Gaming


Finance

Aave Acquires NFT Mobile Game Sonar for Lens Social Media Integration

With the acquisition, Lens Protocol will be integrated into a game app which claims to have 20,000 active users per month.

Sonar "moji" NFTs on OpenSea. (OpenSea)

Consensus Magazine

Investing Millions to Orchestrate an Open Metaverse

The co-founder of $5.9 billion gaming giant Animoca Brands has made the development of a single, connected virtual world where users can interact across platforms the cornerstone of his investment strategy. That’s why Yat Siu is one of CoinDesk’s Most Influential 2022.

"The Maestro" (Fesq/CoinDesk)

Finance

A16z Leads $15M Round for Game Studio Roboto Games

The studio, which was founded by Web2 veterans, plans to add Web3 elements to its forthcoming survival/crafting MMO game.

Roboto Games' upcoming title, codenamed Foragers and Fighters (Roboto Games)

Finance

Web3 DAO Game7 Unveils $100M Grant Program

The grants will be awarded to Web3 game projects over five years.

Game7 presenta un programa de ayuda de US$100 millones para juegos basados en blockchain. (Pixabay)

Opinion

The Gaming Industry Doesn’t Need Web3, but Gamers Might

Web3 gaming isn’t conceptually misaligned with what gamers want, but gameplay must be prioritized above all else before gamers will even begin to consider the upside.

(Jose Gil/Unsplash)

Web3

The Metaverse: More Women Are ‘Power Users,’ but Women Have Less Power

McKinsey’s latest report takes a look at demographics in the metaverse, suggesting that while women spend more time on metaverse platforms, they hold fewer leadership positions at metaverse companies than men.

A screenshot from inside Metaverse Fashion Week. (Cameron Thompson/CoinDesk)

Finance

GameStop to End FTX.US Ties, Refund Customers

GameStop customers with FTX gift cards will be given refunds.

GameStop sign on GameStop at 6th Avenue on March 23, 2021 in New York. (John Smith/VIEWpress)

Markets

$1B Crypto Hack Fears Spur 20% GALA Plunge, but Firm Implies It Attacked Itself as a Safeguard

"All GALA tokens on Ethereum as well as the underlying bridge collateral are SAFE," an affiliated firm tweeted.

GALA price crashes after exploit speculation. (TradingView)

Web3

Web3 Game Developer Mythical Games Loses 3 Top Executives

SVP Chris Ko, COO Matt Nutt and co-founder Rudy Koch announced their departures on Wednesday. Each hinted at new ventures.

(mythicalgames.com)