Gaming


Tech

Cardano Gets On-Chain Gaming Boost as Paima Layer 2 Goes Live

Users can connect and play any on-chain game using ADA tokens directly from their wallets.

(Oatawa/Getty Images)

Web3

Magic Eden Forms Web3 Games Collective With Leading Publishers, Communities

The NFT marketplace has teamed up with Yield Guild Games, Game7 and Fenix Games to bring Web3 games mainstream.

(Oatawa/Getty Images)

Finance

Crypto Game Aavegotchi to Build Custom Blockchain Using Polygon Technology

The new platform called Gotchichain is being designed to give gamers lower fees and faster transaction times.

Aavegotchi's "Aavevenger" wearables

Web3

Yat Siu Says ‘Pro-Capitalist’ Asian Countries Are More Ready to Embrace Web3

The Animoca Brands chairman said at the Outer Edge conference in Los Angeles that among major international game publishers, those located across Asia are more active in Web3 development.

Yat Siu (Kevin Abosch)

Web3

Sony Files Patent for NFTs to Allow Transfers Between Games and Consoles

The move by the gaming giant aims to make assets more interoperable, not only between different games but also hardware like VR headsets, computers and different consoles.

PlayStation controller (StockSnap/Pixabay)

Finance

A16z Leads $40M Funding Round for CCP Games

The studio behind Eve Online is planning to release a blockchain-based game.

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm in Silicon Valley, California (Haotian Zheng/Unsplash)

Web3

Creators Behind Web3 Game Aavegotchi Raise $30M in Multiyear Token Sale

The sale, which began in September 2020, ended Monday over concerns of the stability of the DAI stablecoin.

Gotchi Guardians (Aavegotchi Blog)

Web3

Immutable and Polygon Labs Team Up to Expand the Web3 Gaming Ecosystem

The strategic partnership is aimed at simplifying the process of onboarding game studios and developers into Web3.

Video game controller (Jose Gil/Unsplash)

Web3

THNDR Games Launches Play-to-Earn Bitcoin Blocks Puzzle Game

The Bitcoin gaming company’s latest product will allow players to test their problem solving skills against others to win bitcoin.

(Luca Nicoletti/Unsplash)