Gaming


Opinion

Decentralization on a Spectrum: How Fully On-chain Games Are the Future of Web3 Gaming

Game developers should stop worrying about Web3’s friction and think more about many true benefits that blockchain can bring, says Leah Callon-Butler.

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Web3

Fortnite Developer Epic Games Lays Off 16% of Staff Following Metaverse-Inspired Transition

The game's growth is now primarily driven by creator content, meaning lower revenue for Epic as the revenue is more distributed.

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Web3

Animoca Brands Raises $20M for Metaverse Project Mocaverse

The investment was led by CMCC Global and included contributions from Kingsway Capital, Liberty City Ventures and GameFi Ventures.

Yat Siu, co-founder of Animoca Brands at Consensus 2023 (CoinDesk)

Tech

Publicly Traded Korean Firm Neowiz To Build Games on Avalanche Network

Intella X, Neowiz’s Web3 arm, has joined Avalanche Arcad3 to build blockchain games in the crazed market.

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Web3

Animoca Brands-Backed Game 'Wreck League' Puts Bored Apes Into the Storyline

The new game, launching in the next few weeks, will allow players to assemble giant robotic characters using collectible NFT parts.

A screenshot from the trailer for nWay and Animoca Brands' new game "Wreck League." (nWay)

Web3

VC Funding in Web3 Plummets 76%: Crunchbase Data

In the second quarter of 2023, Web3 startups raised just over $1.8 billion, compared to $7.5 billion during the same period last year.

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Finance

Binance Labs Invests $15M in Web3 Gaming Startup Xterio

The capital will help Xterio add more games and artificial intelligence integrations to its platform.

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Coindesk News

Sega Rethinks GameFi Plans, COO Calls Blockchain Gaming 'Boring': Bloomberg

Sega earlier promised it would carefully assess play-to-earn gaming models and NFTs to make sure its efforts in the space weren’t seen as “simply money making.”

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Web3

Avalanche-Backed Web3 Gaming Studio Pixion Games Closes $5.5M Seed Round

The funds will go towards building out Fableborne, the studio’s flagship Web3 game.

Fableborne (Pixion Games)

Web3

NFL Rivals Scores 1M Downloads for NFT-Based Mobile Game

The game hit the milestone in under two months since its release in the Google Play and Apple Stores.

Touchdown in NFL Rivals game