiggestnewsfromthepastweek,alongwithafewothertidbitsyoumighthavemissed.Wealsoshowcaseafewofouroriginalstoriesfromtheweek.
Biggestnews
XEmpireairdrop:Telegramtap-to-earngameXEmpirehascompleteditslatestminingphase,shuttingdownthegameaheadofthisThursday\'sXtokenlaunchonTheOpenNetwork(TON).Theshort-lived\"ChillPhase\"ofthegameformerlyknownas\"MuskEmpire\"lastedjustovertwoweeks,givingplayersalastshottogetabiggersliceoftokensaheadoftheOctober24airdrop.
Thisisn’tthefirsttimethatXEmpirehasgonethroughthisprocess.Thegamecompleteditsoriginal,monthslongminingphaseonSeptember30,withplansfortheXtokenlaunchtotakeplacesoonthereafter.Butitreturnedtwodayslater,relaunchingwitha\"ChillPhase\"thatofferedanadditional5%ofthetotaltokensupplytoplayers.
Noteveryoneisthrilledwiththeairdroprollout,however.AfterthegamerevealedairdropallocationstoplayersonFriday,manycomplainedthattheyhadbeenleftoutentirely—andthegame\'screatorrevealedthatjust6millionplayerswereeligible,outofatotalofmorethan50milliontotalplayers.
SomeplayershavetakentoTwittertocomplaintoElonMuskaboutit...buthedoesn\'tactuallyhaveanythingtodowiththegame,despitetheoriginalnameandthecartoonishavatarsbearinghislikeness.
HamsterKombatSeason2:WeknewthatthesecondseasonofsmashTelegramcryptogameHamsterKombatwasduelaterthismonth,butonThursday,thedevelopersrevealedthetheme—andit\'sabigoverhaul.
InsteadofahamsterCEOrunningyourowncryptoexchange,you\'llnowstartandexpandyourowndevelopmentstudio,creatinggames,buildingoutyourteam,andlaunchingaplatformforsuchgames.Abriefteasershowsdevelopmentactivitiesthattakepotentiallydaystocomplete,butalsothereturnoftappinggameplay,thefamiliardailycombo,andmore.
MoonrayonPS5:ThemakersofEthereum-basedcombatarenagameMoonrayannouncedthattheywillreleasethefree-to-playtitleonPlayStation5nextyear.However,citingSony\'spolicies,thegamewillbelaunchingontheconsolewithoutWeb3features.
OnPC,thegamehasalreadyrunaplay-to-airdropcampaign,anditsupcomingmobileauto-battlergamehassimilarplansalongsideitsreleasenextyear.ButthiswillnotbethecaseforthePS5versionofthearenacombatgame,atleastfromtheoutset.ThisisduetoSony’s“rulesandconditions”limitingthegame,theysaid.
Still,itleavesabigquestionmarkoverthefutureOfftheGrid—whichiscurrentlyonPS5inearlyaccesswithoutdirectintegrationofcryptofeaturesthatplayerscanuse.OfftheGriddeveloperGunzillaGameshasyettoclarifyitscryptointegrationplansforconsoles,despiteDecrypt\'sinquiries.
OfftheGridgoesviral:AvalanchebattleroyaleshooterOfftheGridlaunchedtwoweeksbacktohugebuzzandexcitement.Thathypefollowedthroughtolastweekwithtonsofclipsgoingviral,displayingwhythegamequicklybecamethemostpopularfree-to-playtitleontheEpicGamesStore.
FromFortnitelegendNinjashowingoffthepowerofthe\"SlamFist’\"cyberlimbtopopularstreamerTimTheTatmansnipingthelastmanstandinginmidair,itwasclearthataudienceswerelovingthegame.Notonlythat,butitappearsthatsometraditionalgamersarecomingaroundtotheideaofNFTstoo.Doesthisopenthedoorforcryptogamingtoenterthemainstream?
ICYMI
AnimocaBrandsCEORobbyYungpredictedthatallWeb3projectswillhaveaTelegramcomplement.
MobilecryptoRPGstudioAzraGamesraised$42.7millioninaroundledbyPanteraCapital.
CryptoClashofClanscloneHeroesofMaviaannouncedthatitslandNFTintegrationwillcomethismonth.
CallofDutysaidthatitsToxModAIhasblockedover45millionmessagessinceitlaunchedin2023.
Thewaitisover.LootLegendsisLIVE!
Embarkonepicquests,conquerdungeons,andclaimlegendaryloot.Joinadventurersworldwideandcarveyourpathtoglory.
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—LootLegends:RogueDungeons(@LootLegendsGame)October15,2024
MobilegameLootLegendsisliveoniOSandAndroidwithaplay-to-airdropcampaignunderway.
Parallel\'sco-foundercalledoutTwitchforblockingtheNFTcardgame’sadswhileallowingHearthstoneandMagic:TheGatheringtoadvertiseonParallelstreams.
ImmutablezkEVM,alayer-2Ethereumgamingnetwork,hasremoveditsdeployerallowlist;nowanyonecanbuildonthechain.
Paravox,a3v3shooter,announcedaLatinAmericanesportstournamentwitha$130,000prizepool.
GGspotlight
Hereareafewofouroriginalstoriesfromthispastweekthatwethinkarewellworthaweekendread:
EditedbyAndrewHayward
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