Encryption and She denied The gaming space is more crowded than ever, with notable games releasing, token drops piling up, and a near-constant array of other things happening at all times. It's a lot to take in!
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Our Weekend Roundup brings you the top stories from the past week and some other tidbits you might have missed. We also feature some of our original stories from the week.
Biggest news
PIXEL is almost here: The popular social and farming game Ronin Pixels will The much awaited PIXEL token launch On February 19, it has already started Customize icons For the winners of the Play and Drop campaign. Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has a Launchpool that rewards token holders with PIXEL rewards in the run-up to the listing on the 19th. On top of all that, the Pixels Foundation has raised $4.8 million from various backers.
The fragments open: Avalanche is a first-person shooter Shrapnel Early access version launched Late last week, it then launched its first three-day gaming event on Thursday with $100,000 USD token rewards from SHRAP. The game had some technical issues at the time, which is to be expected from early access games, and this was due to high demand, which is not a bad thing.
We've been hands-on with building early access—Read our shrapnel impressions And watch a few minutes of gameplay footage:
Bits on Bitcoin: DFZ Labs, the studio behind the Deadfellaz NFT collection on Ethereum, announced on Friday that… It embraced the Bitcoin Ordinals gaming ecosystem It's called a bit. The project will debut 10,000 personal portraits (PFPs) on February 13 via Magic Eden, and holders can help shape and contribute to the game they eventually develop.
The fall of the mafia: Heroes of Mafia, a Clash of Clans-like mobile strategy game with cryptocurrencies and NFT hooks, was released last week, and set out to follow up with Drop the MAVIA code Tuesday. About 100,000 players were awarded a share of the tokens, along with NFT land owners who participated in previous staking campaigns. The MAVIA token has been on the rise since then as well, rising to a new high on Friday.
ICYMI
- Mint NFT for the other side Legends of Mara game It went awry this week, with high Ethereum network gas fees getting in the way. The mixed response from Yuga Labs did not help, and raises the question of whether the Bored Ape maker will abandon ETH.
- Mystery Society, a new Among Us-like social deduction game with optional NFT cosmetics, It launched its beta test on Friday Before eventually introducing free-to-play. Creator Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow also announced a $3 million fundraiser.
- Worldcoin's blockchain-based World ID, which provides “proof of identity,” will be exploited by Web3 esports platform Community Gaming to Verify players for tournaments. An orb to scan the iris is not required.
- Mastercard and MoonPay have teamed up for Launch of the Champions League trivia game, which is gated by an NFT access pass that is free for cardholders. Players can get match tickets, including tickets to the Champions League final.
- Shardbound, an indie strategy game on PC from a few years ago that was revived as an NFT game, is The next playtest is held this month. Immutable zkEVM will allow up to 2,000 players on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Ethereum NFT Pudgy Penguins Collection Announce the formation of a team With the Magic Eden Market, part of which will explore ways to put Magic Eden into Pudgy games. Pudgy World is scheduled to launch in alpha on zkSync this quarter.
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Here are some of our original stories from last week that we think are worth reading this weekend:
Edited by Ryan Ozawa.
